What Future of Coaching Collaboration (FCC) does

Future of Coaching Collaboration (FCC) is a UK-based, not-for-profit multi-stakeholder organisation that operates as a convening body for the professional coaching ecosystem. Formally launched in April 2015 and structured as a company limited by guarantee (registered in England & Wales, number 11548967), FCC brings together representatives from corporates and coaching sponsors, leading UK professional coaching bodies, academia and research institutes, and Coaching at Work magazine to act as a catalyst and focal point for collaboration across clients, the market, and the coaching profession — with a specific focus on coaching in organisational settings.

FCC's primary product is the FCC Knowledge Portal, a global repository of articles, research, and news from knowledge providers that is accessible to organisational purchasers, individual clients, researchers, policy makers, and new coaching students. Beyond the portal, the organisation facilitates two self-managed workstreams — Coaching Tech (exploring technology's impact on the coaching profession) and Knowledge Transfer Academia/Coaches (bridging academic research and professional practice) — which allow stakeholders to participate as core group members, contributors, or spectators. The stated objectives include thought leadership, raising professional standards, driving reputation-enhancing change, and safeguarding the profession against regulatory challenges.

Commercially, FCC does not sell products or services and has no disclosed pricing model or revenue streams. It is sustained by a small core operations team (1–10 people) using standard infrastructure (Google G Suite, Microsoft Office 365, WordPress), and reaches stakeholders through its website, email communications, and LinkedIn. There is no evidence of external investment, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no registered IP or patents.

Name

Future of Coaching Collaboration (FCC)

Legal name

Future of Coaching Collaboration

Website

https://futureofcoaching.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Future of Coaching Collaboration (FCC) is a UK not-for-profit multi-stakeholder coalition that convenes corporates, professional coaching bodies, academia, and research institutes to advance the coaching profession through the FCC Knowledge Portal and collaborative workstreams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Coaching Collaboration

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Professional coaching collaboration
• Coaching knowledge portal
• Coaching industry standards
• Coaching research dissemination
• Organizational coaching forums

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Not-for-profit membership organization: FCC is a not-for-profit organization without disclosed revenue streams. The organization functions as a catalyst for collaboration across the coaching system, serving stakeholders rather than generating commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FCC is a not-for-profit, multi-stakeholder organisation that convenes corporates, UK professional coaching bodies, academia, research institutes, and Coaching at Work magazine to advance professional coaching in organisational settings. Its core offering is the FCC Knowledge Portal, an online repository aggregating articles, research, and news from knowledge providers worldwide, complemented by two collaborative workstreams (Coaching Tech and Knowledge Transfer Academia/Coaches) that drive dialogue, best practice, and standards alignment across the coaching ecosystem.

Product overview

Future of Coaching Collaboration (FCC) operates as a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder organization rather than a product company. Its primary offering is the FCC Knowledge Portal, a centralized repository for coaching-related articles, research, and news. The organization also facilitates two workstreams: Coaching Tech (exploring technology's impact on coaching) and Knowledge Transfer Academia/Coaches (bridging academic research with professional practice).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coaching Knowledge Portal: A repository of articles, research and news from knowledge providers around the world that contribute to the development of the knowledge base of coaching. Initiated by the Future of Coaching Collaboration.

Products and services

• FCC Knowledge Portal The FCC Knowledge Portal is an online repository that aggregates articles, research, and news from knowledge providers around the world to contribute to the development of the coaching knowledge base. It is accessible to contributors and users including organisational purchasers, individual clients, researchers, policy makers, and new coaching students.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Coaching at Work magazinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCC includes representatives from Coaching at Work magazine as part of its multi-stakeholder group. The magazine is one of the founding stakeholder representatives alongside corporates, professional bodies, and academia.
• Leading UK professional coaching bodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCC includes representatives from leading UK professional coaching bodies as part of its multi-stakeholder group. These bodies collaborate on standards alignment, accreditation, and quality control in the coaching profession.
• Corporate coaching sponsorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCC includes corporate representatives and coaching sponsors as part of its multi-stakeholder group. These organisations contribute to collaborative efforts to professionalise and innovate to safeguard the coaching profession.
• Academic and research institutescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCC includes representatives from academic institutions and research institutes as part of its multi-stakeholder group. These partners contribute to knowledge transfer initiatives bridging academic research and professional coaching practice.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• World Business & Executive Coach Summit (WBECS): WBECS is a global online summit that convenes executive coaches and thought leaders. It is comparable to FCC's stakeholder-engagement and convening function but operates via a commercial, virtual summit format for individual practitioners.

Direct peers

• Association for Coaching (AC): AC is a UK-headquartered global professional coaching body that promotes best practice, ethics, and community. It is directly comparable to FCC in mission (advancing coaching standards) and geography (UK-based), and overlaps with FCC's professional-body stakeholder set.
• European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC): EMCC is a European-level professional body for coaching and mentoring that sets standards, accredits programmes, and convenes practitioners and organisations. Like FCC, it operates as a multi-stakeholder membership body focused on professionalisation, though at a continental rather than UK level.
• Coaching at Work: Coaching at Work is a UK coaching magazine and media outlet that is itself an FCC founding stakeholder. It is comparable as a UK-focused information and thought-leadership channel for the coaching profession, with overlapping content and audience.
• Association of Executive Coaches (AEC): AEC is a UK-based membership organisation for executive coaches that focuses on standards, supervision, and professional development. It is a direct peer of FCC in mission (advancing professional coaching standards) and UK geographic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Chartered Management Institute (CMI): CMI is a UK professional body awarding chartered status and setting management standards, including coaching and mentoring. It is a comparable UK-based chartered body that performs standards-setting and convening functions for a related profession.
• International Coaching Federation (ICF): ICF is the largest global professional coaching body, offering credentials, standards, and a community for coaches. It is comparable to FCC as a standards-setting and community-building organisation in the coaching profession, though it operates globally and at far greater scale.
• CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development): CIPD is the UK professional body for HR and people development, with significant overlap into coaching and mentoring practice. It is comparable as a UK professional body that sets standards, accredits individuals, and convenes stakeholders relevant to coaching.
• Henley Centre for Coaching: Henley Centre for Coaching is an academic-coaching research centre at Henley Business School that bridges research and practice. It overlaps with FCC's Knowledge Transfer Academia/Coaches workstream and its academic stakeholder segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/future-of-coaching-collaboration-group

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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