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Helm vs Women Presidents Organization
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Verifiziert September 2026
Community mit Einladungspflicht
Verifiziert September 2026 Helm
Founders and CEOs of UK scale-up businesses past about £3 million in revenue
Peer-Beratung
Women Presidents Organization
Women who own and run privately held companies above WPO's revenue thresholds.
Was die Quellen besagen
- Role or title: Helm: Founder or CEO of the business; Women Presidents Organization: Must lead the company and hold primary decision-making authority for day-to-day operations.
- Minimum company revenue: Helm: £3m+ revenue, or more than £3m raised; Women Presidents Organization: US$2,000,000 in gross annual sales for a product-based business.
- Minimum employees: Helm: Team size around 20 full-time equivalents; Women Presidents Organization: No published minimum employees.
- Minimum ownership stake: Helm: No published minimum ownership stake; Women Presidents Organization: Must hold an ownership interest in the business at some level, and the company must be privately held.
- Annual dues: Helm: £1,450 a year; Women Presidents Organization: $2,000 a year.
Nebeneinander
| Helm | Women Presidents Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| Profil | ||
| Typ | Invitation-only community | Peer advisory |
| Gegründet | 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.) | 1997 (Founded by Marsha Firestone; the first chapter was started in New York City.) |
| Hauptsitz | London, United Kingdom | New York, 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 | Chapters across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Peru, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, South Africa and Australia |
| Mitglieder | 400as of September 2026 | Not currently disclosed. WPO does not publish a member total on its site; a 2022 account records 2,000 members across 137 chapters, which is now out of date. |
| Kapitel | 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. | 145 |
| Primary audience | Founders and CEOs of UK scale-up businesses past about £3 million in revenue | Women who own and run privately held companies above WPO's revenue thresholds. |
| Typisches Mitglied | 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 are women who lead their own privately held companies, hold day-to-day decision-making authority and have an ownership interest. The entry threshold is US$2 million in gross annual sales for product-based businesses and US$1 million for service-based businesses, with higher tiers at US$10 million (Platinum) and US$50 million (Zenith). |
| Qualification | ||
| Funktion oder Titel | Founder or CEO of the business"non-founder executives, advisers and service providers are not admitted as members".verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Must lead the company and hold primary decision-making authority for day-to-day operationsverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Minimaler Unternehmensumsatz | £3m+ revenue, or more than £3m raisedHelm's published qualification panel: "Revenue £3m+ (or, raised >£3m)".verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | US$2,000,000 in gross annual sales for a product-based businessBase (Chapter Member and Member-at-Large) threshold.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Mindestanzahl Mitarbeitende | 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 · Quelle ↗ | No published minimum employees |
| Mindestbeteiligungsquote | No published minimum ownership stake | Must hold an ownership interest in the business at some level, and the company must be privately heldverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Geschlecht | No published gender | Women business ownersverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Geografische Einschränkung | United Kingdom scale-up businessesverified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | No published geographic restriction |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | Not documented |
| 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 apply and, if they meet the ownership, authority and revenue tests, are placed in a chapter in their geographic area. Women who meet the criteria but cannot access a chapter for geographic or other reasons can join as a Member-at-Large. |
| 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 |
| Kosten | ||
| Jahresbeiträge | £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 · Quelle ↗ | $2,000 a yearStated by Women Presidents' Organization (2021-12-09): WPO Chapter Member (global, USD; $1M+ service / $2M+ product revenue). “CHAPTER ANNUAL FEE: $2,000”verified October 2026 · Quelle ↗ |
| Monatliche Beiträge | £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 · Quelle ↗ | Not publicly disclosed |
| Aufnahmegebühr | £495 one-time"£495 Joining Fee" per Helm's comparison landing page. No joining fee appears on the Get Started page.verified September 2026 · Quelle ↗ | Not publicly disclosed |
| Membership term | Annual, cancellable at any time under the published membership agreement | Not documented |
| Struktur | ||
| 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 | Monthly chapter meetings for Chapter Members; Platinum and Zenith groups meet three times 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 | Chapters draw members from diverse non-competing industries and are facilitated by a professionally trained Chapter Chair. Chapter size is reported at a maximum of 20 members, a figure WPO does not confirm on its own pages. |
| Confidentiality | Events run under the Chatham House Rule; Forum is described as absolutely confidential ("What's discussed at Helm stays at Helm") | Chapter meetings are confidential; members share business expertise in confidence. |
| 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 | Chapter-based, Forum-based, Event-focused |
| Vertrauliche Peer-Foren | Yes | Yes |
| Lokale Kapitel | Partial | Yes |
| Virtuelle Mitgliedschaft | Partial | Partial |
| Online-Community | Yes | Partial |
| Mitgliederverzeichnis | Yes | Yes |
| Veranstaltungen | Yes | Yes |
| Programmierung | ||
| Bildungsprogramme | Yes | Yes |
| Führungskräfteentwicklung | Yes | Yes |
| Retreats | Yes | Partial |
| Reisen | Partial | Partial |
| Familienprogramme | No | No |
| Programme für Ehe- und Lebenspartner | No | No |
| Next-Generation-Programm | No | No |
| Investment-Diskussionen | Yes | Partial |
| Investment-Möglichkeiten | Partial | No |
| Philanthropische Komponente | Partial | Not documented |
| Schwerpunkt Vernetzung | High | High |
| Sozialer Schwerpunkt | High | Medium |
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