The Court of Assistants
The Company is run by a 'Court of Assistants' (effectively the Company's Management Board), chaired by the Master and supported by three Wardens (Senior Warden, Middle Warden and Junior Warden). The Wardens are elected annually from within the Court and serve for a period of one year, succeeding each other. When a Senior Warden complete their term, they succeed the Master for the next year.
The Court consists of The Master and Wardens, key officers such as the Honorary Treasurer, Sponsoring Alderman and Chair of the Charitable Trust, the five Immediate Past Masters and up to a maximum of 20 Court Assistants, who are elected annually from the Freemen of the Company.
The Court meets at least five times a year to discuss Company matters which include fundraising activities, membership applications, events and other matters of the day.
The Company employs a Clerk, appointed by the Court, who is the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
Clerk
Karen Fulton
Master
Peter Cheese
Senior Warden
Richard Higginson
Middle Warden
Heather Greatrex
Junior Warden
Aaron Alburey
Court Assistants
Uday Shah - Honorary Treasurer
Sir Peter Estlin - Sponsoring Alderman
Nikki Squelch - Chair of Charitable Trustees
Andrew Wilkinson - Director of Communications
Caroline Sheridan
Jane Mann
Andrew Pullman
Helen Armstrong
Louise Hunter
Steve Cave
Louise Brown
Joseph Selimoglu
Daniel Denningberg
Milena Ivanova
Tomasz Lawin
David Greenhalgh
Janice Caplan
Elizabeth Newton
Past Masters
Robert Potter (2015/2016)
Jacqueline Davies (2016/2017)
Mark McLane (2017/2018)
Danielle Harmer (2018/2019)
Paul Hucknall (2019/2020)
Annette Andrews (2020/2021)
Andrea Eccles (2021/2022)
John Renz (2022/2023)
Stephen Sidebottom (2023/2024)
Nicola Auret (2024/2025)
Court Committees