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The Honourable Company of Freemen of the City of London would like to welcome all Freemen of the City of London, Liverymen and those who have a strong connection to the City. 

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Available Membership Levels

Affiliate Membership -  Open to any person who is a resident of North America who is not a Freeman of the City of London, who subscribes to the Objects of The Honourable Company as detailed in the Constitution of the Company, and who undertakes to become a Freeman of the City of London within a period of three years of becoming an Affiliate Member. Affiliate members do not have voting rights and may not sit on the Court. 

Associate Membership -  Open to any person who is a Freeman of the City of London, but who does not reside permanently in North America, is qualified to apply for this membership category.  Associate Members do not have voting rights and may not sit on the Court.

Regular Membership -  Open to any person residing in North America, who is a Freeman of the City of London is qualified to apply for this category of membership. Regular Members have voting rights and may sit on the Court.

Process

You will be required to name two sponsors on your application form. In a case where this is not possible, an interview will be arranged either in person or via video conference with members of the court.  

1. Complete the application form below and attach a copy of a recent resume. If applying for Regular or Associate membership, details regarding Livery membership and/or Freedom of the City must be provided. 

2. Your application will be reviewed and sponsors contacted (if named)

3. If you cannot provide two sponsors or at the Courts request, you will be contacted by the Clerk for an interview with members of the Court.  

4. If successful at previous steps, your application will be shared for approval at an upcoming court meeting. 

5. Once approved, you will be contacted by the Clerk and your joining fee as well as pro-rated quarterage (annual fee) will become payable. 

Joining Fees

The joining fee for individual members is currently $350. 

Family Membership

• A joint joining fee of $350 applies when two family members join the Company at the same time.

• For each additional family member joining at the same time, the total joining fee increases by $50 (e.g., three family members = $400).

• At its discretion, the Court may allow applications submitted up to 3 months apart to qualify for the family joining fee as a one-off exception.

Young Membership

• The joining fee for young members is $150 per person.

• If two or more young family members apply at the same time, the lesser of the young or family membership fee will apply.

 

Definitions

Family

For the purposes of this practice, “family” is defined as:

Spouses or partners, children (biological, adopted, step, or under legal guardianship), parents (biological, adopted, step, or under legal guardianship), grandparents, aunts, and uncles who normally reside at the same address*.

* This includes individuals temporarily living elsewhere for reasons such as university, work placements, or gap years.

The Court reserves the right to extend this definition on a case-by-case basis.

Young Member

A young member is defined as a new applicant aged over 18 but not yet 35 years old at the time of their formal acceptance into the Company.

Fees are subject to change without notice. 

For further information, please contact the Clerk at clerk@freemenlondon.org