Private club · Members' clubs · Philanthropy
The Conduit
The club lists its community as "sustainability professionals, social entrepreneurs and SME owners, investors and philanthropists, creatives and influencers, industry and business leaders, non-profit and NGO professionals, civil society leaders, and policymakers"
A profile page holds what the organization publishes and what named sources report: who it admits, what it costs, how it is structured, where it operates, and how it has changed. Every figure carries the date it was checked. A dash means the organization does not publish that fact.
Founding: Founded in 2018 by Paul van Zyl and Nick Hamilton; the club's own site states it "was founded in 2018 to convene and catalyse solutions"
The Conduit is a private members' club in Covent Garden, London, built around social and environmental impact rather than around a trade or a neighbourhood. It was founded in 2018 by Paul van Zyl and Nick Hamilton, opened first in Mayfair, went into administration in October 2020 after the pandemic closure, and reopened at 6 Langley Street in 2021 in a building owned by the Mercers' Company. The clubhouse holds member lounges on the second and third floors, meeting rooms, phone booths, private dining, the Birchwood and Nettle restaurants and the fifth-floor Pergola. Programming is the core of the offer: weekly impact talks and debates, weekly member-led Community Groups organised around six themes including climate and nature, AI for good, inclusive economies and reimagining democracy, a monthly Ubuntu Friday, three signature celebrations a year and twice-yearly Days of Action. Membership is a twelve-month contract and is priced in two published tiers plus a discounted out-of-town rate for members living and working beyond the M25.
How it works
Members use the clubhouse on weekdays only (it is closed at weekends) under detailed rules on where laptops, calls and meetings are permitted; the club states explicitly that it is not intended as a dedicated co-working facility. Members join Community Groups that meet on Mondays or Fridays, attend weekly Impact Programming, and may bring up to two guests during the day. An individual guest may visit at most three times in any rolling twelve months before being asked to apply for membership.
Typical member
Members are drawn from impact investing, social enterprise, NGOs, policy and business, and are grouped into member-led Community Groups organised around the club's six Solutions Agenda themes.
Membership requirements
Requirements in detail, with history →Requirements are the tests the organization itself publishes: an age ceiling, a company-revenue floor, a net-worth minimum, a role. Where a figure straddles a range, the organization's own assessment decides. Local chapters can apply stricter tests than the published standard.
| Criterion | Published requirement | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Other criterion | Applicants are assessed on commitment to creating positive change: the club says it looks for "people who bring impact, insight, influence and integrity to what they do" | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
| Geographic restriction | Out-of-town membership is available to those who live and work outside the M25 | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
| Sponsorship | Not publicly disclosed | Verified September 2026Medium confidenceSource ↗ |
Published criteria as verified on the dates shown. Final eligibility and admission decisions belong entirely to The Conduit. See how you compare against these criteria →
Initiation fees are paid once on joining; dues recur. Chapter dues, retreats, travel and events are usually additional and are listed separately when the organization discloses them. Figures are as published or reported on the date shown, not quotations.
| Cost | First year | Three years | Provenance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual duesa year | £1,500 | £4,500 | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ | |
| Annual duesa year | £1,250 | alternative tier, not added | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ | |
| Annual dues | Out-of-town membership for people living and working outside the M25 is offered but the rate is not published | Source ↗ | ||
| Initiation fee | Not publicly disclosed; no joining fee is mentioned on the membership or FAQ pages | Source ↗ | ||
| Estimated total, disclosed figures only | £1,500 | £4,500 | Not counted: Annual dues (alternative tier, not added), Annual dues, Initiation fee. | |
Structure and programming
Where it operates
1 chapters on file · 1 citiesChapters verified from published sources.
Each dot is a city with at least one chapter on file. City positions © OpenStreetMap contributors.
1 chapters
| Chapter or location | City | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conduit clubhouse 6 Langley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JA | London | United Kingdom | ||
| No chapter on file matches that. This list is not complete, so one may still exist. | ||||
Independent context
The Conduit is priced far below the Mayfair clubs in this batch and is transparent about it, publishing both rates and a not-for-profit discount. The trade-off is deliberate friction on working use: laptops, calls and meetings are permitted only in named rooms at named hours, weekends are closed, and the terms say plainly that this is not a co-working club. That will suit someone who wants a programme and a network, and frustrate anyone who wants a desk. The administration in 2020 and the move from Mayfair are worth knowing; the current company reopened in Covent Garden rather than continuing at the original site. Selection is described only in general terms: the club looks for "impact, insight, influence and integrity", with no proposer rule, committee description or acceptance rate published.
Editorial analysis by Peer Group Guide editors. It is separated from the record above and follows the editorial policy.
Similar organizations
Alternatives, grouped by need →History and changes
Site-wide change log →- milestoneThe Conduit founded by Paul van Zyl and Nick Hamilton, opening first in Mayfair ↗
- milestoneThe original Mayfair club entered administration after closing during the pandemic ↗
- milestoneReopened at 6 Langley Street, Covent Garden, in a building owned by the Mercers' Company ↗
Milestones as published by the organization or reported by a named source. “Record” entries are changes to this site’s own record of the organization, kept in the public change log rather than overwritten.
Take the next step
Check how you compare
Run the published criteria against a profile given in ranges. Nothing is stored.
Open the qualification toolRequest membership information
We pass on only what you agree to share, and only where the organization participates. You see exactly what is sent before you send it.
Request information Apply on their site ↗Follow this organization
One email when its requirements or fees change.
Sources
- The Conduit — Covent Garden, London, The Conduit. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- Our Story — The Conduit, The Conduit. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- Membership — The Conduit, The Conduit. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
- Membership FAQs — The Conduit, The Conduit. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
- Conduit club to reopen in Covent Garden, The Caterer, May 2021. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 6
Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.
Is something wrong or out of date?
Represent The Conduit? Verified representatives can submit corrections to fees, criteria, chapters and contact details, and add approved material. Submissions are reviewed by an editor and shown as organization-supplied; they never overwrite independent research.