Chartered Accountants’ Company

Financial Services Group Business Breakfast
2026-04-21 08:30 - 10:30 (Europe/London)
Financial Services Group Business Breakfast
21 April 2026, 8.30am – 10.30am
Hopper Room, Lloyds Lab, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA
Exploring the Insurance Sector’s Role as the City’s Economic Engine
Join the Financial Services Group (FSG) of Livery Companies for a high-level briefing on the current trajectory of the UK’s financial landscape. This session focuses on the critical role of the Risk and Protection sectors—the essential “oil” ensuring the City’s economic engine operates at peak efficiency.
Event overview

Date: Tuesday 21 April 2026
Time: 8.30am – 10.30am
Venue: Hopper Room, Lloyds Lab, One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA
Register by 5pm on Tuesday 14 April. Free to attend

The Economic Context The City of London’s recent benchmarking report, Our Global Offer to Business 2026 , underscores the massive scale of our sector:

National Impact: Finance and Professional Services contribute £307 billion annually to the UK economy.
GDP Contribution: This represents 12% of total UK GDP .
Sector Dominance: Supporting data from the London Market Group (LMG) reveals that the London specialty insurance market now accounts for 37% of the City of London’s GDP , a significant increase from 23% in 2018.

Keynote speaker: Graham Walsh Director of Campaigns, London Market Group (LMG) Graham Walsh brings extensive expertise in (re)insurance modelling and policy, having previously served in the insurance strategy team at Deloitte and as the cyber insurance policy lead at the ABI . During this session, he will:

Highlight the sector’s evolution and key achievements over the past decade.
Identify the tailwinds driving continued growth and the cautionary headwinds to monitor.
Provide an exclusive preview of the inaugural London Risk Week, scheduled for the week of 11th May.

About the Financial Services Group (FSG)
The FSG represents 16 Livery Companies dedicated to supporting the financial and business services sector. We work in coordination with the Lady/Lord Mayor and the City of London Corporation to promote the City’s global interests. Our committee meets quarterly to exchange strategic views and develop high-value events for our member companies.

Register online. Complete a separate form for each guest.

Common Hall (AGM)
2026-04-21 17:00 - 18:30 | Chartered Accountants’ Hall, One Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA, United Kingdom
This year’s Common Hall (AGM) will take place in Chartered Accountants’ Hall before the Spring Dinner at Grocers’ Hall.
All Members are invited to attend this meeting at 5pm, but please be aware, that only Liverymen can vote.
This year’s meeting will be held at Chartered Accountants’ Hall and the Spring Dinner will follow at Grocers’ Hall.
Please book for Common Hall here: https://accountantslivery.wufoo.com/forms/q1hk9m0z0l8cv01/
If you are unable to attend, but still wish to votre, you can complete the online Proxy Form here: https://accountantslivery.wufoo.com/forms/qpx0apr0bzqetb/
Please note the two locations.
Grocers’ Hall will be open for guests and a cloakroom from 4.30pm and is a five-minute walk from Chartered Accountants’ Hall.

Spring Dinner 2026
2026-04-21 18:30 - 22:30
You are all invited to dinner in the historic Grocers’ Hall on Tuesday 21 April 2026.

Tickets: £154
Please book below where possible. If unable to book online, please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org
Location: Grocers’ Hall
Common Hall (AGM) takes place at Chartered Accountants’ Hall beforehand
Time:
6.30pm Drinks
7pm Dinner
10.30pm Carriages
Dress: Black Tie or Livery uniform with badges
Buy Tickets HERE

Virtual Weekly Coffee Morning
2026-04-22 11:00 - 12:00 | On Zoom
Every Wednesday, on Zoom, you are invited to join fellow members for a virtual Coffee Morning.
This is a great opportunity to get to know fellow members in a small, friendly, relaxed group.
No need to book, just turn up.
All members are welcome.

