Last Updated on 11/02/2026
The Clerks’ Association, founded in 1937, brings together Clerks from Livery Companies with their own halls, providing a forum to share best practice and discuss common issues. It now represents Clerks of Companies below the Great Twelve that own or lease halls. Alongside it are other groups such as the Fellowship of Clerks (for Companies without halls) and long‑established City clubs, which support community and networking across the Livery.
Clerks’ Association
The Clerks’ Association, founded in 1937, began as an informal group of Clerks from Livery Companies with halls, most of whom were City solicitors. It now includes Clerks from all...
Fellowship of Clerks
The Fellowship of Clerks was established in 1926 as an association for Clerks serving Livery Companies without their own halls. At the time, an Association of Clerks already existed for...
Great XII Clerks’ Association
In 1515, the Lord Mayor of London set out an official order of precedence for the 48 Livery Companies then in existence, ranking them broadly according to their economic influence...
City Livery Club
Founded in 1914, the City Livery Club is a private members’ club established to bring together Liverymen of the City of London’s Livery Companies, as well as members of the...
Root and Branch Award
Established in 2014 to mark the City Livery Club’s Centenary, the Root & Branch Award celebrates outstanding achievement within the Livery movement. It recognises individual Liverymen, or groups of Liverymen...
City Ward Clubs
Most of the 25 Wards of the City of London have their own Ward Club, with a small number of Wards sharing one. Ward Clubs are entirely independent of the...
The City Pickwick Club
Following the enormous success of The Pickwick Papers, numerous Dickens‑related societies sprang up across the country. Over time, however, most of these early clubs faded away. The City Pickwick Club...
The City Consorts Society
The City Consorts is a membership society that welcomes future, present and past Consorts of Livery Masters within the City of London. Its purpose is to create a unique and...
