Membership Overview
Complete picture as at the 2025/26 year — Helena Cooke, Master
346
Total Members
205
Liverymen
87
Freemen
23
Apprentices
24
Living Past Masters
30
Society Presidents on Roll
14
Overseas Members
13
Glasgow Network
Grade Breakdown
Distribution across all membership grades
Top Profession Sectors
215 members with occupation data (62% of roll)
Notable Institutional Clusters
Unique concentrations of connection across the membership
Tower of London
Chief Yeoman Warder — Paul Langley
Governor — Andrew Jackson
Deputy Priest in Ordinary to HM The King — Roger Hall
Yeoman Warder — Scott Kelly
Former Beefeater (USA) — Steve McMenamy
Governor — Andrew Jackson
Deputy Priest in Ordinary to HM The King — Roger Hall
Yeoman Warder — Scott Kelly
Former Beefeater (USA) — Steve McMenamy
Royal Household
Roger Hall — Deputy Priest in Ordinary to HM The King
Martin Poll — Canon of Windsor & Domestic Chaplain to HM The King
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh — Honorary Member
Martin Poll — Canon of Windsor & Domestic Chaplain to HM The King
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh — Honorary Member
Working Coopers — Living Craft
Euan Findlay — Journeyman Cooper, Theakstons Brewery, Bedale
Jonathan Manby — Cooper, Masham
Alastair Simms — Cooper, Ripon
Graham Hamilton — Cooperage Founder, Edinburgh
Jonathan Manby — Cooper, Masham
Alastair Simms — Cooper, Ripon
Graham Hamilton — Cooperage Founder, Edinburgh
Civic & Political
Ian Luder — 681st Lord Mayor of London; Senior Alderman
Lord Sterling of Plaistow GCVO CBE — Conservative Life Peer
John Hughesdon — City Alderman & Sheriff 2004/05
Sushil Saluja — partner is Seema Malhotra MP
Lord Sterling of Plaistow GCVO CBE — Conservative Life Peer
John Hughesdon — City Alderman & Sheriff 2004/05
Sushil Saluja — partner is Seema Malhotra MP
Grades & Structure
Membership composition and governance hierarchy
205
Liverymen — 59%
87
Freemen — 25%
23
Apprentices — 7%
16
Students — 5%
3
Honorary Members
6
Associates
3
Independent Trustees
3
Staff
Court of Assistants 2025/26
Current Master, Wardens, Treasurer, Clerk and Assistants
Succession Pathway
How members progress through the Company
Professional Sectors
Based on 215 members with occupation data (62% of roll)
All Sectors
No single profession dominates — Law, Finance, Education and Healthcare each cluster between 10–22
Professional Qualifications
124 members with qualifications recorded (36%)
Notable Distinctions
Extraordinary titles and external positions
Sir Dennis Gillings CBE FMedSci
Founder Quintiles/IQVIA — ~£1.2 billion net worth
Ian Luder FCA FRSA
681st Lord Mayor of London; Senior Alderman
Brian Barker KC CBE
Former Recorder of London — most senior Old Bailey judge
Air Vice-Marshal Simon Edwards OBE
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Strategy), MoD
David Womersley FBA
Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature, Oxford
Founder Quintiles/IQVIA — ~£1.2 billion net worth
Ian Luder FCA FRSA
681st Lord Mayor of London; Senior Alderman
Brian Barker KC CBE
Former Recorder of London — most senior Old Bailey judge
Air Vice-Marshal Simon Edwards OBE
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Strategy), MoD
David Womersley FBA
Thomas Warton Professor of English Literature, Oxford
Geography
301 members mapped across 8 countries. Click any pin for details. Clusters expand on zoom.
301
Members mapped
44
Upminster / Romford cluster
Largest single area — CCCS catchment
Largest single area — CCCS catchment
13
Glasgow network
14
Overseas members
4
Tower of London residents
Map Legend
Markers are colour-coded by grade. Clusters expand on zoom.
Liveryman
Freeman
Court member
Apprentice
Student
Other grades
Numbers in clusters show how many members in that area. Zoom into East London / Essex to see the Upminster concentration clearly.
