Ladies Circle GB&I

What Ladies Circle GB&I does

Ladies Circle GB&I (legal name: Ladies Circle of Great Britain & Ireland) is a non-profit, membership-based friendship club organization founded in 1936, serving women aged 18–45 across Great Britain and Ireland through approximately 70 local Circles and an estimated 650 members. The organization operates as the women's parallel to Round Table within the broader Round Table Family, which also encompasses Round Table (men 18–45), 41 Club (men over 45), and Tangent and Agora (women over 45). Through this family, GB&I members have international connectivity to 11,300 members across 38 countries. Activities are organized around the principles of fun, friendship, and fundraising, with each local Circle setting its own social events calendar and choosing charitable beneficiaries. The organization is governed by elected national officers including a National President, Vice President, Secretary, and Area Chairs, and operates without external institutional investment.

The core product offering consists of local Circle groups that meet in person for social activities (ranging from escape rooms and abseiling to formal balls), supplemented by an E-Club option for members who cannot attend in-person meetings, hosted via Facebook Groups. Additional engagement surfaces include specialized interest groups (Business & Networking, Book Club, Crafts, Cooking & Baking, Running Club), national events and council meetings, and a Circle Hub content blog. The technology stack is modest: a WordPress-based public website at ladiescircle.co.uk paired with a separate member management platform called Circler World, supported by active social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Distribution is exclusively direct, with prospective members locating a Circle via an online map tool and contacting the national organization or a local Circle directly.

Revenue is generated through annual membership capitation fees of £57.50–£70, which cover national capitation, area capitation, insurance, and association running costs. Some local Circles request additional donations for local activities. The organization supplements this with charitable fundraising (e.g., a £20,000 Birmingham-to-London walk for Ukraine relief in 2022) and is an official partner of BBC Children in Need. There are no enterprise customers, no third-party distributors, no resellers, and no disclosed revenue figures. The organization is GDPR-compliant, headquartered in the United Kingdom, and operates as a private non-profit with no parent company, subsidiaries, or publicly traded equity.

Name

Ladies Circle GB&I

Legal name

Ladies Circle of Great Britain & Ireland

Website

https://ladiescircle.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ladies Circle GB&I is a UK and Ireland non-profit friendship club organization founded in 1936, serving approximately 650 women aged 18–45 across 70 local Circles through social events, fundraising, and community activities as part of the international Round Table Family.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Capitation Fees: Members pay national capitation and area capitation fees which cover association running costs and insurance. Annual fees range from £57.50 to £70. Some local clubs also request additional donations towards circle costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Ladies Circle GB&I is a nonprofit women's friendship club that organises local Circle groups, an E-Club, interest groups, and national events for women aged 18-45 across Great Britain and Ireland. Members pay annual fees to join a local Circle, attend regular meetings, and participate in national activities tied to the Round Table Family.

Product overview

Ladies Circle GB&I is a friendship club organization for women aged 18-45 with a network of local Circle groups across Great Britain and Ireland. The core offering consists of local Circle groups that organize social events, activities, and community fundraising. Members also have access to an E-Club for virtual participation and various interest groups (Business & Networking, Book Club, Crafts, Cooking & Baking, Running Club) hosted on Facebook. The organization holds national events, council meetings, and fundraisers at the association level. All Circles follow the principles of fun, friendship, and fundraising.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ladies Circle E-Club: Online club for members who cannot attend in-person meetings, offering the same benefits as Circle membership through virtual gatherings.

Products and services

• Local Circle Membership Local Circle Membership gives individual women aged 18-45 access to a geographically organised Circle running regular in-person friendship meetings and activities across approximately 70 Circles in Great Britain and Ireland.
• E-Club E-Club is an online Circle offering for women aged 18-45 who cannot attend a local Circle in person, providing remote friendship meetings and community engagement through digital channels.
• Interest Groups Interest Groups are special interest-based subgroups that allow members of Ladies Circle GB&I to connect around shared hobbies or topics beyond their local Circle meetings.
• National Events National Events are organisation-wide gatherings of Ladies Circle GB&I members that run alongside the Round Table Family calendar, providing cross-Circle networking and activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fundraising for local, national, and international charities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Ukraine Relief EffortsminorOthers · 1 January 2022Members organized and participated in a fundraising walk from Birmingham to London to support Ukraine relief efforts. The initiative raised €20,000 with support from the broader Round Table Family.
• BBC Children in NeedmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerLadies Circle is a proud official partner of BBC Children in Need. Members volunteer their time for fundraising activities in aid of Children in Need, including events where volunteers receive free passes to enjoy music and entertainment.
• Round Table FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLadies Circle is part of the Round Table Family of clubs. Round Table serves men aged 18-45, 41 Club serves men 45+, and Tangent and Agora serve women 45+. The family operates internationally with 11,300 members in 38 countries. Cross-family events and collaborations occur regularly.
• Dogs TrustminorOthersLocal Circles partner with Dogs Trust for educational talks and fundraising. Hinckley Ladies Circle hosted a representative from Dogs Trust to learn about the charity's work including puppy smuggling awareness, and members participated in Peak District challenge fundraising walks.
• Hinckley & Bosworth Borough CouncilminorOthersHinckley Ladies Circle collaborated with the council to present Proms in the Park alongside Hinckley Roundtable 129. The event raised over £1,850 for local good causes.
• Ladies Circle Sverige (Sweden)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational partnership between Ladies Circle GB&I and Ladies Circle Sverige. Scottish members hosted Swedish visitors sharing stories and traditions of circle life including Swedish 'Mini Egos'. GB&I President Fiona Bull participated in cross-border friendship activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zonta International: Global women's service organization with local clubs, similar club-based structure, friendship focus, and charitable mission. Comparable in operating model though more internationally oriented and advocacy-driven.
• Tangent GB&I: Direct graduation destination for Ladies Circle members over 45 within the Round Table Family. Operates the same club-based social and fundraising model for older women, making it the most structurally identical peer.
• Women's Institute (NFWI): Long-established UK-based women's social and community organization with local branches, regular meetings, and charitable activities. Targets a broader age range but competes for the same women's-community time and attention.
• Agora (Round Table Family): Round Table Family sister club for women over 45 alongside Tangent. Operates the same club model for an adjacent demographic, providing direct comparability on lifecycle and member experience.
• Townswomen's Guilds: UK women's social and campaigning organization operating through local guilds. Similar local-chapter model, community focus, and historically similar age band, serving as a comparable peer for member engagement.
• Soroptimist International GB&I: Women's service club with local clubs across the UK focused on friendship, fundraising, and advocacy for women's and girls' causes. Comparable club-based operating model and mission, though with a more professional-leaning membership profile.
• 41 Club GB&I: Round Table Family counterpart for men over 45, with an identical local-club, fundraising, and national-event operating model. Closely comparable governance and member lifecycle.
• Round Table GB&I: Sister men's club (18–45) in the Round Table Family with the same local-club, fundraising, and national-event model. Comparable in structure, governance, and target member experience, differing only in target gender.

Emerging players

• Girlguiding UK: National youth organization for girls and young women with local units and a strong volunteer base. Overlaps in mission of empowering young women, but targets a younger age range and is not a direct competitor for adult social-club time.
• Bumble BFF: Digital friendship-finding mode within the Bumble app targeting young women seeking new platonic connections. Competes for the same underlying need (female friendship formation) via a digital-first model, representing a structural substitute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LadiesCircleGBI
• Facebookfacebook.com/ladiescircle.media
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ladies-circle-gb&i
• Instagraminstagram.com/ladiescirclegbi
• TikToktiktok.com/@ladiescircle0

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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