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VistageExecutive Networks & Communities
Vistage is a peer advisory and coaching organisation for chief executives, founded in the US in 1957, with its UK office in Hedge End, Hampshire.
Its UK programmes are for chief executives, managing directors and business owners, other senior executives and directors, small business owners, professional advisers, executive teams, and experienced and emerging managers. On the Chief Executive Programme, members join a confidential group of 12 to 18 leaders from non-competing industries, led by an experienced business leader known as a Chair. A year includes 12 full-day group meetings, 12 one-to-one sessions with a private executive coach and up to 8 workshops with expert speakers. The Key Executive Programme uses the same group format, with one-to-one coaching available at extra cost.
Membership prices are not published. Vistage states it has more than 45,000 members in 35 countries, and its UK website cites a 2017 study of Dun & Bradstreet data in which member companies grew 2.2 times faster than average small and medium-sized businesses. In the UK it trades through Vistage International (UK) Limited, incorporated in 1989. Chairs are required to have at least £5 million of profit and loss responsibility.
Application and vetting
CEO & C-suite forumsMasterminds & peer advisory groupsInternational executive networks
Hedge End, Hampshire, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Membership fee on requestThe Athena Network is a UK women-only business networking membership for ambitious women, founded by Jacqueline Rogers in 2005. Members join regional groups across the UK and weekday online meetings, and can access further meetings through its PASS+ platform.
Membership also includes a training portfolio, informal Cappuccino Connections networking and a members' community. Prospective members can book a visit to a meeting before deciding to join.
Women onlyApplication and vettingAll career stages
Executive networking groups
Watford, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
From £585Mission MatchExecutive Networks & Communities
Primarily NED Services
Mission Match is a UK retained search firm that appoints chairs, non-executive directors (NEDs) and senior executives.
Its main work is board search for chairs, NEDs, independent directors and committee members of private, private equity-backed, public and not-for-profit boards. It also recruits chief executives, finance, operations and people directors and other senior executives, places interim executives, and helps private equity investors assess and appoint leadership teams after an acquisition. Searches follow six stages, from a strategic briefing and market mapping to assessment, longlisting and onboarding, and every candidate is assessed against its cognitive diversity framework. Coaching is offered to senior leaders, new chairs and interview candidates by video call or in person in London, including support through a new leader's first 100 days.
Fees are not published. The firm says each search is led by a partner and that it takes a limited number of mandates. Its founder and partner, Lisa Moses, worked in executive search before senior roles in government, including at the Cabinet Office, and is a qualified civil and commercial mediator. Partner Adria Linder founded a search firm in New York and later led executive search at OakNorth, a UK bank. It is recruiting the first cohort of Mission: Board for All, a mentoring programme that pairs board-ready candidates with experienced NEDs.
London, UKNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Membership fee on requestWACL (Women in Advertising and Communications Leadership) is a London-based club for senior women in advertising and communications, founded in 1923.
Its stated aim is to accelerate gender equality in the advertising and communications industries, including a campaign for women to hold half of all chief executive roles. Members are mostly chief executives, founders or the most senior marketers at client organisations, agencies, media owners and trade bodies. Membership is by nomination from one member, seconded by another, and applicants need to have taken part in WACL events within the previous two years. Members meet at dinners and drinks and take part in peer mentoring, a guest speaker programme and campaigns such as #ChangeTheStats. For women earlier in their careers it runs the WACL Talent Awards, which fund training through bursaries, an annual Festival of Talent and Talent Sessions of mentoring and events.
The annual subscription is not published. Members commit to 'The Power of 3': attending one dinner or members' drinks, buying or donating one ticket for mentoring or the festival, and acting as a mentor, committee member or campaign supporter. WACL says these costs come to about £630 to £950 a year on top of the subscription. It has about 300 members. It operates through WACL Limited, a company limited by guarantee incorporated in 2004, according to The Gazette.
Women onlyNomination or invitation onlyC-suiteSenior leaders
Industry associations & private clubs
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Membership fee on requestLondon Women's Forum is a London-based membership network for senior women in financial services, founded in 2004 as City Women's Club.
Membership is open to women at Managing Director, Senior Director, Director, Partner or equivalent level in financial services and the professional services firms that support the sector. Women can join through a member firm at no personal cost, or as individual members. Members attend events, thought leadership discussions and workshops. The forum also runs cross-organisation mentoring, a series of talks with chief executives and Next Generation outreach to encourage women into financial services.
