Management of the Company

The governing body of the Company is the Court, which comprises the Master (who presides), the Senior and Junior Wardens and a number of Assistants who shall be "not less than 10, nor more than 24", together with the President, the Deputy President and the Vice-president for the time being of the Institute, provided they are Freemen of the Company.

The Court has adopted rules regarding the maximum length of service as an Assistant. Past-Masters may serve for up to five years after holding that office and the Senior Past-Master and the Almoner are members of the Court ex officio.

The Court meets quarterly and has the responsibility for taking all decisions affecting the Company, such as its activities, finances, membership and participation generally in the affairs of the City and support for the Lord Mayor and Corporation.

The Clerk and the Assistant Clerk are responsible for all the administration affairs of the Company, and the Charitable Trust, which is independent of the Company, is controlled by trustees appointed from the membership.

Officers 2008-2009
Master:	Mr G N C Ward CBE
Senior Warden:	Mr J J Macnamara TD
Junior Warden:	Alderman Sir John Stuttard
Almoner:	Mr J K Cardnell
Cerk:	Mr P H Dickinson
Assistant Clerk and Clark to the Charitable Trust	Mr P A Lusty
Honorary Chaplain:	The Rt. Reverend Michael Colclough
Beadle:	Mr K Jones
Toastmaster:	Mr J Wallis

Court of Assistants :

      Mr G Acher CBE LVO

      Mrs E R Adams

      Mr D P Allvey

      Mr C I Brown

      Mr C Bygrave

      Miss H A Bygrave

      Mr R G Dyson

      Mr W M T Fowle CBE

      Mr H P Gold

      Mr M J Hagen 

      Rt. Hon Sir Jeremy Hanley KCMG

      Mr D J Illingworth      

      Mr D Isherwood

      Mr H Leigh

      Sir Douglas Morpeth TD

      Mr C A Parritt      

      Mr M J Richardson

      Miss N Siddiqi

      Mr P L Wyman CBE