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已验证 September 2026
仅限受邀加入的社群
已验证 September 2026 Helm
Founders and CEOs of UK scale-up businesses past about £3 million in revenue
仅限受邀加入的社群
The Business Council
Sitting chief executives of leading multinational companies
记录所示内容
- Role or title — Helm: Founder or CEO of the business; The Business Council: Chief executive officer of a leading multinational business.
- Minimum company revenue — Helm: £3m+ revenue, or more than £3m raised; The Business Council: No published minimum company revenue.
- Minimum employees — Helm: Team size around 20 full-time equivalents; The Business Council: No published minimum employees.
- Geographic restriction — Helm: United Kingdom scale-up businesses; The Business Council: No published geographic restriction.
- Annual dues — Helm: £1,450 a year; The Business Council: Not publicly disclosed.
并排对比
| Helm | The Business Council | |
|---|---|---|
| 档案 | ||
| 类型 | Invitation-only community | Invitation-only community |
| 成立于 | 2003 (Founded as The Supper Club in 2003 by Duncan Cheatle; rebranded to Helm. Helm's own site states the 2003 founding on every page footer line and in its FAQ.) | 1933 ("Originally convened in 1933 to advise the executive branch of the U.S. Government"; it began life as the Business Advisory Council attached to the Department of Commerce and later separated from government.) |
| 总部 | London, United Kingdom | Washington, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United Kingdom: events across London and regional UK hubs, plus a digital community; Helm does not publish a full list of hubs | Based in Washington, D.C.; membership is drawn from chief executives of leading multinational businesses, including some headquartered outside the United States |
| 成员 | 400as of September 2026 | 250as of September 2026 |
| 分会 | Helm has no chapters. It runs Forum groups and events in London and regional UK hubs but does not publish a hub list or a Forum count. | No chapters; the Council convenes as a single body at three meetings a year |
| Primary audience | Founders and CEOs of UK scale-up businesses past about £3 million in revenue | Sitting chief executives of leading multinational companies |
| 典型会员 | Members are founders and CEOs of UK scale-ups, with average member turnover of about £21 million according to Helm's own comparison page. Businesses span SaaS, deep tech, biotech, property, manufacturing and retail. Non-founder executives, advisers and service providers are explicitly not admitted. | Active members are serving chief executives of large multinational businesses, selected as individuals rather than as company representatives. Members who leave the chief executive role move to a graduate-member category. The published lists include chief executives of major US public companies alongside a smaller number of non-US companies. |
| Qualification | ||
| 职务或职称 | Founder or CEO of the business"non-founder executives, advisers and service providers are not admitted as members".verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | Chief executive officer of a leading multinational business"limited to 250 active members, each of whom is selected on the basis of personal qualities and position as the chief executive officer of a leading multinational business."verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ |
| 公司最低营收 | £3m+ revenue, or more than £3m raisedHelm's published qualification panel: "Revenue £3m+ (or, raised >£3m)".verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published minimum company revenue |
| 最低员工人数 | Team size around 20 full-time equivalentsHelm's qualification panel gives "Team size 20 FTEs"; its FAQ says "a team of around 20 or more".verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published minimum employees |
| 地域限制 | United Kingdom scale-up businessesverified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | Yes |
| Sponsor required | No | Yes |
| Application process | A short application form (Helm says two to five minutes), then a 30-minute qualifying call with the membership team to check fit and identify a suitable Forum. Helm describes committee approval within about 48 hours, followed by a 45-minute onboarding call. Forum placement follows an introductory conversation with the prospective Forum Chair and happens within one to three months of joining. | There is no application. Members invite peers, and candidates are selected on the basis of personal qualities and their position as chief executive of a leading multinational business. The public site offers only a contact form for those wanting to learn more. |
| Selectivity | No acceptance rate is published. Helm states that every application is reviewed for fit and that non-founder executives, advisers and service providers are not admitted. | Active membership is capped at 250. No acceptance rate, candidate volume or selection procedure is published. |
| 费用 | ||
| 年度会费 | £1,450 a yearClub membership: "£1,450 /per annum" on Helm's Get Started page. In-person experiences are pay-as-you-go at this tier.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | Not publicly disclosedverified September 2026 |
| 月度会费 | £495 a monthA Helm comparison landing page quotes "£495 Joining Fee + £495 per month" (about £5,940 a year), which conflicts with the annual figures on the Get Started page. Both are Helm's own pages; the discrepancy is unresolved.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No dues or meeting fees are published; the Council's public site directs prospective enquiries to a contact form only. |
| 入会费 | £495 one-time"£495 Joining Fee" per Helm's comparison landing page. No joining fee appears on the Get Started page.verified September 2026 · 来源 ↗ | No dues or meeting fees are published; the Council's public site directs prospective enquiries to a contact form only. |
| 活动费用 | Helm publishes prices, but two of its own pages disagree: the Get Started page lists £1,450 and £4,250 a year for the two tiers, while a competitor-comparison page quotes £495 joining plus £495 a month. Membership can be cancelled at any time under the published membership agreement. | Not publicly disclosed. The Council holds three meetings a year but publishes no attendance cost.verified September 2026 |
| Membership term | Annual, cancellable at any time under the published membership agreement | Active membership runs while the member serves as a chief executive; on leaving that role members move to the graduate-member category |
| 结构 | ||
| Meeting frequency | Forum meets ten times a year (about three hours a month) plus an annual retreat; Helm runs two to three events a week, roughly 160 a year | Three meetings a year |
| Peer forums | Chaired Forum groups of six to eight founders, capped at eight, matched on business size, experience level, personality mix and Chair expertise; Chairs are experienced or exited founders | Whole-membership meetings with panels, interviews and presentations; no standing small groups are described |
| Confidentiality | Events run under the Chatham House Rule; Forum is described as absolutely confidential ("What's discussed at Helm stays at Helm") | The Council describes its meetings as taking place in an "intimate and safe environment"; no written confidentiality policy is published |
| Time commitment | About three hours a month for Forum; Helm states there is no fixed overall commitment and that members typically attend an event every one to two months | Not documented |
| Organized as | Forum-based, Event-focused, Virtual | Event-focused |
| 保密式同伴论坛 | Yes | Yes |
| 本地分会 | Partial | No |
| 虚拟会员资格 | Partial | No |
| 在线社区 | Yes | Partial |
| 会员名录 | Yes | Yes |
| 活动 | Yes | Yes |
| 编程 | ||
| 教育培训项目 | Yes | Yes |
| 领导力发展 | Yes | Partial |
| 静修活动 | Yes | Yes |
| 出行 | Partial | No |
| 家庭活动项目 | No | Not documented |
| 配偶与伴侣项目 | No | Not documented |
| 新生代专项项目 | No | No |
| 投资议题讨论 | Yes | Not documented |
| 投资机会 | Partial | No |
| 慈善公益部分 | Partial | No |
| 社交网络侧重点 | High | High |
| 社交导向 | High | Medium |
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