You are all invited to dinner in the historic Grocers' Hall on Tuesday 21 April 2026.   This year's dinner will have a Charity focus, and after dinner, you will hear from Donna Beetham. Donna has led fundraising at City Harvest for 2.5 years, drawing on 16 years of fundraising leadership experience with national and international charities. She began her third-sector career at global pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, where she managed UK charitable giving and partnerships. Donna has raised millions for worthwhile causes over the years and is incredibly proud to have been part of the Livery Food Initiative. All members, guests, and potential members are encouraged to book!   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

A visit to Church Street Brewery and Bletchley Park nearby. The group will meet at Bletchley Park at 10.30am on May 9th 2026 and have until 1pm to tour around the facilities. The tickets for the visit are £28.75 for adults (reduced to £26.25 for those over 65) and the tickets then allow for further free visits for a year. Please book tickets for Bletchley Park directly HERE Entry to Bletchley will not be included in your booking for the brewery At 1pm we then leave there and go to Church Street Brewery nearby (about 7 miles and 15 minutes distance), of which Court Assistant Miles Hedges is a part owner, where we can tour the brewery, obtain some beer (other refreshments are available) and eat a ploughman's lunch all for £23 each! Maximum number of attendees 18. For those travelling by car, the relevant addresses are as follows: Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, MK3 6DS; Church Street Brewery is located at the Shoulder of Mutton, Church Street, Little Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0PF. Brewery Tour, Tasting and Lunch tickets: £23 Please book below where possible. Please book tickets for Bletchley Park directly HERE If unable to book online, then please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org

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.

One-day seminar focused on strengthening cyber resilience in charities Join the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists Security Panel on Thursday 21 May for an in- person seminar focused on strengthening cyber resilience in charities, bringing together regulators and experts to align technical security with board-level governance and compliance. Relevant for anyone who sits on a Charity Board or provides IT services to a Charity. An all-star line up from the Charity Commission for England and Wales, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the Cyber Resilience Centre for London (LondonCRC). More information and tickets (£25) through Eventbrite.

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

If you are interested in the below, then please contact Giles Murphy giles.murphy@btinternet.com  

Shrieval Reflections 2026 - Friday 29 May 2026 A trusted space for civic reflection, meaningful conversation, and connection in the heart of the City. Following the inaugural Shrieval Reflections in 2024, we gather again in 2026 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s for an evening of insight, conversation, and shared civic experience. The evening begins with a reception at Sabine Rooftop Bar, overlooking St Paul’s Cathedral, before moving into the main programme in the Wren Suite at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s. At the heart of the evening are reflections from two Immediate Past Sheriffs of the City of London. David Chalk and Alderman Gregory Jones KC will reflect on their 2024–2025 shrieval year, sharing insight into service, stewardship, justice, ceremony, and the lived experience of representing the City at home and abroad. The evening will open with an address from Alderman Vincent Keaveny CBE and will conclude with closing reflections from Lady Lucy French, CEO of Fleet Street Quarter, bringing the conversation to a thoughtful close. Venue & Location Reception: Sabine Rooftop Bar 10 Godliman Street London EC4V 5AJ Main programme: The Wren Suite, Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s The Sabine entrance is located on Carter Lane and will be clearly signposted on arrival. 17:30 – Doors Open | Reception at Sabine (St Paul’s view) 18:30 – Guests Gather 18:45 – Guests Seated | A gentle call to move to the Wren Suite 18:50 – Founder’s Welcome – Christopher Seow 18:55 – Opening Address – Alderman Vincent Keaveny CBE 19:00 – Reflections – David Chalk & Alderman Gregory Jones KC 19:30 – Live Q&A 20:00 – Closing Thanks – Christopher Seow 20:05 – Closing Remarks – Lady Lucy French, Fleet Street Quarter 20:10 – Drinks Reception with Bowl Food & Networking 21:30 – Carriages   Tickets and further details are available here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/reflectionsofthelordmayor/2093156

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 at the Nationwide entertaining space overlooking the City.   Tickets: £50 To include the walk, question sheets, and rooftop drinks & canapés You do not have the enter a team - if you book solo or as a two or three, you will be combined with other into a team for the walk and competition. Time: Meet at 5.30pm - teams will be set up a start times staggered  

