
The governing body of the Company is the Court, which comprises the Master (who presides), the Senior and Junior Wardens, the Almoner, the Senior Past Master, recent Past Masters and a number of other Court Assistants (usually including the President, Deputy President and Vice-President of the Institute, if they are Liverymen of the Company).
Each Officer normally serves one year in their office, the Junior Warden usually proceeding to Senior Warden, when the Senior Warden is customarily installed as Master.