Overseas Members
14 confirmed across 8 territories
🇮🇹 Ann Allega — Rome, Italy
🇨🇦 Madison Beale — Winnipeg · Tony O'Leary — Halifax, Nova Scotia
🇺🇸 Jon Blunt — Massachusetts · Ramona Vogel — Virginia · Steve McMenamy — California
🇭🇰 Ray Catt — Hong Kong · Richard Jones — North Point, Hong Kong
🇬🇮 Celia Campbell — Gibraltar · George Prescott (Past Master) — Gibraltar
🇯🇪 Rupert Hague-Holmes — Jersey · Paul Roberts — Jersey
🇮🇪 John Fahy (Past Master) — Donegal · David Little — Dublin
🇨🇦 Madison Beale — Winnipeg · Tony O'Leary — Halifax, Nova Scotia
🇺🇸 Jon Blunt — Massachusetts · Ramona Vogel — Virginia · Steve McMenamy — California
🇭🇰 Ray Catt — Hong Kong · Richard Jones — North Point, Hong Kong
🇬🇮 Celia Campbell — Gibraltar · George Prescott (Past Master) — Gibraltar
🇯🇪 Rupert Hague-Holmes — Jersey · Paul Roberts — Jersey
🇮🇪 John Fahy (Past Master) — Donegal · David Little — Dublin
Governance & Engagement
Committee participation, institutional contribution and CCCS connections
16
Committees
~75
Members with committee roles
78%
Members with no committee role
13
Helena Cooke — most committees
16
CCCS connections
35
Any Society officer role
Most Active Members by Committee Count
Top 15 governance contributors — Court members in crimson
CCCS School Connections
16 members with active or recent ties to the Company's school
Governors John Fahy (Chair), Daniel Shore (Vice-Chair), Caroline Day, Ian Frood (former Chair)
Current Staff Sue Hay, Julian Teece, Joanne Fisher, Samuel Ford
Former Staff Kevin Chapman (43 yrs), Sarah Cheale (25 yrs), Jan Bristow (30 yrs)
Alumni John Fahy, Sarah Cheale, Nathan Boachie, Aime Ayrehart, Angelina Pozdnii
Strode's College Vivian Bairstow (Foundation Chair), Frank Botham (former Principal), Matthew Lubbock & Niamh Young (students)
Current Staff Sue Hay, Julian Teece, Joanne Fisher, Samuel Ford
Former Staff Kevin Chapman (43 yrs), Sarah Cheale (25 yrs), Jan Bristow (30 yrs)
Alumni John Fahy, Sarah Cheale, Nathan Boachie, Aime Ayrehart, Angelina Pozdnii
Strode's College Vivian Bairstow (Foundation Chair), Frank Botham (former Principal), Matthew Lubbock & Niamh Young (students)
Interests & Culture
73 members with declared interests — 316 total declarations
Most Common Interests
Theatre and museums claimed by ~48% of those with declared interests; volunteering at 38% reflects strong civic character
Cultural Profile
Shared interests that unite the membership
🎭 Theatre — 35 members (48%)
🏛 Museums — 34 members (47%); connects to Company heritage mission
🤝 Volunteering — 28 members (38%); strong civic signal
⛷ Skiing — 21 members; Company ski team active at inter-livery
⛳ Golf — 17 members · 🎾 Tennis — 15 members
📷 Photography — 14 members
🏹 Clay & Rifle shooting — 21 combined (country sports cohort)
🏛 Museums — 34 members (47%); connects to Company heritage mission
🤝 Volunteering — 28 members (38%); strong civic signal
⛷ Skiing — 21 members; Company ski team active at inter-livery
⛳ Golf — 17 members · 🎾 Tennis — 15 members
📷 Photography — 14 members
🏹 Clay & Rifle shooting — 21 combined (country sports cohort)
Distinctive Interests
The memorable ones that set individual members apart
🏰 Real Tennis — Mabel Bridge Sodenbge
🐎 Heavy Horses — Alan Roberts (inc. Ajax, Company mascot)
🚜 Ancient Tractors — Piers Llewelyn Jones
⛵ Riverboat — Simon Edwards (ageing Thames riverboat)
🍷 Wine (WSET) — Leigh Johnson, Clare Hanson (qualified educators)
🏏 Cricket coaching — Julie Welham CBE (qualified coach)
🧶 Bookbinding — Hazel Gibbs
🖨 3D Printing — Laura Miller
🐎 Heavy Horses — Alan Roberts (inc. Ajax, Company mascot)
🚜 Ancient Tractors — Piers Llewelyn Jones
⛵ Riverboat — Simon Edwards (ageing Thames riverboat)
🍷 Wine (WSET) — Leigh Johnson, Clare Hanson (qualified educators)
🏏 Cricket coaching — Julie Welham CBE (qualified coach)
🧶 Bookbinding — Hazel Gibbs
🖨 3D Printing — Laura Miller
Member Directory
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Data Completeness
Profile coverage across all 346 members
99%
Have any data
98%
Email recorded
87%
Address known
87%
Phone (any)
67%
Occupation
59%
Full profile
Field Completion
Coverage across all 346 members
Occupation by Grade
Students and Apprentices naturally lower
Priority Actions
Where to focus data collection efforts
Interests (21%) — biggest gap; a single question at induction would improve this significantly over one intake cycle
Biography (40%) — rich profiles improve engagement, programme matching and the directory's usefulness to other members
Qualifications (36%) — valuable for matching members to charitable and educational programme work
Occupation (67%) — significantly improved via research; ~113 remaining without, of which 39 are students/apprentices
Only 2 members have absolutely no data recorded: Ben Boulos (Liveryman) and Kyren Ibarrientos (Apprentice)
Biography (40%) — rich profiles improve engagement, programme matching and the directory's usefulness to other members
Qualifications (36%) — valuable for matching members to charitable and educational programme work
Occupation (67%) — significantly improved via research; ~113 remaining without, of which 39 are students/apprentices
Only 2 members have absolutely no data recorded: Ben Boulos (Liveryman) and Kyren Ibarrientos (Apprentice)