Join us at this spectacular venue for dinner, drinks and entertainment! All members and guests are welcome! We are delighted to announce that our speaker for the Annual Banquet at Mansion House on 15 June will be HSBC Group CFO Pam Kaur.  Skills and experience: Pam has extensive global banking experience, gained over an almost 40-year career with a number of global financial institutions. She has performed many senior roles in audit, business, compliance, finance and risk management. Career: Pam was appointed Group CFO on 1 January 2025. Prior to this, she served as Group Chief Risk Officer from January 2020 and assumed responsibility for Compliance in June 2021. She served as Group Chief Risk and Compliance Officer until December 2024. Prior to joining HSBC in April 2013 as Group Head of Internal Audit, Pam held several senior positions including Global Head of Group Audit for Deutsche Bank; Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Restructuring and Risk Division for Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc; Group Head of Compliance and AntiMoney Laundering for Lloyds TSB; and Chief Compliance Officer for Citigroup International. Pam previously served as a non-executive Director of Centrica plc and Aberdeen Group plc. Pam has an MBA in Finance, and a BCom (Hons) from Panjab University in India, and is a Fellow member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. She currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Group’s subsidiary, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited. Attendees will also enjoy music from the London Banqueting Ensemble, including the magical Post Horn Gallop! With regular performances in London's top venues including Mansion House, The Guildhall, Grosvenor House and the Dorchester Hotel, the LBE Salon Orchestra has a firmly established reputation as the leading dinner orchestra in the UK. 6.15pm - Drinks Reception 6.45pm...

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Twice a year, the City of London Corporation’s Common Hall is transformed from a standard local authority meeting on civic issues, into a day of great ceremony. Click here for more history and information. Each autumn, Liverymen elect the next year’s Lord Mayor and every summer, it’s the turn of the two Sheriffs. After Common Hall, many Liveries go home, but the Master Chartered Accountant hosts a private Reception and Lunch in the Aldermen’s Dining Room. We go up to Guildhall’s roof terrace on the fourth floor for the Reception and then into the Dining Room for lunch. Partners and guests are very welcome and will be able to have coffee and explore the Guildhall Gallery, while Liverymen are attending the Election Ceremony. from 10.45am - Coffee 11.45am - All attending the Election Ceremony must be seated 12noon - Shrieval Election Ceremony 1pm - Drinks in the Aldermen's Dining Room 1.30pm - Lunch in the Aldermen's Dining Room 3pm - Watch the ceremony in Guildhall Yard from the balcony 3.30pm - Finish Dress: lounge suit or smart day wear Tickets: £95, for Drinks Reception and Lunch  

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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...

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Financial Services Group Annual Lecture 30 June 2026, 6pm - 9pm AutogenAI, 123 Pentonville Road, N1 9LG Are ethics good for business? Join the Financial Services Group (FSG) of Livery Companies for an evening of insight and networking. There’s rarely a day when artificial intelligence isn’t in the headlines and much of the debate centres on ethics. So we’re delighted that one of the UK’s fastest growing AI companies, AutogenAI, is hosting this event at their Pentonville Road offices. Following a welcome from our hosts AutogenAI and FSG Chairman Mark Huxley, Pablo Lloyd OBE will deliver a lecture on ‘Are ethics good for business’. There will then be a panel session and audience Q&A. Drinks, canapés and networking from 6pm, kindly provided by AutogenAI. The main event will start at 6.45pm.   Event overview Date: Tuesday 30 June 2026 Time: 6pm - 9pm (please do not arrive before 5.30pm as the venue is a working office) Venue: AutogenAI, 123 Pentonville Road, N1 9LG Tickets are £25 (reduced to £20 for members of FSG Companies), plus £1.25/ticket booking fee. Book at our TicketTailor site. Register by 5pm on 25 June. Keynote speaker: Pablo Llloyd, OBE Pablo will draw on his recently published Financial Times Guide to Business Ethics. The book and its toolkits are based on interviews with 50 leaders and founders in the corporate, small business and third sectors as well as 400 reference materials. Members of the FSG community (particularly the Entrepreneurs and Chartered Secretaries) were among the contributors, including Veronica Heaven and Mark Huxley who will be in the panel session following the keynote. Pablo will share key insights about leadership, culture and regulation and the deeper roots in moral philosophy and psychology. He will describe how responsible leaders avoid temptation and find ingenious ways to create competitive advantage. Pablo is the...