If you are interested in attending, please email John Spencer or Clare Ferrar for the zoom link and password.
John Spencer: john@connorspencer.com
Clare Ferrar: clareferrar@accountantslivery.org

Clergy Support Trust Festival 2026
2026-05-12 17:00 - 18:30 | St Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom
The 371st Festival Service and Dinner will be held on Tuesday 12 May 2026.
The Festival is a unique and extraordinary event. It celebrates the work of the Trust and the clergy households we serve, with our generous supporters.
The Service at St Paul’s Cathedral (5pm) is one of the oldest choral music events in the world, and brings together three of the UK’s finest cathedral choirs.
Tickets to the Service are free.
More details to follow – bookings are expected to open by the end of January

FSG invitation - Justice for All Series
2026-05-18 17:00 - 20:30 | Central Criminal Court, The, Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EH
Introduction:

Justice underpins our freedoms, our economy, and our civic life. Yet our systems are under pressure—underfunded, overstretched, and outdated. The Justice for All Series provides a platform to confront this reality with honesty and ambition.
Conceived by Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney, Sheriff of the City of London (2025–26), and hosted at the Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), this five-part series brings together those in a position to ask hard questions—and propose evidence-based solutions.
Framed around the anniversaries of Magna Carta (1225) and UN Sustainable Development Goal 16, the series does not seek consensus, but clarity: What does a just society require today? Who must act? And what will it cost us if we do not?

For full details and bookings please click here: Home – Justice for All Series

The Livery Choir - Fauré and Vivaldi
2026-05-21 19:30 - 22:00 | All Hallows by the Tower, Byward Street, London, EC3R 5BJ
The inaugural performance of The Livery Choir, comprised of members from across the City’s Livery Companies and Ward Clubs, will take place in All Hallows By The Tower church on Thursday 21st May at 7.30pm to perform the Fauré Requiem and Vivaldi Gloria.

CLICK HERE for the flyer that can be shared.

There are a variety of bars and restaurants around the church, making it an easy destination for a music-centred social occasion.

For any questions, including additional singers wishing to participate, please contact liverychoir@gmail.com

BOOK TICKETS on Eventbrite

Livery Shooting Day - register your interest
2026-05-29 08:30 - 18:00 | Bisley Ranges, King's Way, Bisley Cp Rd, Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0PB, United Kingdom
If you are interested in the below, then please contact Giles Murphy giles.murphy@btinternet.com

Inter-Livery Golf - open to all!
2026-06-10 09:00 - 17:00
We have a core base of over 20 active members, including our current Master, but anyone who is a member of our Livery Company is a de facto member of the Golf Society with no additional subscription. If any member is interested they simply have to express their interest to Paul Druckman on paul.druckman@gmail.com and indicate which fixtures they may be able to play during the season. Paul can provide more details and welcome you with open arms!

Our fixtures are open to all members of our Company.
The golf clubs we play are some of the best in the country, with a strong southern England bias I am afraid. They are a mixture of matches against other Livery Companies and within events run by a Livery Company but with teams from multiple Companies.

Our internal competition is played at Royal Wimbledon on 7th September with only our Livery Company members, a joyous occasion attended by many for the Gardener Challenge Bowls presented by Kenneth Gardener (Senior Past Master) every year.

Please see full fixture list below:
Tandridge – Match v CAGS – 9 April 2026 – Match 4BBB
Ashridge – Horners’ Inter Livery Golf – 10 June 2026 – Team 4BBB
London Club – Pewterers Challenge – 26 June 2026 – Better Ball Pairs
Verulam – Marketors Ryder Cup – 6 July 2026 – Team 4BBB
Porters Park – IT Livery – 20th July 2026 – Team 4BBB
Woking – Match v City Livery Club – 31 July 2026 – Match 4BBB
Royal Wimbledon – Gardener Challenge Bowls – 7 September 2026 – Drawn Pairs

The Two Mile Revolution - City 'Treasure Hunt' Walk
2026-06-10 17:30 - 20:30
Get your teams ready for a bit of competition round the City!
“The Two Mile Revolution”

You will journey from Temple Bar Memorial to Threadneedle Street along the route where the most significant moments in medieval London unfolded. Using observation, deduction and a little research you will uncover clues connected to the Knights Templar and the Barons’ War, moving through streets where rebels, crusading knights, merchants and kings once competed for power.

