Philip Woodhouse
Ward: Langbourn
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Contact information
Correspondence address:
Members' Room
PO Box 270
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
Email: philip.woodhouse@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Committee appointments
- Academic and Personnel Committee of the Board of Governors of the City of London Freemen's School (Deputy Chairman)
- Board of Governors of the City of London Freemen's School (Chairman)
- Board of Governors of the City of London School (Ex-Officio Member)
- Board of Governors of the City of London School for Girls (Ex-Officio Member)
- Bursary Committee of the Board of Governors of the City of London Freemen's School
- Capital Buildings BoardCourt of Common Council
- Community & Children's Services Committee
- Corporate Services Committee
- Court of Common Council
- Efficiency and Performance (Finance) Working Party
- Epping Forest & Commons Committee
- Finance Committee
- Gresham (City Side) Committee
- Gresham Working Party
- Investment Committee
- Joint Consultative Committee
- Livery Committee (Deputy Chairman)
- Markets Board (Deputy Chairman)
- Member Development and Standards Sub CommitteeCorporate Services Committee
- Policy and Resources Committee
- Projects and Procurement Sub-Committee
- Safeguarding Sub (Community & Children's Services) Committee
- Senior Remuneration Sub-Committee
- Teachers' & Headteachers' Pay Panel of the City of London Schools
Terms of Office
- 24/03/2022 - 19/03/2025
- 20/03/2025 - 21/03/2029
Additional Information
Philip Woodhouse has had a long and close working relationship with the City going back to 1974 when he worked as a messenger. Returning to the City in 1979, he worked on the Commodity Futures Exchange in Mark Lane trading cocoa, coffee, and sugar. He worked at E D & F Man for 18 years before moving to Tate & Lyle until 2002. He then re-established his family’s commodity business, which can trace its origins back to 1750 in St Dunstan’s Hill.
His many years of commercial experience, both in the City and overseas (including living in Nigeria for five years) give him the skills, knowledge, and contacts to act in your and the City's best interests.
Outside of The City Philip chairs the Sandwich Community hub: Jubilee Centre in Sandwich, Kent. The Centre provides facilities for the local boxing club, the food pantry, two bands, The Citizen's Advice and a soon to be opened Community Shed amongst other wellbeing opportunities.
Currently Chair of The City of London Freemen's School, Deputy Chair of The Livery Committee and The Markets Board. A Past Master of The Grocers Livery Company in 2012/3.
He is widowed with 3 sons, the eldest and youngest now also working in the City.