Private Group · Est. 2026
Han.
A private club for founders, owners and investors. Play together, talk afterwards, do business as a result.
20
Founding group
By invitation
Only
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The idea
Not a network.
A crossing.

The best business relationships don't come from a networking event. They come from a small group of people who have earned each other's trust over time. Twenty-five years of building professional relationships points to the same conclusion: you only truly back someone once you know them. Not their pitch. Them.

Han starts with padel. Monthly mornings at Encourt in St Albans — a few hours on court, then the spa, the gym, coffee with no agenda. Shared experience does what a networking event never quite manages. You find out more about someone in a morning like that than in months of formal meetings.

"The connections that have mattered most weren't made in a conference room."
The format
What we do.
Active now
Padel
Monthly mornings at Encourt, St Albans. Mixed ability, pay-as-you-play. Use of the spa, gym and business facilities included after play.
Active now
Professional Exchange
Coffee and conversation after play. No agenda, no format. The room stays open for anyone who wants to keep talking.
Coming 2027
Running
Group route sessions in London and the Home Counties. Early morning format. All paces welcome.
Coming 2027
Cycling
Road and leisure rides from London and the Home Counties. Distances to suit all levels.
Membership
By invitation.
By reputation.

Han is not a networking group and it is not a sports club, and for now it isn't a formal membership either. It's a small, invited group of founders, owners and investors who play together, talk afterwards, and let the relationships do the rest.

  • On the list by personal introduction only. There is no application process.
  • Founding group capped at twenty people across London and St Albans.
  • Pay-as-you-play for court time. Coffee afterwards is on Han.
  • One padel session per month, minimum. The room stays open after for anyone who wants to keep talking.
  • No commercial solicitation at Han events. The business happens naturally.
Founding group
Han · 2026
Status Founding group — open
Capacity 20 in the founding group
Format Monthly padel, pay-as-you-play
Cost Court fee only — coffee on Han
Locations London · St Albans
First session August / September 2026
Entry By personal introduction
The founding
Why now matters.
01
Shape the culture
Founding members define what Han becomes. The tone, the standards, the calibre of people that follow — all of that is set in the first twenty. That influence doesn't come later.
02
The room at the start
The most valuable networks are the ones you joined early. The connections made in the founding year of Han will be the deepest and most durable. The room is small and the right people are in it.
03
No waiting list
The founding group is by invitation only and closes when the twenty places are filled. There is no application, no committee, and no second round. This is the window.
Get in touch
Join Han.
The founding group is limited to twenty people. If you've been introduced to Han and would like to know more, get in touch directly.
russell@hanldn.club
Entry is by personal introduction only.