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You're invited to the most swell party of the year as this summer's eagerly anticipated production delivers another glorious dose of Golden Age musical theatre escapism. Helen George (Call the Midwife, The King and I) leads the cast as the glamorous Tracy Lord, joined by stage and screen favourites Felicity Kendal (Rosemary and Thyme), Freddie Fox (Slow Horses) and Julian Ovenden (South Pacific). Carly Mercedes Dyer (Anything Goes, A Chorus Line) and Nigel Lindsay (Kiss Me, Kate) return to the Barbican, joined by Malcolm Sinclair (Pie in the Sky). Join the 28-strong cast as plans for the society wedding of the year descend into chaos, with old flames and new sparks vying for attention while a sharp-eyed tabloid reporter hunts for scandal at the waterfront estate. Brought to life by a multi award-winning creative team, including Rachel Kavanaugh and choreographer Anthony Van Laast, High Society rings in the summer season, hot on the heels of Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate. Tickets: Exclusive offer of top seats for £60! To include Complimentary pre-performance drinks and interval drinks in a private area Free programme Top seats To book your place please contact Clive Parritt on clive@parritt.com  

As a Thank You for a Chartered Accountants' Livery Charity grant, St Paul's Music Department are offering you front-row seats to the Orchestral Mass on Sunday 5 July 2026.  Step into the awe-inspiring grandeur of St. Paul’s Cathedral and experience St Paul’s main Sunday morning service with music from City of London Sinfonia. Orchestral masses blends timeless liturgy with transcendent musical artistry, featuring a full orchestra and world-class choir. Sung Eucharist is the high point of weekly worship at St Paul’s, engaging the senses with sound, colour and movement. This service includes choral and orchestral music, hymn singing, and a sermon. During the service, the congregation will be invited to share in the bread and wine. If you receive communion in your own church, you are welcome to receive communion at St Paul’s. If you do not normally receive communion, you are invited to come forward and receive a blessing. You do not have to be a practising member of the Church of England to attend the Eucharist. If you are unfamiliar with the service, you can pick up an easy-to-follow order of service at the beginning, which will guide you through each part. Visit St Paul’s guidance on attending services at St Paul’s for more information on what to expect. Date: Sunday 5 July 2026 Time: 11.15am-12.15pm Followed by an optional lunch nearby Tickets: No charge for the Mass and Drinks Just pay for what you have at lunch. Music: Missa brevis in C “Spatzenmesse” (KV220) Mozart

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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.

Learn full details here: https://www.cityliverysailingchallenge.co.uk/ If you are interested, please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org who can direct you to the lead contact from the Chartered Accountants' Livery Company. We are delighted that you have expressed an interest in competing in the City Livery Sailing Challenge for the Princess Royal Challenge Cup presented by the Glass Sellers. The regatta will be organised by the Sea View Yacht Club on September 12th. The event will begin on Friday 11th September evening with an informal supper when we hope that you bring not only your crews but as many supporters as you can muster. The format for the sailing will be as follows: 09.00 - Briefing Meeting 10.00 - First Mermaid Race for the first 12 Livery Companies 11.30 - Second Mermaid Race for second 12 Livery Companies 12.00 - Lunch 14.00 - Third Race for the last 6 Mermaids in the first and second races 15.30 - Final Mermaid Race for first 6 in the first and second races to establish to winner. 19.00 - Reception and Prize-giving. Dress Smart Casual especially if you think you are a prize winner! 20.15 – Dinner There will be an opportunity to practise on Friday evening from 5pm for which there will be an extra £50 charge. 5pm – Practice Mermaid charter, a chance to hone your skills and have a go From 7pm – Drinks in the Sea View Yacht Club (casual dress) 8pm ’til late – Supper at the Sea View Yacht Club. If you wish to enter more than one boat then there will be an additional fee of £200. Since the regatta raises money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and the Seaview Sailing Trust it is usual for the livery company to pay for the charter fee but all the other costs of entertainment to include...

