What MEETING NEEDS LTD does

Meeting Needs Ltd (operating as Meetings Industry Meeting Needs, "the events industry charity foundation") is a UK-registered charity (Charity Number 1110830) founded in 2004 that functions as a grant-making foundation dedicated to channelling funds raised within the meetings and events industry into life-changing projects in the UK and internationally. The organisation raises money through a recurring calendar of industry events — the Royal Parks Half Marathon (annual participation for the past decade), The Meeting Needs Cup golf fundraiser at The Belfry, the micebook Awards, the M&IT Awards Gala Dinner, the Events R' Talented auditions and gala, and direct donations via JustGiving — supported by a Foundation Partners Network of 27+ events industry companies including ABPCO, Northstar Meetings Group, Cvent, Excel London, and Eventurous. Funds are then distributed as grants, typically in the £2,500–£5,000 range, to small grassroots charities working in children's welfare, healthcare, education, and community development across the UK and developing countries.

Underlying operations are minimal: a 1–10 person team headquartered in London, with Margaret Mann as administrator ([email protected], 020 7593 1723) and a board of trustees chaired by Lene Corgan following Chris Parnham's 2025 departure after the maximum permitted two-year term. The 2025–2026 board refresh added Laura Rosinska (Event Exec Ltd), Bernice Heard, Dan Bardgett, Mags Shaw, and incoming Treasurer Matt Costin replacing Brian Kirsch. The foundation's "platform" is essentially a brand-and-network asset rather than a technology platform; no proprietary AI, software products, or commercial revenue streams exist, and all financial activity is grant-making rather than commercial.

The business model is pure philanthropy: there are no products, services, or pricing tiers. The relevant financial metric is funds raised per year — £135,000 in 2025, with a £250,000 cumulative target set for the Royal Parks Half Marathon since participation began a decade ago. Recurring event revenue sources include documented individual events raising £5,600 (Meeting Needs Cup 2026), £11,000 (micebook Awards 2026), £17,000+ (M&IT Awards Gala Dinner), £26,070.29 (Royal Parks Half Marathon in one year), £29,186.87 (Events R' Talented, described as the biggest single fundraising event), and £36,000 (Royal Parks Half Marathon 2024 record). Funds flow inbound through industry partner contributions, event proceeds, JustGiving donations, and direct bank transfers, then outbound through grant-making to beneficiary charities, with documented beneficiaries including Happy Days, Cecily's Fund, Build It International, Legs4Africa, Village Africa, Jacaranda UK Foundation, and Street Children Iringa, spanning the UK, East Africa, Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Eastern Europe, Central Africa, and West Africa.

Name

MEETING NEEDS LTD

Legal name

Meeting Needs

Website

https://meetingneeds.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Meeting Needs Ltd is a UK-registered charity foundation that raises funds from the meetings and events industry — via the Royal Parks Half Marathon, industry awards, golf events, and a 27-company Foundation Partners Network — and distributes them as grants to small grassroots charities supporting children, healthcare, education, and community development in the UK and across 13+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Charities & Grantmaking Intermediaries (BPAGAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Charitable foundation
• Event industry charity
• Grant making
• Community fundraising
• Corporate philanthropy

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations and Fundraising: Meeting Needs operates as a charitable foundation that raises funds from within the meetings and events industry through various fundraising activities including half marathons, golf events, awards dinners, auctions, and direct donations from corporate partners and individuals. Funds are then distributed as grants to beneficiary charities and projects in the UK and overseas.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Meeting Needs is a UK-registered charitable foundation (Charity Number 1110830) that raises funds from within the meetings and events industry through fundraising events such as the Royal Parks Half Marathon, golf tournaments, awards dinners, auctions, and direct donations from corporate partners and individuals. It then distributes those funds as grants to small beneficiary charities and causes in the UK and overseas that support children, healthcare, education, and community development projects.

