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The Company

The Company

The Worshipful Company of Constructors is a Modern Livery Company within the
City of London. It was founded in 1976 as the Company of Builders and in 1990
was granted Livery by the Court of Aldermen as the Worshipful Company of
Constructors.
So, this year we are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our being granted Livery
and to commemorate the occasion special lapel pins have been commissioned
and distributed to all Liverymen. These pins have been kindly donated by some members of the
Company.
Following the grant of Livery, the Company continued to prosper and was granted a Royal Charter of
Incorporation by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II in 2010. His Royal Highness Prince Richard, The
Duke of Gloucester, subsequently presented our Royal Charter to us at a Civic Dinner held at
Merchant Taylors Hall in the City of London on 14 April 2011.
Structure
The Company is governed by a Court comprising some 30 people. Some are elected officers – The
Master and Wardens for example, and others either aspire to these positions, or, like the Past
Masters, have held office and remain to give the Court the benefit of their experience. Court is also
attended by the Honorary Court Assistants who, like the Past Masters, give the Court the benefit of
their particular knowledge and experience.
The day-to-day administration of the Company falls to the Clerk who arranges the formal functions
on behalf of the Master and pays the corporate bills. General management of the Company is
carried out by a number of formal executive committees who each meet some three times per year.

The Privileges Committee
The Privileges Committee is charged with managing the membership of Court, agreeing the
appointment of officers of the Company and ensuring that appropriate succession arrangements are
in place within the Court.
The Election Committee
The Election Committee reviews all potential members of the Company, assessing their suitability
and managing the interview process
The Charity Committee

The Charity Committee makes recommendations to the Trustees for disbursement of available
charitable funds
The General Purposes Committee
The General Purposes Committee deals with all financial and most other management and policy
matters.
In addition there are other committees that assist the Master and Court to run the Company, the
principal of these being the Sponsorship and the Publicity, Events and Membership Committee.

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