Chartered Accountants’ Company

Virtual Weekly Coffee Morning
2027-04-21 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | 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

Winter Dinner - save the date
2027-02-10 18:00 - 22:30
Please join us for our Winter Dinner at Merchant Taylor’s Hall on Wednesday 10 February 2027.

Christmas Carol Service - save the date
2026-12-17 08:00 - 17:00
Please join us for our annual Christmas Carol Service on Thursday 17 December 2026 at St Stephen Walbrook. There will be drinks and canapes thereafter.

City Briefing 18 Nov 2026 - aimed at new Liverymen and Freemen
2026-11-18 17:30 - 19:00
The City Briefings are aimed particularly at new Liverymen and Freemen, with partners also being welcome. Court Assistants and longer-standing Liverymen who have not previously attended a Briefing are equally encouraged to take part.
Wednesday 18 November
Guildhall, 5.30pm – 7.00pm, followed by a networking reception
The Briefings introduce the work of the City of London Corporation, the role of the livery companies within the City, and the Freedom of the City. They also offer attendees the opportunity to ask questions of speakers and meet fellow Liverymen and Freemen during the reception.
Places are currently available, and bookings can be made via the Livery Committee website -see link below
City Briefing 10 Sep 2026 – Livery Committee.

Festival of Saint Cecilia 2026
2026-11-18 11:00 - 12:30 | Westminster Cathedral, Victoria Street, London, SW1P 1LT
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

2026 Inter-livery Real Tennis Tournament
2026-11-04 | The Queens Club, London, W14
The organisers of the Inter-Livery Real Tennis tournament invite you to this year’s event on Wednesday 4th November, and continues to be held at The Queens Club, London W14.

LSO Annual City Livery Concert and Reception – 20th Anniversary
2026-10-29 18:30 - 22:00 | The Barbican Centre, Silk St, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Members of The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and their family and associates are invited to the London Symphony Orchestra’s 20th Anniversary City Livery Concert and Reception on Thursday 29 October 2026 at The Barbican Centre.
Celebrating two decades, the Annual City Livery Concert has become a much-loved fixture in the City of London calendar; both a vibrant showcase of the wealth of art and culture in the Square Mile, and an opportunity for the LSO to express gratitude to the companies, clubs, and guilds of the City whose continued support enables world-leading music-making on their doorstep. I am especially grateful to Graham Barker, Past Master of The Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars, and his wife Joanna, for their longstanding commitment to this special occasion and am delighted to welcome John Harte in his first season as Managing Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Conducted by LSO Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, this year’s programme opens with Anatoly Liadov’s The Enchanted Lake. Bursting with orchestral colour and atmosphere, this miniature masterpiece of Russian Romanticism conjures a magical, dreamlike world that feels both mysterious and utterly transporting. Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron then joins the Orchestra for the world premiere of Hannah Kendall’s I have discovered the secret of death. One of today’s most exciting compositional voices, Kendall brings a powerful contemporary perspective to this eagerly anticipated new work, commissioned by the LSO.
The evening concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5, one of the great orchestral masterpieces: a thrilling journey from darkness to triumph, filled with unforgettable melodies and sweeping emotion. By turns tragic, passionate and heroic, it remains one of the most moving works in the symphonic repertoire. We invite you to bring family to share in this celebratory evening, and there are a wide range of restaurants and dining options in the Barbican and surrounding area should you wish to make a full evening of your visit.
The concert will begin at 7pm. Ahead of the performance, you are warmly invited to a pre-concert reception from 6.15pm. The reception will continue in the interval.
Tickets cost £68 per person, or £58 per person for a group booking of ten or more guests. Please book your tickets via https://www.lso.co.uk/Livery2026. For group bookings of ten or more, please contact the LSO directly at rsvp@lso.co.uk. Circulation of this invitation within your Company would be greatly appreciated.
Following booking, you will receive confirmation of your places. Please note that concert tickets will be available for collection on the evening at the Barbican Centre, with seating allocated in the Centre Circle of the Barbican Hall. Full details regarding the reception, ticket collection and timings will be sent to you closer to the date.
The LSO and I very much hope you will join us for this special 20th anniversary celebration, which promises to be a memorable evening of music and conviviality.
If you have any queries or access requirements, please contact the LSO Development Team at development@lso.co.uk or on +44 20 7382 2572.

Installation Dinner 2026
2026-10-05 18:30 - 22:30 | Drapers’ Hall, Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DQ
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

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Mayoral Election and Lunch 2026
2026-09-29 10:30 - 15:30 | Guildhall Club, Guildhall Club, Guildhall West Wing, Gresham St, London, London, EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom
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

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The Woolmen Sheep Drive & Livery Fair 2026
2026-09-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Southwark Bridge, Queen Street / Upper Thames Street, London, EC4R 3TD
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 booking link: https://woolmensheepdrive.london/shop/sheep-drive-2026/?slot=1251-group-47-station-h&coupon_code=15404

Station P – Group 48 at 12:51; code: 85451
Direct booking link: https://woolmensheepdrive.london/shop/sheep-drive-2026/?slot=1251-group-48-station-p&coupon_code=85451

Once you have booked, please let me know so that I can keep track of attendee numbers.
There is also the option of attending a lunch at the Little Ship Club after the Drive, so please let Clare Ferrar know if you and your guests are interested.