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A perfect end to the Summer! The Master invites you to join him in the garden next to Pewterers' Hall for drinks at 12noon, then gather round the piano for some musical entertainment. Lunch will be served in the Livery Room with it's beautiful chandeliers and striking display cases of Pewter, followed by a stirrup cup. This is intended to be a relaxed event to round out the Livery year, so all guests are very welcome! Tickets: £130 Please book online where possible. 

A long-established charity event, celebrating a Freeman’s ancient “right” to bring sheep to market over the Thames, toll free; all in aid of raising funds for The Woolmen Charity and The Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Read about all that's on offer here: https://woolmensheepdrive.london/about/ Located on Queen Street and Queen Street Place, the magnificent Livery Fair offers visitors the opportunity to learn all about the Sheep Drive and the wonderful causes it supports and- where livery and specialist wool companies celebrate their trades with interactive displays and sales of their wares. Other fun activities include expert blade shearing displays and some wonderful rare breed sheep! The Woolmen Sheep Drive & Livery Fair showcases the important enduring contribution of London’s livery companies, from the formation of the City of London in years gone by through to modern times, both in respect of the continuous evolution of sustainable trades and the important charitable endeavours in support of the various challenges we face today. For this year’s Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sheep Drive across Southwark Bridge on Sunday, 27th September 2026 we have been offered 10 places at 12.51pm. You can book tickets for yourself if you have the Freedom of the City of London and for any guests who would like to walk with you and sheep (just select yes or no when asked if the attendee has the Freedom of the City, and select Chartered Accountants as the Livery Company so everyone is grouped together.) Alternatively any guests are welcome to come to watch as the centre of the bridge is open to the public as a spectator walkway. If you would like to attend, tickets are £75. Please click one of the links below and input your information before Tuesday 30 June.  Station H - Group 47 at 12:51; code: 15404 Direct...

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After the historic ceremony of the Mayoral Election during the morning, the Master invites Company Members and their guests, along with some FSG Members, to join him upstairs in the Guildhall Club for a private Drinks Reception and Lunch. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy drinks out on the roof terrace before moving into the Aldermen’s Dining Room for lunch. After lunch, guests are welcome to move back out onto the roof terrace to view the events going on in the square below. from 10.30am - Coffee in the Aldermen's Dining Room of the Guildhall Club 11.30am - All attending the Election Ceremony must be seated 11.35am - Procession 11.50am - Mayoral Election Ceremony 1pm - Drinks in the Aldermen's Dining Room 1.30pm - Lunch in the Aldermen's Dining Room Dress code: Morning dress or lounge suit for men and smart day wear for ladies. Tickets: £95 Please book below where possible  

This 2026 Installation Dinner will be held at Drapers' Hall on Monday 5 October 2026. The Drapers' Livery Hall is one of the finest grand rooms anywhere in London. The vast ceiling is adorned with scenes from Shakespeare’s plays ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and around the walls is displayed some splendid silver. Marble-columned, galleried, gilded and hung with royal portraits, this is where members of the Royal Family and other heads of state have dined. No surprise then, that it regularly appears on television as Buckingham Palace. This event is to celebrate the Installation of Sally Orton as Master, as well as Malcolm Bacchus as Senior Warden, and the Junior Warden. After dinner, attendees will hear from Alderman Sir Charles Bowman JP FCA, who served as the 690th Lord Mayor of London. He joined Price Waterhouse in 1983 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1986. He was a partner in Price Waterhouse and PwC from 1995 to 2020 and has been an adviser to the firm since then. Tickets: £163 Dress: Black Tie or Livery Uniform with decorations Time: 6.30pm Drinks Reception 7pm Dinner 10.30pm Carriages Please book online where possible. If you have any questions please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org

This year, Help Musicians will be celebrating their 80th Celebration and the service will be held at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday 18 November at 11:00 am-12pm.  The service is free to attend and will see the combined choirs of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and St Paul’s Cathedral unite to perform under the expert direction of Simon Johnson, Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral. This years’ service will feature the premiere of a specially created anthem by Ryan Wigglesworth. There will be the option to join a lunch after the service - venue tbc