Worshipful Company of Management Consultants
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The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants is one of the Livery Companies
of the City of London
. It started as a Guild
of the City of London
in 1993 and became a Company without Livery in 1999. On 4 May 2004, the Court of Aldermen
granted the Company’s petition to become the 105th Livery Company
of the City of London. It draws its memberships from practising management consultants and has close links to the Management Consultancies Association and the Institute of Management Consultancy.
Between 1993 and 2004 the Company had worked strenuously to establish a record of achievement in the fields of education and charity whilst gaining the financial resources required for admission to the Livery.
Livery companies continue a long tradition of supporting, protecting and developing their trades and crafts, whilst acting in charitable ways within the wider community. They have also traditionally been ‘clubs’ in which colleagues assemble in fellowship and social intercourse. The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants continues these traditions by undertaking pro bono consultancy for charities including supporting the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (which it established in partnership with the Cass Business School of the City University in London
) and forming close ties with the Sea Cadets
.
The Company has 200 liverymen (senior members) and some junior freemen who gather six or seven times a year for formal dinners and more frequently for informal social gatherings.
Its motto
is 'Change through Wisdom'.
A stained glass
window designed by Stella Timmins to commemorate the Company was installed at the Guildhall
in 2001 and was officially recognised by the Lord Mayor of the City of London at a ceremony on 18 October 2001.
Livery Company
The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling,...
of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
. It started as a Guild
Guild
A guild is an association of craftsmen in a particular trade. The earliest types of guild were formed as confraternities of workers. They were organized in a manner something between a trade union, a cartel, and a secret society...
of the City of London
City of London
The City of London is a small area within Greater London, England. It is the historic core of London around which the modern conurbation grew and has held city status since time immemorial. The City’s boundaries have remained almost unchanged since the Middle Ages, and it is now only a tiny part of...
in 1993 and became a Company without Livery in 1999. On 4 May 2004, the Court of Aldermen
Court of Aldermen
The Court of Aldermen is an elected body forming part of the City of London Corporation. The Court of Aldermen is made up of the twenty five Aldermen of the City of London, presided over by the Lord Mayor...
granted the Company’s petition to become the 105th Livery Company
Livery Company
The Livery Companies are 108 trade associations in the City of London, almost all of which are known as the "Worshipful Company of" the relevant trade, craft or profession. The medieval Companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling,...
of the City of London. It draws its memberships from practising management consultants and has close links to the Management Consultancies Association and the Institute of Management Consultancy.
Between 1993 and 2004 the Company had worked strenuously to establish a record of achievement in the fields of education and charity whilst gaining the financial resources required for admission to the Livery.
Livery companies continue a long tradition of supporting, protecting and developing their trades and crafts, whilst acting in charitable ways within the wider community. They have also traditionally been ‘clubs’ in which colleagues assemble in fellowship and social intercourse. The Worshipful Company of Management Consultants continues these traditions by undertaking pro bono consultancy for charities including supporting the Centre for Charity Effectiveness (which it established in partnership with the Cass Business School of the City University in London
City University, London
City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....
) and forming close ties with the Sea Cadets
Sea Cadet Corps (United Kingdom)
The Sea Cadet Corps is a UK national youth organisation sponsored by the Royal Navy and open to young people between the ages of 10-18 years old. The SCC is the UK's largest Naval Cadet Force with over 30,000 cadets and adult volunteers...
.
The Company has 200 liverymen (senior members) and some junior freemen who gather six or seven times a year for formal dinners and more frequently for informal social gatherings.
Its motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
is 'Change through Wisdom'.
A stained glass
Stained glass
The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...
window designed by Stella Timmins to commemorate the Company was installed at the Guildhall
Guildhall, London
The Guildhall is a building in the City of London, off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. It has been used as a town hall for several hundred years, and is still the ceremonial and administrative centre of the City of London and its Corporation...
in 2001 and was officially recognised by the Lord Mayor of the City of London at a ceremony on 18 October 2001.