2026 Inter-Livery Tennis Competition
2026-09-25 11:00 - 21:30 | The Lensbury Club, Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9NU, United Kingdom
2026 Inter-Livery Tennis Tournament
Venue: The Lensbury Club, Broom Road, Teddington, TW11 9NU.
Date: Friday 25th September 2026

The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers is delighted to host the 2026 Inter-Livery Tennis Tournament at the iconic Lensbury Club. With over 100 years of sporting tradition, we are pleased to marrying the two traditions of Livery and sport by partnering with the Lensbury for this year’s tournament. We look forward to welcoming all participants and their guests for an enjoyable day of sport, friendship and hospitality. The tournament promises to book-end the Livery summer calendar, combining competitive tennis with the conviviality of our shared livery traditions.
Eligibilty:
The tournament is a mixed doubles format and, in each team, there must be one full Livery Member or Freeman and in either case representing the Livery Company for whom they are playing. Apprentices do not fulfil the condition. This rule requires self-regulation by teams in the context of the sporting nature of the tournament.
Dress codes:
Players: in line with the Tournament’s tradition an all-white clothing rule on court applies. Clothing must be recognised tennis clothing, including tennis shoes.
Dinner: Women: Smart/cocktail attire; and
Men: Jacket and tie.
Important: Drinks must be obtained solely from the Thames View Suite as opposed to the members’ bar area.
Joining:
The cost per team is £455 (including lunch, afternoon tea and dinner) and the cost for supporters wishing to join the Tournament and attend the dinner is £90 per head. Please contact the Clerk for the application form on clerk@accountantslivery.org.

Summer Lunch 2026
2026-09-15 12:30 - 15:30 | Pewterers’ Hall, Oat Lane, Barbican, London, EC2V 7DE
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.
BuyTickets HERE

City Livery Sailing Challenge - register your interest
2026-09-11 17:00 - 2026-09-12 23:30
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 supper on Friday, the reception, prizegiving and dinner on Saturday would normally be met by the individuals themselves. The cost of this is £100 per person and it would be helpful and save hours of work for the organisers if this cost could be collected by the team captains and remitted in one sum. It would also be helpful if each team would nominate a Team Captain and send us their contact details in order to keep communication simple. The cost of entertaining will be collected on or before 1st September please and sent to the same account as the charter fee. Also it would be greatly appreciated if you could send us the names of the attendees so that we can compile a guest list.
Travel to the Island by Hovertravel or Wightlink FastCat to Ryde is probably the less expensive crossing but none of them are cheap.

City Briefing 10 Sept 2026 - aimed at new Liverymen and Freemen
2026-09-10 17:30 - 19:00
City Briefing 10 Sep 2026 – Livery Committee

The City Briefings are aimed particularly at new Liverymen and Freemen, with partners also being welcome. Court Assistants and longer-standing Liverymen who have not previously attended a Briefing are equally encouraged to take part.
Our next City Briefings will take place on:
Thursday 10 September 2026
Guildhall, 5.30pm – 7.00pm, followed by a networking reception
The Briefings introduce the work of the City of London Corporation, the role of the livery companies within the City, and the Freedom of the City. They also offer attendees the opportunity to ask questions of speakers and meet fellow Liverymen and Freemen during the reception.
We are delighted that Alderman Tim Hailes will be speaking at the September Briefing. Alderman Hailes made history in 2017 as the first openly LGBT person to serve as a Sheriff of the City of London and has since been supported by the Court of Aldermen to serve as the 698th Lord Mayor of London from November 2026.
Places are currently available, and bookings can be made via the Livery Committee website – see link above to book.

Inter-Livery Golf - open to all!
2026-09-07 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

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.
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Master's Weekend 2026 - Winchester
2026-07-10 14:00 - 2026-07-12 16:00 | Winchester, Winchester
Full details here: WCCAEW Master’s Weekend 2026- flyer

BOOKINGS OPEN NOW:
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Orchestral Mass - Missa brevis in C “Spatzenmesse” (KV220) Mozart
2026-07-05 11:15 - 12:30 | St Paul’s Cathedral, St Paul's Churchyard, London, EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom
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
Book your place HERE

High Society : The Musical
2026-07-01 19:30 - 22:00 | The Barbican Theatre, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
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

FSG: Annual Lecture "Are ethics good for business?"
2026-06-30 18:00 - 21:00
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 author of the Financial Times Guide to Business Ethics. He was a CEO and founder in the education sector for 20 years and is now an advisor, mentor and speaker on leadership and business ethics.

FSG invitation - Justice for All Series
2026-06-29 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

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.

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
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Shrieval Election Day and Lunch
2026-06-24 10:30 - 15:30 | Guildhall Club, Guildhall Club, Guildhall West Wing, Gresham St, London, London, EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom
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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Annual Banquet 2026
2026-06-15 18:15 - 22:30 | Mansion House, Walbrook, London, EC4N 8BH, United Kingdom
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 – Call for Dinner
10.30pm – Carriages
Dress: White Tie, or Black Tie or Livery Uniform, with badges and decorations.

Tickets: £165

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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 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

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Shrieval Reflections: David Chalk and Alderman Gregory Jones KC (2024-2025)
2026-05-29 17:30 - 21:30
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

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

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

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Cyber Essential for Charities, Thursday 21 May, 8.30am - 4.30pm
2026-05-21 08:30 - 16:30 | WCIT Hall
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.
