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Đã xác minh September 2026 Helm
Founders and CEOs of UK scale-up businesses past about £3 million in revenue
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Tugboat Institute
Chief executives, presidents and executive chairs with significant ownership of private companies that have deliberately rejected the venture-backed or IPO path, with at least…
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- Role or title: Helm: Founder or CEO of the business; Tugboat Institute: Must be the CEO, President or Executive Chairperson of the company.
- Minimum company revenue: Helm: £3m+ revenue, or more than £3m raised; Tugboat Institute: At least US$10M in annual revenue.
- Minimum employees: Helm: Team size around 20 full-time equivalents; Tugboat Institute: No published minimum employees.
- Minimum ownership stake: Helm: No published minimum ownership stake; Tugboat Institute: Must hold a significant ownership stake; the business must be closely held with value-aligned owners who have no legal right to compel a sale or IPO.
- Annual dues: Helm: £1,450 a year; Tugboat Institute: Not publicly disclosed. No membership fee appears anywhere on the public site; prospective members are routed to a pre-application and a follow-up conversation..
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| Helm | Tugboat Institute | |
|---|---|---|
| Hồ sơ | ||
| Loại | Invitation-only community | Peer advisory |
| Thành lập | 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.) | 2013 (The About Us page dates the founding to 2013, when Dave Whorton - previously a founder of four Silicon Valley companies and an investor at two venture and private equity firms - coined the term "Evergreen" and, with the help of Chris Alden, created Tugboat Institute following a small gathering of leaders in Sun Valley, Idaho in October of that year.) |
| Trụ sở chính | London, United Kingdom | Sun Valley, 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 | United States focused, with local in-person forums grouped by member geography and virtual "elastic" forums; the pre-application form accepts company addresses in any country. |
| Thành viên | 400as of September 2026 | Not publicly disclosed. The organization refers to drawing on "hundreds of Evergreen companies" for its content platform but publishes no membership total. |
| Chi hội | 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. | The organization runs local in-person forums based on member geography plus virtual forums, but does not publish a count or a list of locations. |
| Primary audience | Founders and CEOs of UK scale-up businesses past about £3 million in revenue | Chief executives, presidents and executive chairs with significant ownership of private companies that have deliberately rejected the venture-backed or IPO path, with at least US$10 million in annual revenue. |
| Thành viên điển hình | 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. | Members must lead a closely held private company whose owners have no legal right to compel a sale or flotation, must hold a significant ownership stake themselves, and must have five years as chief executive or president of the current company or prior experience in that role. The company must have at least US$10 million in annual revenue, be cash-flow positive for two years and show consistent growth. |
| Qualification | ||
| Vai trò hoặc chức danh | Founder or CEO of the business"non-founder executives, advisers and service providers are not admitted as members".verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ | Must be the CEO, President or Executive Chairperson of the company"Prospective members must be the CEO, President, or Executive Chairperson of an Evergreen company with a significant ownership stake."verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ |
| Doanh thu tối thiểu của công ty | £3m+ revenue, or more than £3m raisedHelm's published qualification panel: "Revenue £3m+ (or, raised >£3m)".verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ | At least US$10M in annual revenueAccompanied by two further financial tests: cash-flow positive for two years, and consistent growth.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ |
| Số nhân viên tối thiểu | 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 · nguồn ↗ | No published minimum employees |
| Tỷ lệ sở hữu tối thiểu | No published minimum ownership stake | Must hold a significant ownership stake; the business must be closely held with value-aligned owners who have no legal right to compel a sale or IPONo percentage is specified. The ownership test effectively excludes companies with investors who can force an exit.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ |
| Giới hạn địa lý | United Kingdom scale-up businessesverified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Sometimes |
| 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. | Candidates who believe they meet the criteria complete a two-step pre-application covering personal details and company information: legal structure, year founded, annual revenue for the last fiscal year, employee count, number of years profitable, website and address. The organization says it reviews every pre-application in detail and that a member of the team then makes contact to discuss next steps. Staff biographies refer to a candidacy process and to working with member referrals. |
| 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. | Not publicly disclosed. The criteria are published in full but no acceptance rate, application volume or waitlist information is given. |
| Chi phí | ||
| Phí thành viên hằng năm | £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 · nguồn ↗ | Not publicly disclosed. No membership fee appears anywhere on the public site; prospective members are routed to a pre-application and a follow-up conversation.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ |
| Phí hội viên hàng tháng | £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 · nguồn ↗ | Tugboat Institute publishes detailed eligibility criteria but no pricing of any kind. |
| Phí gia nhập | £495 one-time"£495 Joining Fee" per Helm's comparison landing page. No joining fee appears on the Get Started page.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ | Tugboat Institute publishes detailed eligibility criteria but no pricing of any kind. |
| Chi phí sự kiện | 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 Summit, Exemplar Visit and Gathering of Teams are described as member experiences without published pricing.verified September 2026 · nguồn ↗ |
| Membership term | Annual, cancellable at any time under the published membership agreement | Not publicly disclosed |
| Cấu trúc | ||
| 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 | Forum groups meet through the year, locally in person or virtually; three annual gatherings - the Summit each summer in Sun Valley, the Exemplar Visit at a member company each autumn, and the Gathering of Teams in February |
| 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 | Confidential forum groups described as a structured environment balancing personal growth and business insight; members join either a local in-person forum based on geography or an "elastic" forum that meets virtually through the year and in person at Tugboat events |
| Confidentiality | Events run under the Chatham House Rule; Forum is described as absolutely confidential ("What's discussed at Helm stays at Helm") | The organization describes its forums as "a safe space" and its community as defined by trust; it publishes no written confidentiality policy. |
| 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 | Forum-based, Event-focused, Chapter-based, Virtual |
| Các diễn đàn đồng cấp bảo mật | Yes | Yes |
| Các chi hội địa phương | Partial | Yes |
| Thành viên trực tuyến | Partial | Partial |
| Cộng đồng trực tuyến | Yes | Yes |
| Danh bạ thành viên | Yes | Not documented |
| Sự kiện | Yes | Yes |
| Lập trình | ||
| Chương trình giáo dục | Yes | Yes |
| Phát triển lãnh đạo | Yes | Yes |
| Hội nghị thường niên | Yes | Yes |
| Du lịch | Partial | Partial |
| Chương trình dành cho gia đình | No | Partial |
| Chương trình dành cho vợ/chồng và đối tác | No | Not documented |
| Lập trình thế hệ tiếp theo | No | Partial |
| Thảo luận về đầu tư | Yes | No |
| Cơ hội đầu tư | Partial | No |
| Thành phần từ thiện | Partial | No |
| Trọng tâm kết nối | High | High |
| Trọng tâm xã hội | High | Medium |
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