Fellowship, Charity, Education, Hospitality
The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers offers across industry networking and is a place where the whole of the lighting and electrical industry can meet, as all members are involved in the industry, through engineering, manufacturing, design, installation, distribution , education and promotion. We consider it a place where leaders in lighting, present, past and future come together.
It allows you to enjoy the unique and valued sense of fellowship for which the Livery movement is renowned and to make many new and lasting friendships with those connected to the same industry.
For more details about the Lightmongers Livery Company please refer to the Introduction to Membership page of this website.
Get in touch
For further information on The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers please contact us via email.
How to Join
Membership takes the form of three stages:
- Admission as a Freeman
- Attaining Freedom of the City of London
- Progression to full membership as a Liveryman
Admission as a Freeman
This is the first step to becoming a full member of the Company. As a prospective member you will need to be sponsored to become a Freeman by two existing Liverymen of the Company who you may already know. If you need support in identifying sponsors please contact the Clerk, who will assist you.
There is an Application Form, available on request from the Clerk or downloadable from the Lightmongers’ website for you to complete and submit.
You are then invited for an interview and at the conclusion of that if you and the Membership Committee both wish to proceed, your membership will be proposed to the Court. Should they approve, you will be asked to pay the joining fee (known as a fine) and invited to attend the next Court meeting to be Admitted to the Freedom of the Company. You are welcome to invite your partner or a guest, if you wish, to observe your admission as a Freeman of the Company. You and your partner/guest are also invited to join the Court ats Court Dinner, at your own cost, which is an excellent opportunity to meet existing members and learn more about the Company. Court meetings are usually held in February, May, September and November.
Attaining the Freedom of the City of London
Having achieved Freedom of the Company you need to attain Freedom of the City of London. This is done through the Chamberlain’s Court at Guildhall and, presuming your application is approved, is a simple and enjoyable traditional ceremony to which you can take a partner and a couple of guests. It is always good to finish off such a prestigious occasion with lunch in one of the many excellent City restaurants.
More details on how to apply to Guildhall will be provided after you have been admitted as a Freeman to the Company.
Progression to full membership as a Liveryman
Once you have your Freedom of the Company and your Freedom of the City you are entitled to progress to be Clothed in the Livery of the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers, thus becoming a full member. To become a Liveryman you will need to let the Clerk know that you have achieved Freedom of the City and you will then again be invited to a meeting of the Court to be Clothed in the Livery.
Once a Liveryman you are then eligible to sit on Company committees and join the Court and entitled to vote at City elections for the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, should you so desire.
Charges
There are one-off costs, traditionally called ‘Fines’, and an annual membership fee called, for historical reasons, ‘Quarterage’. (Quoted as at the time of writing).
Fines
| Admission as a Freeman | £300 |
| Progression to a Liveryman | £250 |
| Attaining the Freedom of the City of London (A City fee) | £180 |
Quarterage (2026/27 annual subscription)
Whilst membership of the Livery company is in the name of and specific to the member, many members are sponsored by their company. It is expected that the individual will maintain their membership should their company no longer sponsor them or they change employer.
Quarterage is due 30th September each year (in respect of the membership year 1st August to 31st July each year). To be paid by Direct Debit.
For those joining during a membership year the Quarterage is applied pro-rata.
| Freemen & Liverymen | £408 |
| Freeman & Liveryman under 40 | £306 |
| Freeman & Liveryman under 37 | £204 |
| Freeman & Liveryman under 34 | £102 |
Events
The cost of events vary and inevitably rise over time, but typically are currently:
| Summer Banquet at the Mansion House | £160 |
| Members Dinner | £145 |
| The Livery Dinner | £150 |
| Other events can vary significantly but typically are | £35 to £75 |
Interested in joining?
If you work in the lighting and related electrical industry and would like to develop professional connections, contribute to charitable and educational causes, and become part of the City’s Livery tradition, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To request an application form, discuss sponsorship or find out more about membership, please contact the Clerk.