Turnaround Management Association (TMA UK)

What Turnaround Management Association (TMA UK) does

TMA UK is the United Kingdom chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, a Chicago-headquartered global nonprofit professional membership organization founded in 1988. TMA UK itself was established circa 2001 and is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026. It operates from a secretariat office in Leicester (Unit 2 Business Box, Braunstone Business Zone, 3 Oswin Road, Leicester LE3 1HR) with a registered office in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex. The organization serves UK turnaround and restructuring professionals, including insolvency practitioners, restructuring lawyers, turnaround advisers, lenders and capital providers, early-career professionals, and students, with a current active UK membership of 415 and access to a broader global network of approximately 10,000 members across 54 chapters.

The organization's core products are a self-managed member directory platform, a year-round events programme of 40+ regional seminars (across London, West Midlands, Yorkshire, Thames Valley, Scotland, Manchester & North West, and South East Counties) plus an annual flagship conference qualifying for 7 CPD points, specialist communities (TMA NextGen for professionals with up to 8 years' experience and the Network of Women for female leaders), a peer-delivered Mentoring Services programme with quarterly Zoom meetings, and a Knowledge Hub offering articles, podcasts, webinars, and videos on topics including Covid-19, Directors Duties, Finance, Turnaround/Restructuring, and Insolvency. Underlying technology is limited to a website portal with directory listings, event booking, and Stripe-based payments, plus email distribution via Constant Contact; there is no proprietary software product or AI capability.

The business model is community-led and primarily volunteer-driven, with revenue derived from four streams: annual individual membership subscriptions (£65-£300), volume-discounted corporate memberships (£225-£275 per place), tiered corporate sponsorships ranging from £750 (Boutique) to £10,000 (Corporate Partnership), conference and event registration revenue (£425 per member delegate), and web-related advertising including the Journal of Corporate Renewal. Operations are supported by a small paid secretariat of two (General Manager Nyree Magill and Administrative Co-ordinator Kelly Darlaston), an extensive board and committee structure, and seven regional boards. Strategic direction is led by President Johnny Abraham (Managing Director of J9 Advisory) in 2026.

Name

Turnaround Management Association (TMA UK)

Legal name

Turnaround Management Association (UK)

Website

https://tma-uk.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TMA UK is a UK nonprofit professional membership organization (founded circa 2001, the UK chapter of Chicago-headquartered TMA Global) serving 415 turnaround and restructuring professionals through a member directory, 40+ annual events, a flagship conference, specialist communities, mentoring, and a Knowledge Hub, funded by memberships and corporate sponsorships.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Leicester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from individual members, corporate members, and sponsors at various tier levels
2. Conference and Event Revenue: Revenue from annual conferences, regional events, and seminars including ticket sales and CPD points
3. Sponsorship and Programming Fees: Corporate sponsorship packages at various levels (Partnership, Large, Small, Boutique) and event sponsorship opportunities
4. Web and Publication Revenue: Web-related advertising and the Journal of Corporate Renewal publication

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

TMA UK is a non-profit professional membership association, operating as the UK chapter of TMA Global, that serves turnaround, restructuring, and insolvency professionals. It delivers member services including networking events, training, certification pathways, conferences, and industry publications designed to support practitioners engaged in corporate recovery and distressed business advisory work.

Product overview

TMA UK operates as a professional membership organization rather than a software product company. Its core offering consists of a member directory platform enabling networking within the turnaround and restructuring community, complemented by an events programme of monthly seminars and an Annual Conference (qualifying for 7 CPD points). The organization provides specialist groups including TMA NextGen (for early-career professionals) and the Network of Women (NOW), plus a mentoring services programme delivered by members for members. The Knowledge Hub offers free content (articles, PDFs, podcasts, webinars) on turnaround topics. TMA UK offers tiered membership structures including Individual, NextGen, Student, and Corporate Membership, along with sponsorship tiers (Corporate Partnership, Large Company, Small Company, Boutique) providing marketing exposure and event access benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TMA NOW (Network of Women): A premier business development and networking group for women in the turnaround and restructuring community globally, with a UK chapter established to provide targeted networking, leadership and educational opportunities.
• TMA NextGen

Products and services

• TMA UK Individual Membership
• TMA UK Corporate/Corporate Sustaining Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ events annually attracting 3,500+ attendees
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• TMA Global (Chicago)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMA UK is an international affiliate of TMA Global. As the UK Chapter, they provide membership data to TMA Global in Chicago for publication on their website. TMA Global provides the umbrella organization with nearly 10,000 members in 54 chapters worldwide, two conferences per year, membership benefit programmes, and the Journal of Corporate Renewal.
• SFNet EuropeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between TMA Europe and SFNet Europe for the annual European Distressed Investing & ABL Summit. Now in its third year, the Summit attracts practitioners from across the European turnaround, restructuring, asset-based lending, secured finance and business communities. The 2026 summit will be hosted at the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SFNet (Secured Finance Network): Partner organisation that co-hosts the European Distressed Investing & ABL Summit with TMA UK. Serves secured lenders, asset-based lenders, and turnaround professionals — a directly overlapping audience with TMA UK.
• R3 (Association of Business Recovery Professionals): The UK-based association for insolvency and business recovery professionals, offering networking, training, and advocacy. Direct competitor to TMA UK for the same UK restructuring and turnaround audience.
• Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA): The UK professional body for licensed insolvency practitioners, providing training, ethics, and networking. Directly comparable in serving a subset of TMA UK's audience (insolvency practitioners) in the same UK market.

Broad incumbents

• INSOL International: A worldwide federation of national insolvency and restructuring associations, similar mission and member base to TMA Global but with a more cross-border jurisdictional focus.
• American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): US-based multi-disciplinary membership organisation for insolvency and restructuring professionals; offers conferences, publications, and networking services comparable to TMA UK's programming.
• TMA Global (Turnaround Management Association): The global parent association headquartered in Chicago with ~10,000 members across 54 chapters. Comparable as the umbrella body of which TMA UK is a chapter, offering overlapping events, content, and Journal of Corporate Renewal.

Regional players

• Journées du Restructuring & des Entreprises en Difficulté (JRED): A French professional conference and networking community for turnaround and restructuring professionals, comparable to TMA UK as a regional European peer serving the same professional audience.
• ARITA (Australian Restructuring Insolvency and Turnaround Association): The Australian counterpart body for turnaround and insolvency professionals, an international peer to TMA UK within the global TMA ecosystem, with overlapping membership structure and programming.
• R3 USA (now part of TMA Global / ABI): The US turnaround and restructuring association community, formerly R3 and now integrated with TMA Global and ABI, providing a comparable US-centric membership and events programme.

Emerging players

• European Restructuring & Turnaround Network (ERTN): A European-wide networking and events community for restructuring and turnaround professionals, partially overlapping with TMA UK in serving the continental audience and competing for European sponsor revenue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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