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About London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
LCCI is London's key hub for the business community. Accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce, we support our members' businesses through a range of services, products, and events. We are committed to creating business connections and opportunities and advocate on behalf of London's business community.
LCCI Membership
LCCI is the very centre of London's business community, we support our members, make connections to spark new opportunities, and champion the needs and interests of London businesses. Our Premier Plus Membership is open to businesses from all sizes and sectors. Membership is corporate meaning all your organisation's employees can access LCCI's exclusive range of products and services.
Business Owners Club members are invited to the club's Summer Reception. Taking place at LCCI member venue, The Tower Hotel, join up to 60 business owners at this reception to engage in peer-to-peer networking, foster meaningful relationships and establish valuable connections over drinks and canapes. The Tower Hotel sits proudly on the River Thames, overlooking Tower Bridge and in the midst of some of London's most iconic landmarks and famous locations will provide the perfect setting for this celebration.
The British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference will be held on Thursday 27 June at QEII Centre, London. The theme of the 2024 conference is The Future of The Economy, and will focus on people and work; global Britain; digital revolution; green innovation; and the local economy of the future. Throughout the day, delegates will hear from key senior politicians and other notable public figures and engage in thought-provoking discussion with colleagues from across the Chamber Network.
On 23 April, we launched our latest Quarterly Economic Survey in partnership with Savanta and haysmacintyre. The report found that while businesses remain upbeat on their prospects for the rest of 2024, London businesses still face high costs, with little sign of a reduction in pressures.
The City of London Chamber is committed to understanding the key issues impacting businesses in the Square Mile and campaigning for action. The Chamber campaigns on issues including business rates, improving the footfall in the City after the pandemic, labour and skills shortages, transport and logistics, inclusivity, business crime, and the City's future competitiveness.
Need a break from working from home or a space to work whilst in London? LCCI are delighted to offer our members access to workspaces across the city. LCCI Workspace Venues and Hotel Partners are the go-to places for our members to meet, eat, sleep, work and relax throughout the week. They provide a quiet, complimentary co-working space for LCCI members to work from on an individual basis. Some of our partners also offer a variety of exclusive offers, including special rates on hotel rooms, discounted food and beverages, and discounted meeting room hire.
Don’t Miss Out! Secure Your Annual Membership At 2024 Prices!
Sign up to become an LCCI Premier Plus member before the end of the year to lock in your membership at 2024 prices. Enjoy all the benefits of Premier Plus membership, such as access to our large range of networking events, profile-raising opportunities and business groups.
Joining LCCI gives your entire company access to a range of exclusive business services, from networking events to bespoke advice and workspaces. Whether you’re looking for profile-building opportunities or want to enjoy discounts on products like trade documents, there are plenty of reasons to join our network and see your business grow.
Our comprehensive events programme offers the perfect opportunity to grow your network, gain valuable industry insights and build new connections. You will meet like-minded people across all sectors and interests and open your business up to London’s business community.
LCCI is the capital’s most representative business organisation – with members spanning small to multinational organisations, we reflect the broad interests of London businesses to policymakers, decision makers and opinion formers at every level.
We’ve been helping British businesses grow through international trade since 1881. Whether you’re already exporting or planning your first overseas ventures, we can help you reach new markets, increase your potential profits and stay compliant with trade documentation.
Our partnership and sponsorship packages are for businesses looking for bespoke services that meet their strategic goals. We’ll work with you to identify the right opportunities to enhance your business profile.
We have variety of business groups avaiaible to the LCCI community to promote targeted support, a forum to discuss business needs and specialised events. Groups include: Asian Business Association, Black Business Association, Business Owners Club, Women in Business, Connected Liveable London and Smarter Cities.
It is imperative that businesses operating in the Square Mile have targeted support to grow and prosper. The City of London Chamber, a business group within LCCI, supports and champions businesses within the Square Mile. The group is committed to understanding the key issues impacting businesses in the City of London and campaigning for action.
