The Master
Our Master for 2025-2026 is John Telling
John grew up in Somerset and was educated at the Downs School near Bristol and Winchester College where he was President of the Boat Club and senior cadet in the CCF. After a foundation course at Bristol Poly he joined Ernst & Young, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.
After a year as a management trainee in the UK with HAT Group PLC he worked with them in the USA for seven years with stays in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Washington DC and Houston, Texas.
On returning to the UK, with Holly his southern bride, he joined MITIE Group PLC and worked in a number of senior roles over the next 25 years ranging from operational, business development, sustainability and corporate affairs.
He is now the Executive Chairman of Towens Group, a recycling and waste management business.
A keen Fulham FC fan he stays fit with gym, yoga and cycling.
Wardens
Upper Warden
Jon Randall
Renter Warden
Timothy Butcher
Deputy Master
James Minett
Past Masters from 2000
- 2000-2001 Peter Cook
- 2001-2002 Alan Turner
- 2002-2003 Robin Doran
- 2003-2004 Michael Lepper
- 2004-2005 David Holliday
- 2005-2006 Michael Hall
- 2006-2007 Nicholas Carr
- 2007-2008 Nicholas Carr
- 2008-2009 Reginald Denby
- 2009-2010 Robert Dalrymple
- 2010-2011 J Hubert Lacey
- 2011-2012 Peter Baker
- 2012-2013 Gary Morley
- 2013-2014 De Bradshaw
- 2014-2015 Michael Jones
- 2015-2016 Bill Mahony
- 2016-2017 Terry Wright
- 2017-2018 Richard Hanney
- 2018-2019 Timothy Cooke OBE
- 2019-2020 Alderman Alison Gowman
- 2020-2021 Margaret Coates
- 2021-2022 Margaret Coates
- 2022-2023 Stephen Gilbert
- 2023-2024 Tony Mitchell
- 2024-2025 James Minett