Governance & Officers
The Club is run by its Governing Body. This is made up of our President, Vice Presidents, Officers and other elected members. There is a separate committee for the elected Representatives of the Ward Clubs who are in Associate Membership of the club.
President
Senior Vice President
Junior Vice President
Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Clerk
Correspondence address
The United Wards Club
Corporation of the City of London
Guildhall
PO Box 270
London
EC2P 2EJ
The United Wards Club of the City of London is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 13848835 and is governed by a board of directors, known as the Governing Body, who operate under the Articles of Association of the company.
The Governing Body consists of
- The President
- The Immediate Past President
- Two other Past Presidents
- The Senior Vice President
- The Junior Vice President
- The Honorary Treasurer
- Six elected directors
There are five committees that deal with various aspects of the club’s activities
- Finance & Investment Committee – Chaired by Barry Scrutton
- Marketing, Membership & Public Relations Committee – Chaired by James Nisbet
- Events Committee – Chaired by Emma Woods
- Ward Club Forum – Chaired by Alderman Michael Mainelli or the President
- Succession Committee – Chaired by the President
Mary Hardy
President
Stephen Willis
Senior Vice President
Hannan Ali
Junior Vice President
Chris Edge
Immediate Past President
Corinna Edge
Treasurer
Dhruv Patel CBE
Past President
Mike Wren
Past President
Garry Wykes
Elected Director
Commander James Nisbet VR RN
Elected Director
Tim McNally CC
Elected Director
Emma Woods
Elected Director
TBA
Elected Director
TBA
Elected Director
Mark Hardy DL
Company Secretary
Stephen Henderson
Clerk
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 1877–85 | Major J Wieland |
| 1886–90 | George Thomas CC |
| 1891–93 | George Brinsley CC |
| 1894 | H H Bridgeman CC |
| 1895 | C J Cuthbertson, Deputy |
| 1896 | Sir Thomas Brook Hitching |
| 1897 | J H Lyle CC |
| 1898 | C Val Hunter CC |
| 1899 | W H Pitman, Deputy |
| 1900 | A H Hudson, Deputy |
| 1901 | W Mann Cross, Deputy |
| 1902 | H S Q Foy CC |
| 1903 | Alderman George Briggs |
| 1904 | H Bryne Jones |
| 1905 | S Alderton CC |
| 1906 | Sir Harry Bird CC |
| 1907 | W L Green |
| 1908 | E V Huxtable |
| 1909 | Herbert Tiches CC |
| 1910 | G C H Jennings |
| 1911 | Enos Howes |
| 1912 | J R Brough, Deputy |
| 1913 | G H Heilbuth, Deputy |
| 1914 | Alderman J G Howell |
| 1915 | T J Jackson |
| 1916 | David Haydon CC |
| 1917 | Henry Dann |
| 1918 | G J Wetton |
| 1919 | E S Beal CC |
| 1920 | J H T Reeves |
| 1921 | E L J Durant CC |
| 1922 | Dr Arthur Harries / Walter Heilbuth |
| 1923 | Major Richard Rigg OBE |
| 1924 | William Howes |
| 1925 | Frank Durrant |
| 1926 | Major J M Maxwell-Lyte |
| 1927 | H Holton Sturges |
| 1928 | Henry Davenport CC |
| 1929 | Sir Gervais Rentoul KC |
| 1930 | Sir Harry Bird JP, Deputy |
| 1931 | A E Watts CC |
| 1932 | F Youldon CC |
| 1933 | F C Bennett |
| 1934 | C J Sabourin |
| 1935 | W G Hislop CC |
| 1936 | Alderman Sir Charles Batho |
| 1937 | Alderman and Sheriff R W Eaton TD |
| 1938 | E H W Church CC |
| 1939–41 | Sir Henry T Mcauliffe, Deputy |
| 1942–43 | Sir Gervais Rentoul KC |
| 1944–45 | Alderman Sir Frank Alexander |
| 1946–47 | Captain Julien Bennett |
| 1948 | Sir John Pearse, Deputy |
| 1949 | Richard Meldrum CC |
| 1950 | Albert W Bradley CC |
| 1951 | B G Arthur CBE |
| 1952 | Lieutenant-Colonel C G Surtees Shill |
| 1953 | Alderman H W Seymour Howard |
| 1954 | Colonel W E Loweth CBE CC |
| 1955 | Walter Rose MBE CC |
| 1956 | Frederick E Cleary CBE, Deputy |
| 1957 | Leslie B Prince CBE, Deputy |
| 1958 | Ernest A Parker, Deputy |
| 1959 | Bernard L Morgan CBE, Deputy |
| 1960 | H C Hardcastle-Sanders |
| 1961 | Arthur H Ley |
| 1962 | Ernest E Taylor |
| 1963 | J M (Mac) Dyer Simpson |
| 1964 | Alan P Greenaway |
| 1965 | S W Loweth |
| 1966 | Dr P L Hogg |
| 1967 | B H Willard |
| 1968 | W A Hodkinson |
| 1969 | Alderman Sir Edward Howard |
| 1970 | Harry J Dicketts |
| 1971 | Norman Tremellen |
| 1972 | David A F Queckett |
| 1973 | Charles R Coward |
| 1974 | Neville Rayner |
| 1975 | Alan Luke |
| 1976 | C Anthony Hart |
| 1977 | Stanley V C Flintham |
| 1978 | Phillip F Allday |
| 1979 | Bernard E Petitpierre |
| 1980 | H Wimburn Horlock, Deputy |
| 1981 | A Hugh Olson |
| 1982 | Derek L Kemp CC |
| 1983 | R (Nick) W Nichols |
| 1984 | Ray S Findlay |
| 1985 | Martin C J Barber DFM |
| 1986 | Peter D Northall-Laurie CC |
| 1987 | A John James |
| 1988 | Jack Neary CC |
| 1989 | Rex S Johnson |
| 1990 | Geoffrey C Ball |
| 1991 | George K Todorovich |
| 1992 | Kenneth A Ballard MC CC |
| 1993 | Douglas C Morgan |
| 1994 | John R Owen-Ward MBE, Deputy |
| 1995 | Frank D Wooldridge CC |
| 1996 | Wilfred C Hammon MBE |
| 1997 | Mrs Christine A Dyer Simpson |
| 1998 | Miss Sylvia M Tutt |
| 1999 | Desmond Yates |
| 2000 | Roy Collingsworth |
| 2001 | Maurice D Cocking |
| 2002 | Joseph Byllam-Barnes |
| 2003 | Mrs Patricia Campfield |
| 2004 | Andrew Davis |
| 2005 | Alderman Colin Hart JP |
| 2006 | Ernest Pilgrim |
| 2007 | Mrs Joyce Parsons JP |
| 2008 | Miss Stella Currie MBE, Deputy |
| 2009 | Graham Redcliffe |
| 2010 | Alan Howarth JP |
| 2011 | William Loach |
| 2012 | Mrs Valerie Hamilton JP |
| 2013 | Mrs Jackie Springett |
| 2014 | Major Geoffrey Berry TD |
| 2015 | Clifford Rust |
| 2016 | Barry Scrutton |
| 2017 | Andrew Hamilton |
| 2018 | Anita Rust |
| 2019 | Brian Wadsworth |
| 2020–21 | Ann Scrutton |
| 2022 | Stephen Osborne |
| 2023 | Mike Wren |
| 2024–25 | Dhruv Patel |
| 2025–26 | Chris Edge |
