Comparison · 16 material differences
Campden Wealth vs Family Business Network (FBN)
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Verified September 2026
Family-office network
Verified September 2026 Campden Wealth
Principals and next-generation members of business-owning families, executives of family-controlled investment offices, single family offices and private multi-family offices, and…
Family-business organization
Family Business Network (FBN)
Members of business-owning families — owners, executives, non-executive shareholders and next-generation family members — where the family controls the business
What the records say
- Minimum age — Campden Wealth: No published minimum age; Family Business Network (FBN): Individual membership is open to family members aged 18 and over; Next Gen membership covers ages 18–34.
- Role or title — Campden Wealth: Applicant must be a family member or principal; an executive of a family or patrimonial business; an executive of a family foundation; or an executive of a family-controlled investment office, single family office or private multi-family office; Family Business Network (FBN): No published role or title.
- Minimum company revenue — Campden Wealth: Campden describes its constituency as business-owning families with annual revenues exceeding GBP 100 million; Family Business Network (FBN): No published minimum company revenue.
- Minimum ownership stake — Campden Wealth: No published minimum ownership stake; Family Business Network (FBN): The family must hold a controlling ownership interest in the firm and control its strategic direction.
- Annual dues — Campden Wealth: Not publicly disclosed. Campden asks qualified applicants to contact its membership team for fees.; Family Business Network (FBN): S$7,000 a year.
Side by side
| Campden Wealth | Family Business Network (FBN) | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Family-office network | Family-business organization |
| Founded | 1987 (The Campden Wealth About page gives 1987; the group's homepage elsewhere cites 1999. The 1987 date reflects the original Campden publishing business, the 1999 date the wealth-focused membership operation.) | 1989 (Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, per FBN's own About page.) |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Geographic footprint | Campden Club members in 39-43 countries; events in Europe, North America, Asia and India | A federation of 34 member associations covering 65 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East |
| Members | 1,400as of September 2026 | 25,000as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Campden Club has no geographic chapters; it runs member communities (NextGen, Women of Wealth) and a global events calendar. | 34 |
| Primary audience | Principals and next-generation members of business-owning families, executives of family-controlled investment offices, single family offices and private multi-family offices, and executives of family foundations | Members of business-owning families — owners, executives, non-executive shareholders and next-generation family members — where the family controls the business |
| Typical member | Members are family principals and family office executives from multi-generational business-owning families. Campden describes its constituency as business-owning families with annual revenues above GBP 100 million, though it does not publish this as a hard qualification test. | Members are individuals from families that own and control an operating business that has reached at least the second generation of family ownership, management or involvement. Membership is typically taken out in the name of the family or family company and then extends to family members including spouses and next-generation members from age 18. |
| Qualification | ||
| Minimum age | No published minimum age | Individual membership is open to family members aged 18 and over; Next Gen membership covers ages 18–34FBN Asia terms. FBN International describes its NxG community as covering members aged 18 to 40.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Role or title | Applicant must be a family member or principal; an executive of a family or patrimonial business; an executive of a family foundation; or an executive of a family-controlled investment office, single family office or private multi-family officeOffices affiliated with banks or financial services firms do not qualify.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published role or title |
| Minimum company revenue | Campden describes its constituency as business-owning families with annual revenues exceeding GBP 100 millionStated as a description of the target community on the About page, not as a published pass/fail threshold. Could not be confirmed as a hard qualification test.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published minimum company revenue |
| Minimum ownership stake | No published minimum ownership stake | The family must hold a controlling ownership interest in the firm and control its strategic directionStated as a qualitative test; no numeric ownership percentage is published. Criteria published by FBN Asia, the member association that discloses them most fully.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Geographic restriction | No published geographic restriction | Applicants join through the FBN member association covering their country or region; there is no direct international membershipverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Invitation required | Sometimes | No |
| Sponsor required | Not documented | Not documented |
| Application process | Prospective members complete an online qualification form; Campden states it normally responds within 48 hours. Existing Institute for Private Investors members do not need to reapply. Fees are discussed after qualification. | Applicants approach the FBN member association for their country or region rather than FBN International. At FBN Asia, the published route is to review the eligibility criteria, complete and submit an application form, then be contacted by the association to work through the remaining steps. Membership is normally taken in the name of the family business, with a principal member plus alternate, next-generation and supplementary family members nominated afterwards. FBN International's central contact address is connect@fbn-i.org. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed — FBN publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance rate or applicant volume. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | Not publicly disclosed. Campden asks qualified applicants to contact its membership team for fees.verified September 2026 · source ↗ | S$7,000 a yearFBN Asia corporate (family) membership, covering all members of the business family including spouses; FBN Asia states the rate drops to SGD 5,000 a year from year three. This is one member association's price, not a network-wide fee.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual | Annual, renewed through the local member association |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | International events and workshops through the year, including twelve co-investment workshops annually | Local member-association events year-round plus FBN International global and regional summits; FBN Ireland reports roughly 750 member activities a year across the network |
| Peer forums | No standing confidential forums published; peer contact runs through events, curated Member Connect introductions and topic communities (NextGen, Women of Wealth) | Not a facilitated-forum organisation in the peer-advisory sense; FBN organises members into thematic communities (Next Generation, Impact, Now Gen, Entrepreneurs, Family Office, Large Families) alongside national associations |
| Confidentiality | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Event-focused, Virtual | Chapter-based, Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | Not documented | No |
| Online community | Yes | Yes |
| Member directory | Yes | Yes |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Yes | Yes |
| Leadership development | Partial | Yes |
| Retreats | Not documented | Not documented |
| Travel | Yes | Partial |
| Family programming | Yes | Yes |
| Spouse and partner programming | Not documented | Yes |
| Next-generation programming | Yes | Yes |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Partial |
| Investment opportunities | Yes | No |
| Philanthropic component | Not documented | Partial |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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Drawn from the sources listed on each page: Campden Wealth · Family Business Network (FBN)