The Court is the governing body of the Company and usually consists of the Officers of the Company (the Master, the Upper Warden, the Under Warden, and the Immediate Past Master), up to nine other masters past the chair and a varying number of court assistants.
It meets four times a year and considers all matters relating to the Company.
One of its duties is to secure the succession of Masters by selecting suitable court assistants from members of the Livery. It receives reports from the various committees and allocates funds and resources as appropriate. The Clerk is in attendance.
Officers
The Master
Alderman Sir David Wootton
Upper Warden
Emmanuel Cohen
Under Warden
David Hopkins
Immediate Past Master
Vacant
Court of Assistants
Past Master Lt Col. (Retd) Bill Clark (2013/2014)
Past Master Richard Excell (2014/2015)
Past Master John Brewer (2015/2016)
Past Master Christopher Thierry (2017/2018)
Past Master Andrew Dawson (2018/2019)
Past Master Mark Johnson (2019/2022)
Honorary Court Assistant Peter Ackroyd
Court Assistant Alderman Emma Edhem
Court Assistant Kevin Barwick
Court Assistant Gregory Craig Waller
Court Assistant Kim Gillespie-Franklin
Court Assistant Margaret Miller
Court Assistant Judith Pleasance CC
Honorary Court Assistant Robert Allan
Court Assistant Giles Schofield
Court Assistant Tory Manuel
Court Assistant Ulrika Dadley
Court Assistant Lt Col Peter Lynch
Court Assistant Rupert Hague-Holmes
Past Court Assistants
Alderman Prof Emma Edhem
Past Masters Emeritus
Past Master Michael Abrahams CBE DL (1996/97)
Past Master The Right Honourable Sir Robin Auld (1984/85)
Past Master Simon Bailey (2010/11)
Past Master Simon Boardman-Weston (2012/2013)
Past Master John Bishop (2001/02)
Past Master Charles Brook (2006/07)
Past Master Raymond Cousins (1993/1994)
Past Master Sir William Goring Bt (2000/01)
Past Master Peter Hewitt, JP, FCSI, FRSA (2016/17)
Past Master Richard Hollis (2008/09)
Past Master Gavin Hamilton-Deeley (2007/08)
Past Master Colonel John Nickell-Lean TD (2003/04)
Past Master Elizabeth Peacock JP DL (2009/10)
Past Master Richard Pickance (2005/06)
Past Master Richard Proctor (1991/92)
Past Master HRH The Princess Royal (1994/95)