The Gresham Club

A private members' club for professional gentlefolk, stimulating social and business interaction amongst like-minded members and their guests. The Club meets monthly for a Club Table and convenes many engaging and distinctive events. The Gresham Club arose from the ashes of the former London Capital Club, which, in turn, replaced the original Gresham Club. The Gresham Club was established in 1843 as a dining club for the professional classes of the City of London. It was named after Sir Thomas Gresham, a celebrated merchant, who in 1566 founded The Royal Exchange and made a significant bequest to the Gresham College to promote the New Learning of Elizabethan times. The reformed Gresham Club has recreated the raison d’être of its original predecessor with a distinguished membership that values diversity and inclusiveness. The Club promotes a variety of social and sporting functions and plans to establish permanent City premises in due course. The Club's sister charity is the Gresham Benevolent Fund (https://www.greshambenevolentfund.org). The object of the charity is the relief of financial hardship by the provision of grants to individuals in need, as well as educational initiatives to promote self-development, growth and financial security. In 2024 we have a particular focus on: - Supporting the professional development of London-based nurses who find themselves in conditions of financial hardship - Supporting formerly homeless individuals on the Changing Lives project coordinated by Crisis. Beneficiaries are also drawn from nominations made to the Trustees by Members of the Gresham Club.