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From innovative SMEs to global corporations, becoming a member of the Chamber provides businesses with a wealth of opportunities: access dedicated business support service; raise your profile at our premier B2B events; grow your network through facilitated introductions and connect with like-minded professionals through our free app.
CIBC is a leading and well-diversified North American-based financial institution built upon focused ESG principles, innovative thinking and leading technology and is committed to creating enduring value for our clients, team, communities and shareholders. In the UK and Europe, CIBC Capital Markets provides best-in-class insight, advice and execution across corporate banking, global markets, investment banking and research to institutional, corporate and public sector clients. CIBC Innovation Banking serves the innovation economy by providing valuable access, capital and connections when it matters most. Our team and network help make today’s companies, tomorrow’s market leaders.
Goodstone Living is a specialist real estate developer and investment manager creating a better way to rent. The vertically integrated platform was founded by Macquarie Asset Management in June 2021.
Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport and flies a range of both short and long-haul point-to-point services. The airport is a vital piece of the UK’s national infrastructure and is also a major driver for the economies of the South East and Greater London. 15 million people can get to the airport within one hour, and Gatwick is the most connected airport in the country by rail.
Haysmacintyre is an award winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, providing specialist advice to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally.
Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport - a gateway to over 80 long-haul destinations - facilitating the global travel and trade that keeps the UK economy moving. Heathrow is also Britain’s busiest, in 2021, Heathrow served 19.4 million passengers, an average of 128,178 a day, alongside handling 1.4 million tonnes of cargo. It’s a place like no other – a city within a city – where colleagues connect around a common goal, to give passengers the best airport service in the world.
HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. We serve approximately 40 million customers through our global businesses: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking & Markets. Our network covers 63 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America. We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up a world of opportunity for our customers.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good. It has 6,300 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a development pipeline of over 2,000 properties. IHG has a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is one of the world's largest airline groups. Before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic it operated with a fleet of 531 aircraft to 279 destinations and carried around 118 million passengers each year. It is a Spanish registered company with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange and Spanish Stock Exchanges.
Lenovo is the world’s #1 PC vendor, with a wide portfolio of technology products. Now we offer Lenovo Pro, a dedicated store for SMBs to benefit from exclusive pricing, build to order products, tech advice from your dedicated account manager and 30 day payment terms.
London City Airport (LCY) is London's most central airport, offering passengers safe, careful and speedy journeys to and from the capital. LCY is just a short hop from Canary Wharf, while the City of London can be reached in as little as 20 minutes on the DLR directly from the airport’s own station. The attractions of the West End are only another 10 minutes away.
London Stansted Airport is the third busiest airport in the London system, serving 200 destinations across 40 countries. A market leader for short-haul travel across Europe, it also has daily flights to Dubai and serves as a major cargo hub in support of the London economy.
The London Symphony Orchestra was established in 1904 and has been the Barbican’s Resident Orchestra since 1982. Each year the LSO presents some 70 concerts in London and over 50 concerts throughout the UK and worldwide, plus an extensive programme of online broadcasts that reach millions of music lovers worldwide. The Orchestra also runs its own world-leading learning and community programme, LSO Discovery, and has released over 200 recordings on its own label, LSO Live. Through captivating live performances, educational programmes and technological innovations, the LSO’s reach extends far beyond the concert hall – inspiring hearts and minds through extraordinary music-making.
Luton Rising is a business and social enterprise owned by Luton Council for community benefit. Our largest asset is London Luton Airport, and we are proud to be the owner of the most socially impactful airport in the country, supporting and improving lives across the communities we serve. We make a major economic contribution to the region, and aim to be one of the greenest airports.
Menzies LLP is a Top 25 firm of accountants and business advisers. Specialising in property and construction as one of their key sectors, Menzies offer a wide range of services from audit and tax advice to business strategy and corporate finance.
We are a connected and collaborative global learning community with over 35,000 students across three linked campuses in London, Mauritius and Dubai. We offer unique opportunities for our students, staff and partners to study, work and create change.
Thames Freeport is an economic zone connecting Ford’s world-class Dagenham engine plant to the global ports at DP World London Gateway and Forth Ports’ Port of Tilbury. Thames Freeport will drive new investment, jobs, skills and the adoption of greener technology.
