The City of London Corporation,officially and legally the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London,is the local authority of the City of London,the historic centre of London and the location of much of the United Kingdom's financial sector.
A livery company is a type of guild or professional association that originated in medieval times in London,England. Livery companies comprise London's ancient and modern trade associations and guilds,almost all of which are styled the "Worshipful Company of" their respective craft,trade or profession. There are 111 livery companies in total. They play a significant part in the life of the City of London,not least by providing charitable-giving and networking opportunities. Liverymen retain voting rights for the senior civic offices,such as the Lord Mayor,Sheriffs and Common Council of the City Corporation,London's ancient municipal authority with extensive local government powers.
The Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales is one of the livery companies of the City of London. They were one of the earliest of the modern livery companies promoted by the Court of Aldermen from the 1970s,receiving a Grant of Letters Patent in 1977 and receiving a Royal Charter in 2012. The Company is complementary to,and supported by,the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAEW). It promotes "honourable practice" of accounting and awards prizes to students in the field. It also supports general charities. The company ranks eighty-sixth in the order of precedence for livery companies. Its motto is True and Fair.
Sir Paul Rupert Judge was an English business and political figure. He served as Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts,President of the Chartered Management Institute,and Deputy Chairman of the American Management Association. He also served as the Director General of the Conservative Party and a Ministerial Advisor to the Cabinet Office. He was educated at Trinity College,Cambridge.
Sir John Boothman StuttardKStJ JP FCA is an English chartered accountant who was Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2006 to 2007.
Sir Peter Drury Haggerston GadsdenFREng was a Canadian born British chartered engineer and globe-trotting trader. He was the 652nd Lord Mayor of London in 1979 and 1980.
Bread Street is one of the 26 wards of the City of London,the name deriving from its principal street,which was anciently the city's bread market;already named Bredstrate for by the records it appears as that in 1302,Edward I announced that "the bakers of Bromley and Stratford-le-Bow [London],and ones already living on the street,were forbidden from selling bread from their own homes or bakeries,and could only do so from Bread Street." The street itself is just under 500 ft in length and now forms the eastern boundary of the ward after the 2003 boundary changes.
Lime Street is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London.
It is divided into four precincts;and it is worthy a remark that,though the ward includes parts of several parishes,there is not even a whole street in it.
Michael Raymond Mainelli is an American-born British scientist,economist,and accountant,known for being Chairman of Z/Yen,Sheriff of the City of London for 2019–21,and the 695th Lord Mayor of London for 2023/24.
Sir Rowland John Rathbone Whitehead,5th Baronet was a British baronet and merchant banker. In later life,he was heavily engaged with many charities.
Sir David William Brewer was a British marine insurance broker who served as Lord Mayor of London (2005/06) and Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London to Elizabeth II (2008–15).
Sir Robert Lee was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1602.
Sir John Frederick was an English merchant,MP and Lord Mayor of London.
Sir George Whitmore was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1631. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War.
Sir Richard Venn or Fenn was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1637.
Peter Lionel Raleigh Hewitt is an English business and civic figure.
The Company of Entrepreneurs is a Company without Livery and an aspirant Livery Company of the City of London. It successfully petitioned the Court of Aldermen for Guild status in 2014 with ambitions to become a full Livery Company by 2024. It is a membership and charitable organisation formed of men and women connected with the City of London who have invested their own time and financial resources in establishing and running successful businesses and enterprises. Its motto is Dare,Create,Succeed
Sir Gavyn Farr Arthur was a British judge and prominent figure in the City of London who served as the 675th Lord Mayor from 2002 to 2003.
Sir Ralph Edgar Perring,1st Baronet was a British businessman who was elected the 635th Lord Mayor of London.
Sir Christopher Rupert Walford was an English solicitor who served as the 667th Lord Mayor of London.