Each team will divide the roles of navigator, clue-master and visual spotter, working together to solve forty challenges hidden along the two mile route. The aim is to get the most points along the way to become the winning team!

Scores will be counted up at the end, and the winner revealed while you enjoy drinks and canapés on a rooftop terrace overlooking the City.

Tickets: £50
To include the walk, question sheets, and rooftop drinks & canapés
Time: Meet at 5.30pm – teams will be set up a start times staggered

Annual Banquet 2026
2026-06-15 18:15 - 22:30 | Mansion House, Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BH, United Kingdom
This year’s Annual Banquet will take place on Monday 15 June at Mansion House. All members and guests are welcome.
More details to follow

ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026 - Match 22
2026-06-24 18:30 - 22:00 | Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Road, London, NW8 8QN
Tickets: £31.50
Buy Tickets HERE

Interlivery Golf Croquet - register your interest
2026-06-27 09:30 - 16:30 | Sussex County Croquet Club, Victoria Road, Southwick, BN42 4DJ
The Interlivery Golf Croquet Competition will be held this year on Saturday 27 June 2026 at Southwick near Brighton, commencing at 9:30am for 10:00am. Many of you will remember that we won the trophy last year – Jonathan Grosvenor and Lynn Pearcy doing an excellent job – and the Chartered Accountants’ Company is taking a team again this year.
We have a full team for this year based on past players and those who were reserves last year.
We would still welcome more members who would like to play, but standing as reserves for this year. If you are interested, please reply by email. If you have a croquet handicap (golf or association) do include that in your email.
Experience of golf croquet is not a requirement though for the competition as there is a short training session before the competition itself begins.
The day is great fun and the Southwick Croquet Club, our hosts, provide lunch and afternoon tea and there is also a pay bar. The day usually finishes around 4:00pm.
We do already have a full team for the current year (unless the team captain breaks a leg as he did last year) but we would really welcome supporters to come along, cheer, have a drink at the bar and meet the members from our own and other liveries. There are limited places for guests for lunch (at £60 per head) but these have to booked in advance. Again, let us know if you would like to come and watch.
Finally, if croquet appeals but you don’t want put your name forward for the team – and there are limited places – or even know little about it and would like to learn – still let us know and we could think about a smaller internal friendly set of games.

Master's Weekend 2026 - Winchester
2026-07-10 14:00 - 2026-07-12 16:00 | Winchester, Winchester
Full details here: Ch Accs Livery – Master’s Weekend 2026- flyer
Bookings will open on Wednesday 8 April

Much Ado About Nothing
2026-07-28 14:00 - 17:00 | Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT, United Kingdom
Sharp tongues and savage gossip fuel a messy, magnetic attraction in this new production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in the Globe Theatre.
The war is over, but the battle for love is just beginning. Beatrice has sworn off men, but there’s something about Benedick she just can’t leave alone.
Meanwhile, beneath Messina’s polished surface, secrets slip, gossip runs wild and reputations hang by a thread. Everyone’s saving face – and nobody’s doing it very well.
Set in a sun-soaked world of style and status, where image is everything and late-night parties blur into dawn, Chelsea Walker’s (All’s Well That End’s Well, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Globe) Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s most incisive romantic comedies.
An unfiltered look at bad behaviour, second chances, and recovering from old wounds.

‘Therein do men from children nothing differ.’

Tickets: £86.50 please purchase online below
Time: 2pm-4.30pm approx.
Followed by an optional meal at The Swan London nextdoor.
Buy Tickets HERE
