Agenda and minutes

Court of Aldermen - Tuesday, 16th September, 2025 12.30 pm

Venue: Committee Rooms, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Guildhall

Contact: Gemma Stokley  Email: gemma.stokley@cityoflondon.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Question - That the Minutes of the last Court are correctly recorded? pdf icon PDF 386 KB

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Minutes:

That the minutes of the Court of Aldermen meeting held on 15th July 2025 were correctly recorded.

 

 

[The minutes of the Court of Common Council were on the table].

 

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2.

Resolutions on retirements, Congratulatory Resolutions, Memorials etc.

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Minutes:

There were no resolutions.

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3.

Applications for the Freedom of the City pdf icon PDF 269 KB

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Minutes:

The Chamberlain presented the names of the two hundred and twenty four persons to be made free of this City, and it is Ordered that they may be admitted into the Freedom of the City accordingly, as follows: -

 

Name

Occupation

Address

Company

Brendon Peter Airey

a Lighting Company Director

Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Lightmongers

 

 

 

 

Christine Joanna Allen

a Fine Wine Marketing Director

Islington, London

Vintners

 

 

 

 

Stephen David Allen

an Import-Export Meat Company Director

Selby, North Yorkshire

Butchers

 

 

 

 

Martin Joseph Amen

an Aerospace Company Chief Executive

Orlando, Florida, United States of America

Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers

 

 

 

 

Dr Nicolas Charles Anderson

an Aerospace & Defence Chief Executive Officer

Hampshire

Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers

 

 

 

 

Sarah Lilian Anderson, CBE

a Charity Chief Executive

Pimlico, London

Fishmongers

 

 

 

 

Lars André Andersson

a Solicitor

Stockholm, Sweden

Glovers

 

 

 

 

Elli Anemogianni-Sinanidi

a Student

Islington, London

Tin Plate Workers Alias Wire Workers

 

 

 

 

Matthew John Antos-Lewis

a Technology Company Marketing Director

Haringey, London

Marketors

 

 

 

 

Nigel Anthony Apperley

a Fintech and Marketing Company Director

Westminster, London

Entrepreneurs

 

 

 

 

Helen Elise Armstrong

an H.R. Tech Consultancy Company Director

Harwich, Essex

Human Resource Professionals

 

 

 

 

Surgeon Captain Richard Eric Ashton

a Consultant Dermatologist

Fareham, Hampshire

Apothecaries

 

 

 

 

Christopher Martin Ball

a Crisis & Disaster Management Company Director

Bedford, Bedfordshire

Firefighters

 

 

 

 

Philip Michael Ball

a Medical Artist, retired

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Barbers

 

 

 

 

Dr Luc Bardin

a Strategic Adviser

Kensington & Chelsea, London

Fuellers

 

 

 

 

Robert Battie

a Fuel Logistics Driver Technician

Basildon, Essex

Carmen

 

 

 

 

Douglas Malcolm Burd Belford

a Distillery Company Managing Director

Banffshire, Scotland

Distillers

James Henry Bezer

a Medical Doctor

Greenwich, London

Scientific Instrument Makers

 

 

 

 

John Richard Bishop

a University Academic, retired

Fareham, Hampshire

Gold & Silver Wyre Drawers

 

 

 

 

Michael John Bishop

a Bus & Coach Company Director

West Sussex

Carmen

 

 

 

 

Stuart Ronald Black

a Roofing Industry Federation Regional Manager

Dorset

Tylers & Bricklayers

 

 

 

 

Jeffrey David Blum

a Maritime Claims Consultancy Company Director

Harrow, London
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4.

Report: General Purposes Committee of Aldermen

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Minutes:

There was no report.

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