Ladies' Circle Nederland

What Ladies' Circle Nederland does

Ladies' Circle Nederland is a Dutch non-profit service club founded in 1974 (logo established that year) and headquartered in Veldhoven, Noord-Brabant. It operates as a federated membership association for socially engaged women up to age 45, organized into approximately 86 autonomous local Circles distributed across all 11 Dutch provinces. Each Circle independently organizes local service projects and fundraising; the Nationale Service Raad (NSR) coordinates the national-level agenda, while the national Hoofdbestuur governs the umbrella body.

The organization delivers three core product categories: (1) the local Circle network itself, functioning as a structured social-impact and friendship platform; (2) multi-year National and International Service Projects (NSP/ISP), currently Stichting Jarige Job (2024–2026) and WKZ Sportief (2026–2028), supported through coordinated fundraising; and (3) a WooCommerce-based online shop selling merchandise and themed donation bundles (e.g., €35 birthday boxes via Stichting Jarige Job, decorations at €3, gifts €4–€12). The underlying technology is a standard WordPress/WooCommerce website (ladiescircle.nl) with social media integration on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube. No software products, APIs, or AI features are offered.

The business model is non-commercial. Ladies' Circle Nederland does not publicly disclose membership fees and generates funds exclusively through volunteer fundraising events, donations, and merchandise sales, all directed toward charitable causes rather than operating revenue. It is a member of the RoundTable Family — a five-club international alliance (Ladies' Circle International, RoundTable International, Agora Club International, 41 Club International, Tangent Club International) — providing cross-border networking and side-by-side partnerships. The organization has no venture or external equity backing and is governed by annually elected volunteer officers.

Name

Ladies' Circle Nederland

Legal name

Ladies' Circle Nederland

Website

https://ladiescircle.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ladies' Circle Nederland is a Dutch non-profit service club for socially engaged women up to age 45, federated into ~86 local Circles across all 11 provinces that run grassroots service projects, coordinate multi-year national charitable campaigns, and fundraise through donations and merchandise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Service Club

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult/Public Speaking Clubs & Community Organizations (EDAMAOAI)

Keywords

• Women service club
• Charitable volunteering network
• Community service projects
• Nonprofit membership organization
• Local circle chapters

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ladies' Circle Nederland is a Dutch non-profit service club for socially engaged women up to age 45, operating approximately 86 local Circles across the Netherlands that organize community service projects, fundraising activities, and charitable initiatives. The organization sells branded merchandise and accepts donations through its website to support local, national, and international service projects, and is part of the broader RoundTable Family network of five service clubs.

Product overview

Ladies' Circle Nederland is a nationwide service club organization for socially engaged women up to age 45, organized as a network of approximately 86 independent local Circles spread across all Dutch provinces. The portfolio consists of three core components: (1) the local Circle network — each Circle runs its own service projects and fundraising; (2) coordinated National and International Service Projects (NSP/ISP) managed by the Nationale Service Raad (NSR), which selects a national charitable cause every two years for all Circles to collectively support; and (3) an online Shop selling Ladies' Circle branded merchandise and themed donation products (e.g., verjaardagsboxen for Stichting Jarige Job). The organization also participates in the RoundTable Family alliance, connecting it to four other international service clubs. There are no software products, SaaS offerings, APIs, or AI-powered features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Circle Membership Membership in one of approximately 86 local Circles across the Netherlands, providing socially engaged women up to age 45 with regular meetings, community service participation, and a structured network for charitable activities.
• Ladies' Circle Webshop Online merchandise shop selling branded Ladies' Circle Nederland items such as the €35 birthday box and other supporter products, with proceeds supporting charitable service projects.
• National Service Projects (NSP) and International Service Projects (ISP) Charitable projects coordinated at the national and international level by Ladies' Circle Nederland and the wider RoundTable Family, enabling Circles and members to pool fundraising and volunteering efforts around shared causes.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lions Clubs International (Netherlands): Major international service organization with substantial Dutch presence; comparable broad-service mission and local-club structure, but larger scale and mixed-gender membership.
• Rotary Nederland: Largest established service-club network in the Netherlands; broader in scope and mixed-gender, but overlaps in target demographic of civically engaged Dutch professionals and competes for the same charitable-fundraising attention.
• Kiwanis Nederland: Established Dutch service club with local divisions focused on community service and fellowship; competes for similar civically engaged members and offers a directly comparable local-chapter operating model.

Direct peers

• Zonta International: Global service organization of professionals with Dutch chapters, focused on empowering women through service and advocacy; comparable in target demographic, club-based operating model, and international structure.
• 41 Club International: RoundTable Family continuation club for ex-Tablers aged 40+; shares the federation's local-club, national-project, and international-event operating model with LCNL.
• Soroptimist International (Netherlands): International women's service club with Dutch chapters focused on professional women, friendship, and charitable service — a near-analog competing for the same Dutch female-volunteer demographic with a similar club-meeting structure.
• Tangent Club International: Another RoundTable Family sister club for ex-Ladies aged 45+; same federation, same service-club operating model, providing direct comparability in structure and member lifecycle.
• Inner Wheel Nederland: Dutch arm of Inner Wheel, the international women's service club associated with Rotary; directly comparable as a women-only Dutch service club with local chapters and national coordination.
• Agora Club International: RoundTable Family continuation club for women aged 42+; functionally the alumni/continuation pathway for Ladies' Circle members, sharing international service-project infrastructure and governance conventions.
• RoundTable Nederland: Parallel men's service club within the RoundTable Family (men up to age 40) using the same local-Chapter structure, governance model, and national/international service-project framework as Ladies' Circle Nederland — directly comparable in operating mechanics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7dHy0QMNqKa3TVx5Fwe1eQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/LadiesCircleNederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lcnl
• Instagraminstagram.com/ladiescirclenederland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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