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The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers

CITY OF LONDON

Founded 1995 & Incorporated by Royal Charter 2009

News

Installation of New Clerk

By Michael Ashdown | 08/03/2023 | Comments Off on Installation of New Clerk

At the Court meeting on 2 March 2023 we installed Robert Lowth as the new Clerk of the Company.  

Livery Food Initiative

By Michael Ashdown | 07/03/2023 | Comments Off on Livery Food Initiative

As Chair of our Charities’ Committee from September 2022, I was delighted to join the Livery Charity Chairs’ Group (LCCG), which is chaired by the amazing Hilary Lindsay. One area of focus for this group is the Livery Food Initiative. I am told that across London 10.2 million meals are needed each month to sustain […]

Lord Mayor’s Briefing Group

By Michael Ashdown | 06/03/2023 | Comments Off on Lord Mayor’s Briefing Group

Court Assistant Stephen Hodgson was privileged to chair a meeting of the Lord Mayor’s Briefing Group at Mansion House. The Group is a diverse range of tax experts charged with briefing the The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of the City of London on current and emerging UK and international tax issues as he embarks […]

Tour of St Bartholomew The Great – November 2022

By Michael Ashdown | 06/03/2023 | Comments Off on Tour of St Bartholomew The Great – November 2022

Twenty-two Company members and their guests were given a guided tour of our Guild Church, St Bartholomew the Great, by our Honorary Chaplain, Fr Marcus Walker, one evening in late autumn. The darkness pervaded all as we gathered near the entrance of London’s oldest parish church still in everyday use, it having escaped many hazards […]

Livery Companies and their Work with Charities

By Michael Ashdown | 27/07/2022 | Comments Off on Livery Companies and their Work with Charities

The attached document provide some information about the financial support that the Livery provides to various charities. [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.taxadvisers.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Distribution36-Livery-Companies-2021-22-Philanthropy-Profile.pdf” title=”Distribution36 – Livery Companies 2021-22 Philanthropy Profile”]    

Inter-livery Chess Tournament

By Michael Ashdown | 22/07/2022 | Comments Off on Inter-livery Chess Tournament

INTER-LIVERY CHESS CHALLENGE 2022 he first Inter-Livery Chess Challenge took place on 14th July in the palatial surroundings of the Lansdowne Club in London’s Mayfair.  The event was originally planned for 2020 but had to be cancelled due to Covid. After some hard fought games, against the clock, the eventual winners were WCOTA Team 2 […]

City Walk

By Michael Ashdown | 22/07/2022 | Comments Off on City Walk

A City walk has become one of the regular fixtures in the WCOTA social calendar, and is an event which has, so far, usually been blessed with good weather. This year’s walk, which was held on 5 July, was no exception, and a group of us gathered in the late afternoon sun for a pre-walk drink outside The […]

WCOTA visit to Chelsea Physic Garden

By Michael Ashdown | 23/05/2022 | Comments Off on WCOTA visit to Chelsea Physic Garden

Several members of the WCoTA and their guests enjoyed a wonderful guided tour of the Chelsea Physic Garden on Thursday 19 May, organised by Bob Harland.  The garden is reputed to be one of the oldest botanical gardens in the UK. Since 1673, when Chelsea was a village outside of London, Chelsea Physic Garden has occupied four […]

Brigantes News 2022

By Michael Ashdown | 06/05/2022 | Comments Off on Brigantes News 2022

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HMS Bangor

By Michael Ashdown | 28/03/2022 | Comments Off on HMS Bangor

Attached is an update from the Commanding officer of HMS Bangor 20220322-Crew 8s Newsletter