Product overview

Meeting Needs is an events industry charity foundation established to support life-changing projects in the UK and around the world with funds raised from within the meetings and events industry. It is not a technology product company but rather a grant-making charitable organization that raises funds through events such as the Royal Parks Half Marathon, golf fund-raisers, auctions, and various fundraising initiatives. The foundation distributes grants to small charities and causes nominated by people working within the events sector. Registered Charity Number: 1110830.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• £135,000+ raised in 2025 alone
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference Organisers)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerABPCO partners with Meeting Needs to raise cash for charitable causes. ABPCO's annual events support Meeting Needs fundraising efforts.
• Northstar Meetings GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerKey partner that provides marketing support through North Star client database and social media campaigns. Publishers of Meeting & Incentive Travel magazine.
• CventcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology-driven international event management company that partnered with Meeting Needs to raise cash for good causes at Cvent Excellence Awards Europe.
• DRP GroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCreative communications specialist that has undertaken fundraising challenges including the Source-To-Sea challenge covering 200 miles by foot, bike and kayak.
• Mundus RepresentationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFoundation partner that has put together incredible showcases and broken fundraising records for Meeting Needs three years running.
• micebookcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEvents industry platform that chose Meeting Needs as charity partner for the micebook Awards, raising £11,000 in one night.
• IAPCOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational Association of Professional Congress Organisers collaborating with Meeting Needs.
• GreengageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner collaborating with Meeting Needs on fundraising initiatives.
• XsemminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner that co-hosted the Meeting Needs Cup 2026 golf fundraiser.
• Chew EventsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner that co-hosted the Meeting Needs Cup 2026 golf fundraiser.
• The BelfryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWorld-renowned golf venue that hosted The Meeting Needs Cup 2026, donating breakfast, golf, networking, BBQ and prize presentations.
• RealiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresented The Meeting Needs Cup 2026 golf fundraiser at The Belfry.
• Fast Forward 15coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvent industry's not-for-profit mentoring scheme for female professionals that partners with Meeting Needs charities through fundraising competitions and University Challenge projects.
• Events R' TalentedcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry talent event that raised record £29,186.87 for Meeting Needs at auditions evening and gala dinner.
• Legs4AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBristol-based charity partnered with Meeting Needs on 'Deliver a Leg' programme to provide prosthetic legs to amputees in Africa.
• Jacaranda UK FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity providing education and healthcare to Malawian children. Meeting Needs has provided multiple grants including solar power installation and library development.
• Village AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-registered charity funding emergency ambulance service in Tanzania. Meeting Needs sponsored ambulance service for six months at £5,000.
• Street Children IringacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK registered charity supporting home for street children in Tanzania founded by Letty McMaster. Meeting Needs has supported for many years.
• Foundation Partners NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 27+ industry companies including All About Venues, Eclipse Global, Eventurous, Excel London, Invoyage, Ipsos, Northstar, One Aldwych, Onyria, Search & Source, Target Response, DMC Advantage, The Meetings Space, Vine Tree Connections, Viva Esprit, Worldspan, ZiaBia Events Consultancy who support Meeting Needs as Foundation Partners.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• The Talent Foundation (UK events): UK-based events-industry charity focused on workforce wellbeing and career development — comparable niche (events-industry-focused UK charity) but with a workforce rather than grantmaking focus.

Direct peers

• Fast Forward 15: UK events-industry not-for-profit mentoring scheme; already a Meeting Needs partner. Comparable as a UK events-sector charitable programme serving the same donor and participant base.
• MPI Foundation: Charitable arm of Meeting Professionals International that channels industry giving into scholarships, grants, and community programmes for the global meetings industry — directly comparable as a meetings-industry-aligned grantmaking foundation.
• PCMA Foundation: Philanthropic arm of the Professional Convention Management Association delivering scholarships and grants to business events strategists — comparable as a professional events-association foundation.
• Royal Variety Charity: UK-registered show-business industry charity that fundraises through industry events and grants to those in need — structurally similar UK entertainment-industry-aligned grantmaking foundation.
• Events Industry Council (EIC): Industry-wide umbrella body for the global meetings/events sector that runs grant, scholarship, and recognition programmes — adjacent in mission as an industry-level foundation structure.
• SITE Foundation: Foundation of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives that funds education, research, and humanitarian initiatives across the incentive travel/events industry — a structurally similar industry-affiliated grantmaking body.
• Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS Award): Long-running UK music-industry charity dinner raising funds for charities supporting those in the music trade — same archetype of an industry-specific UK fundraising foundation feeding multiple charitable causes.

Others

• BVEP (Business Visits & Events Partnership): UK umbrella body representing the events industry's value to government. Adjacent, not a peer in grantmaking, but part of the same UK events-industry ecosystem that feeds Meeting Needs' fundraising base.
• ABPCO (Association of British Professional Conference Organisers): UK association of PCOs that supports Meeting Needs via fundraising partnerships. Not a grantmaker itself, but operates in the same UK events-association ecosystem and shares donor overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meetings-industry-meeting-needs

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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