Court and Officers
The Court comprises the Master, Wardens, Immediate Past Master, Past Masters who have not taken Emeritus Status, and Court Assistants.
Company Officers
Master Sandra Raine – Sandra Raine CV
Upper Warden Janet Rivers – Janet Rivers CV Upper Warden
Renter Warden Michael Cooper OBE – Michael V Cooper OBE CV
Immediate Past Master Charles Brooks
The Master, Sandra Raine, and Beadle Peter Thompson process from St Magnus the Martyr following the Installation Service.
Past Masters
- John Rae: Master 1982/83
- Peter Brunner: Master 1997/98
- John Lockyer: Master 2005/06
- David Alexander: Master 2007/08
- Prof Rodney Cartwright: Master 2008/09
- David Hamilton: Master 2009/10
- Lt Col Antony Paterson-Fox: Master 2011/12
- Charles Yuill: Master 2012/13
- Nick Gale: Master 2013/14
- Stephen Hodkinson: Master 2014/15
- Erica Stary: Master 2015/16
- Brian Wadsworth: Master 2016/17
- Robert Burgon: Master 2017/18
- Dame Fiona Woolf DBE DL: Master 2018/19
- Dr Peter Rumley MA DPhil MA FSA MCIfA: Master 2019/20 & 2020/21
- Nicholas Jones: Master 2021/22
- Air Cdre Paul Nash OBE RAF (Ret’d) 2022/23
- David Adams: Master 2023/24
- Charles Brooks Immediate Past Master 2024/25
List of Masters and Wardens since 1593 – prior to 1611 there was no Master, and their function was fulfilled by two Wardens.
Emeritus Past Masters
Emeritus status is available to Court Members who wish to take a less active role, and no longer sit on the Court.
- Mr Peter BRUNNER Past Master Emeritus
- Prof Rodney CARTWRIGHT Past Master Emeritus
- Mr John Hilton MAYFIELD Past Master Emeritus
- Mr Alec MOIRPast Master Emeritus
- Mr Mike SAMUEL Past Master Emeritus
- Mr Chris SNEATH Past Master Emeritus
- Mr Peter Leslie STEER Past Master Emeritus
- Mr Mike SWALLOW Past Master Emeritus
Senior Court Assistant
Kevin Thomas: Appointed to the court in 2025
Court Assistants
Court Assistants are drawn from within the Livery, and reflect in its membership those disciplines needed for the Court to advise and help the Officers to run the affairs of the Company. Appointment to Court is for an unlimited period.
The order of Court Assistants:
- Prof Mala Rao CBE: Appointed 2017
- Paul Flatt: Appointed 2012
- Martin Shouler: Appointed 2018
- Kingsley Poulton: Appointed 2019
- Damon Reynolds: Appointed 2022
- Kevin Wellman: Appointed 2023
- Julie Spinks: Appointed 2024
- Jason Clark: Appointed 2025
Stewards
Senior Steward: David Pearson 2023
- Christopher Saunders 2019
- Melville Gumbs 2022
- Gary Lester 2022
- Jacob Ball 2023
- Patty Grant 2024
- Maria Netley 2025
- Mike Patton 2025
Digital Team
Web Master: Gary Lester
- Social Media Manager James Dalton
- Technical Support Damon Reynolds
- Video Manager Jason Clark
- Company Report Steven Hodkinson
Almoner
Daphne Barber: Appointed 2024
Hon. Archivist & Curator
Michael Cooper OBE: Appointed 2024
Clerk to the Company
Debbie Abergil: Appointed Clerk in 2025
List of Clerks since prior to 1623
Beadle
Beadle Peter Thompson
Staff
Company Finance and Office Administrator Adrian Mumford: Appointed 2024
Historical roles in the Company
Plumbers of the King’s Works from 1363 to 1441
Sergeant Plumbers from 1441 to 1784
Clerk and Surveyor of the King’s Works from 1653 to 1660