The British Museum was founded in 1753 as the first national public museum of the world. Our eight million objects allow us to explore the extraordinary diversity of human cultures, from small communities to vast empires, to discover the many forms and expressions human beings have given to every aspect of life, and to realise how closely they are interconnected.
PANIN INTERNATIONAL, the pioneer of the world’s 1st Sustainable Photonic Display (SPD), focuses on crafting Sustainable PHYGITAL Real Estates for Luxury Brands, exemplified by “Net-Zero 3rd Commerce Malls”. Redefining commerce with no carts, no queues, or cash counters, PANIN”s 3rd commerce seamlessly merges traditional and e-commerce, guaranteeing a mutually beneficial outcome for Brands, Buyers and the Environment. We would like to become Growth Partners by way of Sustainable Commerce and unique Business Models helping to adopt “Sustainability with Profitability".
The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the world’s leading symphony orchestras. It was founded in 1945, and Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali took up the baton as Principal Conductor in 2021. The Orchestra is made up of 80 outstanding musicians, each giving their all to contribute to the renowned Philharmonia sound. Herbert von Karajan, Otto Klemperer, Arturo Toscanini, Riccardo Muti and Esa-Pekka Salonen are just a few of the great artists to be associated with the Philharmonia, and the Orchestra has premiered works by Richard Strauss, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and many others.
Pool Re is the Government backed reinsurer for terrorism. We provide confidence and resilience to the UK economy, whilst seeking to return risk to the private market. As a world leading public private partnership, we are an example of how Government and the insurance industry can work together to provide an imaginative solution to managing otherwise uninsurable risk.
Part of SSE plc, the UK and Ireland's largest renewable electricity generator, SSE Energy Solutions provides gas and electricity to 500,000 business premises across the UK. SSE Energy Solutions also invests in, builds and connects localised flexible infrastructure to drive the long-term performance of energy assets.
The University of Westminster offers a vibrant learning environment attracting more than 20,000 students from over 155 nations, with global engagement, employability, and sustainability at the heart of what we do. Our highly attractive practice-based courses are independently rated as excellent, many with international recognition.
Operating in more than 220 countries and territories, UPS is committed to moving our world forward by delivering what matters. Beginning as a small messenger service started by enterprising teenagers and a $100 loan, UPS and its more than 500,000 UPSers around the globe are a transportation and logistics leader, offering innovative solutions to customers, big and small. UPS understands and appreciates its responsibility to help build safer, stronger and more resilient communities founded on justice and economic opportunity for all, supported by a healthy, sustainable global environment.
Businesses evolve in unexpected ways, but with Landmark Space there’s no need to worry about outgrowing your workspace. Contracts are simple, transparent, and flexible, so adapting is easy. Whether you require 1 desk or 500, Landmark Space offers ideal serviced office space across 31 prime London locations, and 8 others in 6 major cities across the UK. Access to Coworking Space in 16 locations, bookable Meeting Rooms & Day Offices, and Virtual Offices, extends your workspace to wherever you need. Our friendly, professional staff serve more than 11,500 clients every day and are always on hand to help.
CIBC is a leading and well-diversified North American-based financial institution built upon focused ESG principles, innovative thinking and leading technology and is committed to creating enduring value for our clients, team, communities and shareholders. In the UK and Europe, CIBC Capital Markets provides best-in-class insight, advice and execution across corporate banking, global markets, investment banking and research to institutional, corporate and public sector clients. CIBC Innovation Banking serves the innovation economy by providing valuable access, capital and connections when it matters most. Our team and network help make today’s companies, tomorrow’s market leaders.
Goodstone Living is a specialist real estate developer and investment manager creating a better way to rent. The vertically integrated platform was founded by Macquarie Asset Management in June 2021.
Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport and flies a range of both short and long-haul point-to-point services. The airport is a vital piece of the UK’s national infrastructure and is also a major driver for the economies of the South East and Greater London. 15 million people can get to the airport within one hour, and Gatwick is the most connected airport in the country by rail.
