Draft:Honourable Company of Gloucestershire

The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire is a company.[1] and charitable trust [2] in Gloucestershire, UK. The patron of the company is HRH The Princess Royal.[3][4]

The Honourable Company was founded in 2007 by the Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Sir Henry Elwes, who became its first warden. It was modelled on the livery companies of the City of London.

Its activities include supporting apprentices [5], mentoring charity chief executives and board members [6], organising high profile lecture series [7], running a grant awards scheme for young sportspeople [8] and running a separate award scheme for military cadet forces in Gloucestershire [9]

List of Wardens

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  • 2024-present – Julie Kent MBE
  • 2022-2024 – Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Tabor JP
  • 2020-2022 – Professor Chris Gaskell CBE
  • 2019-2020 – Helen Lovatt
  • 2017-2019Air Marshal Sir Dusty Miller KBE
  • 2016-2017 – The Hon Hugh Tollemache
  • 2015-2016 – Anne Chambers
  • 2014-2015 – Professor Colin Dennis CBE DL
  • 2013-2014 – Ceri Evans JP DL
  • 2012-2013 – Patrick Brooke
  • 2011-2012 – John Thurston DL
  • 2010-2011 – Robert Turner
  • 2009-2010 – John Hazelwood CBE DL
  • 2008-2009 – Warden Emeritus, Sir Henry Elwes KCVO

References

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  1. ^ "THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. ^ "THE HONOURABLE COMPANY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST - Charity 1147656". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. ^ "Royal Family Charities and Patronages". Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The Company Description". The Honourable Company of Gloucestershire. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  5. ^ "Honourable Company of Gloucestershire announces new award to support apprentices". The Business Magazine. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ^ "Invest Programme". Gloucestershire CF. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  7. ^ "Top finance expert Janet Mui is speaker at Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Business Lecture - University of Gloucestershire". www.glos.ac.uk. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  8. ^ "GPFA Honourable Company of Gloucestershire Award | Gloucestershire Playing Fields Association". Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  9. ^ "Stroud Cadet Successes". Stroud News and Journal. 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
Categories: Charities based in Gloucestershire