Michael was admitted a Freeman in 1984 and joined the Company as a Liveryman in 2001.

During his time on the Court he served on the Functions Committee and the Membership Committee . He was involved with the Livery’s Guildhall Exhibition.

A Partner in his Stock Broking firm for over thirty years and then a Director of a Investment Trust based in Edinburgh. He is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute, a Fellow of the Chartered Securities Institute, he was a Member of the London Stock Exchange.

Since retiring he has been involved with Chelmsford Cathedral as a member of Chapter and now Chairman of the Friends of the Cathedral. He also supports various Charities within Essex that deal with young people with problems ‘ and very proud to be an Essex Man.

A keen golfer Past Captain and now President of Thorndon Park Golf Club, a member of Aldeburgh Golf Club and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.

Sadly, Gillian, Michael’s wife of some 47 years died in November 2012.  He has one daughter Pearl and a granddaughter Amber.

Sue was born in Isleworth in 1952 and moved to Grimsby and then Nottinghamshire where she went to the Bluecoat School. This was followed by studying medicine at The Royal Free Hospital.

After qualifying as a doctor she became a partner and then senior partner in General Practice in Stanmore. She had a special interest in Mental Health. Whilst continuing her work as a GP she worked with Barnet Primary Care Trust and then became Chair of Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group.

She joined the Worshipful Company of Needlemakers in 2015.

Sue is married to David and has two children and two granddaughters.

She is a keen golfer and has been Lady Captain at Hadley Wood Golf Club and previously been on the Board.

Her interests, apart from golf, include opera (she is an Associate Member of Glyndebourne) and food

Nick joined the Company in 2013.   He has served on a number of the Company’s committees and was instrumental in setting up a regular series of webinars for liverymen during the pandemic.

Born in Taunton, Nick pursued his undergraduate studies in Music at Clare College, Cambridge.   Following a Masters at King’s College, London, he switched to the legal profession.   After working as a solicitor in the international M&A group at Clifford Chance, Nick moved in-house and headed up a European legal team for Warner Bros film studios.   He has recently qualified as an Executive Coach and works with clients across a range of business sectors and geographic locations.

Nick has served on Advisory Boards of Spitalfields Music and English National Opera, and retains close connections with the performing arts. His husband, Ivan, is the Artistic Director of opera at the Teatro Nacional Sao Carlos in Lisbon.  

In addition to his love of the arts, Nick is an enthusiastic explorer and aspires to being author of a travelblog.  When time permits.

John grew up and was educated in Sevenoaks, Kent. Upon leaving College he entered the world of Estate Agency and ultimately became Managing Director of a six branch general practice in Kent and East Sussex. He has always had a strong believe in maintaining and improving standards in the profession and sat on the Council of the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents and its Education committee. He still acts as a Consultant in residential property matters both sales and lettings. He is also a founding trustee of The Arbon Trust the charity created by Propertymark NAEA & ARLA to support its members who are in need.

John has always been interested in the traditions and heritage of this great country that we all enjoy and upon retiring from practice trained as a Professional Toastmaster. He works regularly throughout the Country and in the City at many functions including Awards Ceremonies, Conferences, and Weddings.

He was appointed Beadle to The Worshipful Company of Needlemakers in 2013, Beadle to The Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers in 2014 and Beadle to The Worshipful Company of Broderers in 2017. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, travel, theatre and gardening.

Fiona was appointed Clerk to the Company in 2017. She is only the 15th Clerk known to have held the position since prior to 1714.