Haysmacintyre is an award winning firm of chartered accountants and tax advisors, providing specialist advice to entrepreneurs, fast-growing and owner-managed businesses, and not for profit organisations across the UK and internationally.
Heathrow is the UK’s only hub airport - a gateway to over 80 long-haul destinations - facilitating the global travel and trade that keeps the UK economy moving. Heathrow is also Britain’s busiest, in 2021, Heathrow served 19.4 million passengers, an average of 128,178 a day, alongside handling 1.4 million tonnes of cargo. It’s a place like no other – a city within a city – where colleagues connect around a common goal, to give passengers the best airport service in the world.
HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. We serve approximately 40 million customers through our global businesses: Wealth and Personal Banking, Commercial Banking, and Global Banking & Markets. Our network covers 63 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, North America and Latin America. We’re here to use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up a world of opportunity for our customers.
IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good. It has 6,300 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a development pipeline of over 2,000 properties. IHG has a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes.
International Airlines Group (IAG) is one of the world's largest airline groups. Before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic it operated with a fleet of 531 aircraft to 279 destinations and carried around 118 million passengers each year. It is a Spanish registered company with shares traded on the London Stock Exchange and Spanish Stock Exchanges.
Lenovo is the world’s #1 PC vendor, with a wide portfolio of technology products. Now we offer Lenovo Pro, a dedicated store for SMBs to benefit from exclusive pricing, build to order products, tech advice from your dedicated account manager and 30 day payment terms.
London City Airport (LCY) is London's most central airport, offering passengers safe, careful and speedy journeys to and from the capital. LCY is just a short hop from Canary Wharf, while the City of London can be reached in as little as 20 minutes on the DLR directly from the airport’s own station. The attractions of the West End are only another 10 minutes away.
London Stansted Airport is the third busiest airport in the London system, serving 200 destinations across 40 countries. A market leader for short-haul travel across Europe, it also has daily flights to Dubai and serves as a major cargo hub in support of the London economy.
The London Symphony Orchestra was established in 1904 and has been the Barbican’s Resident Orchestra since 1982. Each year the LSO presents some 70 concerts in London and over 50 concerts throughout the UK and worldwide, plus an extensive programme of online broadcasts that reach millions of music lovers worldwide. The Orchestra also runs its own world-leading learning and community programme, LSO Discovery, and has released over 200 recordings on its own label, LSO Live. Through captivating live performances, educational programmes and technological innovations, the LSO’s reach extends far beyond the concert hall – inspiring hearts and minds through extraordinary music-making.
Luton Rising is a business and social enterprise owned by Luton Council for community benefit. Our largest asset is London Luton Airport, and we are proud to be the owner of the most socially impactful airport in the country, supporting and improving lives across the communities we serve. We make a major economic contribution to the region, and aim to be one of the greenest airports.
Menzies LLP is a Top 25 firm of accountants and business advisers. Specialising in property and construction as one of their key sectors, Menzies offer a wide range of services from audit and tax advice to business strategy and corporate finance.
We are a connected and collaborative global learning community with over 35,000 students across three linked campuses in London, Mauritius and Dubai. We offer unique opportunities for our students, staff and partners to study, work and create change.
Thames Freeport is an economic zone connecting Ford’s world-class Dagenham engine plant to the global ports at DP World London Gateway and Forth Ports’ Port of Tilbury. Thames Freeport will drive new investment, jobs, skills and the adoption of greener technology.
The British Museum was founded in 1753 as the first national public museum of the world. Our eight million objects allow us to explore the extraordinary diversity of human cultures, from small communities to vast empires, to discover the many forms and expressions human beings have given to every aspect of life, and to realise how closely they are interconnected.
PANIN INTERNATIONAL, the pioneer of the world’s 1st Sustainable Photonic Display (SPD), focuses on crafting Sustainable PHYGITAL Real Estates for Luxury Brands, exemplified by “Net-Zero 3rd Commerce Malls”. Redefining commerce with no carts, no queues, or cash counters, PANIN”s 3rd commerce seamlessly merges traditional and e-commerce, guaranteeing a mutually beneficial outcome for Brands, Buyers and the Environment. We would like to become Growth Partners by way of Sustainable Commerce and unique Business Models helping to adopt “Sustainability with Profitability".
