2025 was a year of significant growth for FBUK, marked by expanded membership, increased engagement across our network and a strengthened voice for family businesses nationwide.
Our annual review, which you can read in full below, brings this progress to life summarising both our financial performance and the key activities, initiatives and impacts delivered throughout the year including;
- Unprecedented growth in membership in 2025, with 92% membership retention, and a 10% net increase
- We are delighted to have many esteemed Patrons and Partners working with us, collectively our Patrons represent 1% of the UK private sector workforce
- In our Advocacy department, we led the national conversation on the future of Inheritance Tax, we released our landmark study – Taxing Futures – and published our international trade policy paper
- We appeared in the media 2,184 times including prominent national press coverage in all UK titles including the Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, The Times and The Guardian.
FBUK Annual Review 2025