The Female Advisory Board

What The Female Advisory Board does

The Female Advisory Board (FAB) is a UK-based, curated peer advisory membership organisation founded in September 2023 by Samantha Addy. It serves female founders, CEOs and MDs through two structured membership programmes: FAB SCALE for businesses with £500K-£3m revenue and FAB ENTERPRISE for businesses with over £3m turnover. Each programme delivers monthly full-day peer board sessions (8am-2pm), quarterly extended sessions, bi-monthly 1-1 mentoring with an accomplished Chair, and access to two exclusive annual alliance events. Membership is gated through an application-based sales motion: prospective members register interest via the website, complete a discovery conversation with a Membership Ambassador, and attend an in-person interview with a prospective Chair who has final approval on sector fit and non-competing status.

FAB operates with no proprietary technology platform, app or AI component; the technology field explicitly notes the absence of any referenced platform and the organisation is positioned as a service-based peer advisory business. The company is registered as Female Advisory Board Ltd in England and Wales, with a registered address in Leeds and operational presence in Yorkshire and (in development) London. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by tier and location, paid via monthly direct debit on a rolling contract basis.

By 2025 FAB had grown from 7 founding members to 25 members spanning over 40 industries, with combined member turnover exceeding £500 million and member businesses collectively employing over 1,250 people. The organisation is bootstrapped and organically grown under founder leadership, with no external funding rounds, parent company, subsidiaries, M&A activity or patents disclosed. Marketing combines website content, LinkedIn, an insights blog, email newsletter and earned media, with member referrals and annual events serving as primary demand-generation channels.

Name

The Female Advisory Board

Legal name

Female Advisory Board Ltd

Website

https://femaleadvisoryboard.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Female Advisory Board is a UK-based, curated peer advisory membership organisation serving female founders, CEOs, and MDs through structured monthly board sessions. It operates two subscription tiers, SCALE and ENTERPRISE, with 25 members representing over £500 million combined turnover across 40+ industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peer Advisory Services

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAFAC

Governance & Board Effectiveness Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

SECONDARYEDABANAM

Founder/Entrepreneur & Family Business Executive Coaching

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Executive Coaching Services

SECONDARYTHAHAMAD

Customer/User Conferences & Client Advisory Boards

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Corporate Meetings & Summits

Keywords

• Peer advisory boards
• Executive peer groups
• Business mentoring
• Leadership development
• Women business networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: FAB generates revenue through membership subscriptions across two tiers (SCALE and ENTERPRISE). Payment is processed via direct debit on a rolling contract basis. Membership investment varies by tier and location, with specific pricing discussed during discovery conversations rather than publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Female Advisory Board (FAB) operates a curated, application-based peer advisory membership organisation for female founders, CEOs and MDs in the UK. Members join one of two tiers (SCALE for businesses with £500K–£3m revenue, ENTERPRISE for £3m+ turnover) and receive monthly structured full-day board sessions, quarterly extended sessions, in-person 1-1 mentoring with an accomplished Chair every two months, curated expert speakers and workshops, and two exclusive annual alliance-wide events. Membership is sold on rolling monthly direct-debit subscriptions, with members drawn from non-competing sectors to ensure independent, confidential strategic challenge.

Product overview

The Female Advisory Board (FAB) offers two structured peer advisory membership programmes: FAB SCALE for businesses with £500K-£3m revenue and FAB ENTERPRISE for businesses with £3m+ turnover. Both programmes provide monthly peer advisory board sessions, dedicated 1-1 mentoring with accomplished Chairs, exclusive annual events, and purpose-built agendas designed around members' commercial challenges. Members are drawn from non-competing sectors, ensuring independent perspectives in confidential settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FAB SCALE: Peer advisory membership programme for female founders, CEOs and MDs with £500K - £3m revenue, providing 12 full-day advisory sessions per year, quarterly extended sessions, 1-1 mentoring with Chair every two months, and annual events.
• FAB Enterprise

Products and services

• FAB SCALE A structured peer advisory board membership programme for female Founders, CEOs and MDs with £500K to £3m revenue, providing 12 full-day advisory sessions per year (8am–2pm monthly), quarterly extended sessions (8am–3.30pm), in-person 1-1 mentoring with a Chair every two months, January Kick-Off and Annual Celebration Event, all materials, expert speakers, lunches and workshops.
• FAB ENTERPRISE A peer advisory board membership for female Founders, CEOs and MDs with over £3 million turnover, designed for business leaders managing complex organisational structures, larger teams, established governance frameworks and existing investor relationships. Includes the same structured monthly format as SCALE with focus on advanced governance, investor relations, exit planning and strategic transitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% increase in financial control
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New Beginnings Peer SupportminorOthers · 21 October 2025FAB announced a charitable partnership with New Beginnings Peer Support, a peer-led after-crisis domestic abuse service supporting women and children in North Yorkshire. FAB members make voluntary monthly donations to New Beginnings, with FAB matching contributions pound-for-pound to amplify collective impact. The partnership aligns with FAB's mission of women supporting women and the transformative power of peer support.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Chief: Chief is a private membership network of senior women executives offering peer groups, events, and leadership development — directly comparable to FAB in mission (women leaders) and structure (curated groups, events), though targeted at larger corporate executives rather than founders/CEOs of £500K–£3m businesses.
• Athena Alliance: Athena Alliance offers curated peer circles for experienced female executives and board-ready leaders, with structured discussions and virtual/hybrid delivery — comparable to FAB in purpose (advancing women leaders) and small-group format, though more digitally focused and US-leaning.

Direct peers

• YPO (Young Presidents' Organization): YPO is the premier global peer network for sitting CEOs and presidents under 50, offering moderated peer forums, workshops, and an annual CEO summit — directly comparable to FAB in format (curated peer groups, monthly cadence, annual events) though much larger and unspecialised by gender.
• Vistage UK: Vistage is the largest global peer advisory organisation for CEOs, MDs and business leaders, running facilitated monthly chair-led groups with non-competing members — directly comparable to FAB's SCALE and ENTERPRISE tier model, but at much greater scale and not gender-exclusive.
• Tiger 21: Tiger 21 runs facilitated peer groups for high-net-worth investors and business owners, with monthly meetings, expert speakers, and investment-focused sessions — directly comparable to FAB's format and target founder demographic (£500K–£3m+ revenue business leaders), although more wealth-management oriented.
• Merryck & Co. Merryck provides facilitated peer advisory groups and one-to-one CEO mentoring for founders and senior leaders globally, with ex-CEOs as facilitators — directly comparable to FAB's Chair-led model and target member profile, though not gender-exclusive.
• Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) UK: EO runs peer-learning forums for founders and CEOs of companies exceeding $1m revenue, with monthly chapter meetings, accelerator programmes, and global events — a near-direct functional analogue to FAB Enterprise, although membership includes men.

Regional players

• Everywoman: Everywoman is a UK organisation focused on advancing women in business through programmes, awards, and events — comparable to FAB in mission (women in business) and UK geography, but more focused on recognition and large-scale programming rather than curated peer advisory groups.
• Forward Ladies: Forward Ladies is a UK-based network and awards programme supporting women in business across the North of England and beyond, offering events, training, and peer connections — a regional analogue to FAB's UK female-leader focus, though less rigorously structured and without monthly chair-led boards.
• The Athena Network: The Athena Network is a UK-based membership network for female business owners, running regional meeting groups for SME leaders — directly comparable to FAB's UK women-in-business peer-group format, although less structured and curated with looser meeting cadence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/female-advisory-board

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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