The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of the world’s leading symphony orchestras. It was founded in 1945, and Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali took up the baton as Principal Conductor in 2021. The Orchestra is made up of 80 outstanding musicians, each giving their all to contribute to the renowned Philharmonia sound. Herbert von Karajan, Otto Klemperer, Arturo Toscanini, Riccardo Muti and Esa-Pekka Salonen are just a few of the great artists to be associated with the Philharmonia, and the Orchestra has premiered works by Richard Strauss, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and many others.
Pool Re is the Government backed reinsurer for terrorism. We provide confidence and resilience to the UK economy, whilst seeking to return risk to the private market. As a world leading public private partnership, we are an example of how Government and the insurance industry can work together to provide an imaginative solution to managing otherwise uninsurable risk.
Part of SSE plc, the UK and Ireland's largest renewable electricity generator, SSE Energy Solutions provides gas and electricity to 500,000 business premises across the UK. SSE Energy Solutions also invests in, builds and connects localised flexible infrastructure to drive the long-term performance of energy assets.
The University of Westminster offers a vibrant learning environment attracting more than 20,000 students from over 155 nations, with global engagement, employability, and sustainability at the heart of what we do. Our highly attractive practice-based courses are independently rated as excellent, many with international recognition.
Operating in more than 220 countries and territories, UPS is committed to moving our world forward by delivering what matters. Beginning as a small messenger service started by enterprising teenagers and a $100 loan, UPS and its more than 500,000 UPSers around the globe are a transportation and logistics leader, offering innovative solutions to customers, big and small. UPS understands and appreciates its responsibility to help build safer, stronger and more resilient communities founded on justice and economic opportunity for all, supported by a healthy, sustainable global environment.
Businesses evolve in unexpected ways, but with Landmark Space there’s no need to worry about outgrowing your workspace. Contracts are simple, transparent, and flexible, so adapting is easy. Whether you require 1 desk or 500, Landmark Space offers ideal serviced office space across 31 prime London locations, and 8 others in 6 major cities across the UK. Access to Coworking Space in 16 locations, bookable Meeting Rooms & Day Offices, and Virtual Offices, extends your workspace to wherever you need. Our friendly, professional staff serve more than 11,500 clients every day and are always on hand to help.
London Business Matters is the Chamber's bi-monthly magazine. Read exclusive interviews with leading business figures, case-studies from members, get international trade insight and discover the latest news from London's business community.
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LCCI has created a selection of groups covering key business areas including international trade, sustainability and for business owners to collaborate with peers. There’s also the option to create your own group.
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Keep informed of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry's latest policy activities. Access our latest reports and get involved in our Policy Team's campaigns to ensure politicians and officials address your concerns.
What Our Members Think
For Bloomsbury Institute London, committed to breaking down barriers together in higher education, LCCI is invaluable - as a resource as we grow, as a platform for inclusive business and as a supportive community for sharing experiences and learning from others.
Arif Zaman BA (Hons) MBA FHEA FRSA FRAS MCMI
Enterprise Outreach Manager and Senior Lecturer
LCCI has been an incredible platform to connect, network and meet like-minded business leaders! Great member services too.
Abby Ghafoor
CEO, Arc Management Consulting and ABA Committee Member
LCCI has been instrumental in my company growth. I highly recommend the lounge; I use it for connecting with customers and collaborating with colleagues.
Dane Ellis
Co-founder & CEO, Sentriware
LCCI has helped us gain an understanding of the changes required for temporarily importing goods into the EU since Brexit. They also assist with permanent exports, providing the correct documentation for us.
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Meghann Whattam
Carnet and Customs Coordinator, McLaren
LCCI plays a pivotal role in business development in London, especially in the property and construction space, with excellent networking and market intelligence opportunities.