Individual membership costs £250 a year. Corporate membership costs £1,500 a year for up to 25 members, £2,500 for 26 to 100 members or £3,000 for up to 250 members, all excluding value added tax (VAT). Member firms are asked to appoint a representative to the board or a working committee. The forum states that it supports the goals of the Women in Finance Charter and works with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Women. Companies House lists it as a company limited by guarantee, renamed from City Women's Club in 2013.
Women onlyMembership criteria applySenior leaders
Executive networking groupsIndustry associations & private clubs
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
From £250PowerWomen Network is a London-based network of senior women business leaders, founded by Tanuja Randery and incorporated in 2017.
It is kept small so that every member knows the others. Members are women from different industries with senior-level experience who commit to giving their time to develop others. They meet for peer-to-peer coaching and advice on personal development, business topics and advancing women in leadership, and the network aims to become a pool of senior women for board and chief executive appointments. All activities follow the Chatham House Rule, so what is said can be shared but not who said it.
Membership fees and the joining process are not published. Tickets for its summit, Leading the Future, hosted by PwC, cost £75 for members, £40 for Rising Stars, described as executives one or two steps from a C-suite role, and £95 for an Ally Pass. The network also produces the PowerWomen Speak podcast. Tanuja Randery, a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), is Managing Director for Amazon Web Services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Women onlySenior leaders
Executive networking groups
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Not published.Female Advisory Board (FAB) is a peer advisory organisation for female founders, chief executives and managing directors, launched in Yorkshire.
Members join one of three boards set by business size. FAB Scale is for businesses with revenue of £500,000 to £3 million, FAB Enterprise for £3 million to £20 million and FAB Vanguard for £20 million and above. Each board meets in person for 12 full days a year, led by a Chair, with members drawn from non-competing sectors. Monthly meetings run from 8am to 2pm. Scale and Enterprise members also meet their Chair one to one every two months, while Vanguard members, in groups of ten, have quarterly check-ins. Two annual events bring all three boards together. Membership is by application, and applicants are vetted for sector fit.
Fees are not published. The website says cost depends on tier and location, with payment by direct debit on a rolling contract. It lists London on its map and plans boards in Manchester, Cheshire and Liverpool from autumn 2026. Its founder and chief executive is Samantha Addy. The operating company, Female Advisory Board Ltd, was incorporated in 2019 as Aim High Recruitment Limited and took its current name in June 2023, according to The Gazette.
Women onlyApplication and vettingCEOs and foundersC-suite
CEO & C-suite forumsMasterminds & peer advisory groups
Yorkshire, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
Not published.The Women's Chapter is an application-only network for senior professionals, business owners and female founders who want to build connections, collaborate and solve business challenges together. It says it has grown through applications and referrals to more than 5,500 members.
Membership includes in-person and virtual events, a monthly virtual member meeting and mastermind, a peer accountability partner, a members' WhatsApp group and directory, and profiling opportunities. It is a certified B Corp and donates 5% of membership fees to charities that support women and girls.
Women onlyApplication and vettingSenior leadersCEOs and founders
Executive networking groupsMasterminds & peer advisory groups
Guildford, Surrey, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
From £900HelmExecutive Networks & Communities
Helm, formerly The Supper Club, is a London-based membership community for founders and chief executives of scale-up businesses, founded in 2003.
Membership is open to founders and chief executives whose businesses have revenue of £3 million or more, or have raised more than £3 million, with 20 full-time equivalent staff. Each member joins a Forum, a peer group of around eight founders led by a chair, which takes about three hours a month. Helm also runs two to three events a week, including dinners in private dining rooms, and offers introductions and an online member community. Joining involves a short online application and a 30-minute call with the Helm team.
Membership fees are not published, and members can cancel at any time under the membership agreement. Helm states it has more than 400 members across the UK. It is a certified B Corporation (B Corp), listed in the B Corp directory as Prelude to Business Ltd t/a Helm since July 2022, with an overall B Impact Score of 93.8. Andreas Adamides is chief executive.
Application and vettingCEOs and founders
Executive networking groupsCEO & C-suite forumsIndustry associations & private clubs
London, United KingdomNo Google or Trustpilot reviews
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