Past Masters
About the Livery Company
Incorporated in 1709 during the reign of Queen Anne but very active as the Guild of Fan Makers from at least the reign of Charles II, today’s Fan Makers’ Company is the youngest of the ‘old’ City Livery Companies being the last to receive a Royal Charter for nearly 300 years and becoming the 76th Livery Company in order of precedence. Those that have followed have usually been incorporated by the City alone.
The Master
Dinesh Naidu
Dinesh joined the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers in 2009.
He trained as a Mechanical Engineer and joined Ford Motor Company in the mid-1970s. However, his time as an engineer was very short lived due to the oil crisis and the ensuing three-day week, which caused the near collapse of the motor industry.
In 1978 Dinesh started his own enterprise in the energy conservation sector. Over the years he represented the industry at meetings with Government departments, assisting in the design and deployment of the various schemes to encourage homeowners, developers and Local Authorities to adopt higher standards of energy efficiency.
Dinesh entered semi-retirement in 2008 but continued to mentor entrepreneurs, assist charities in his spare time, in addition to becoming the Chairman of his Parish Council.
Born in London, Dinesh has been married to his wife, Valerie, for just short of forty years. Originally based near Colchester in Essex, their four children have now flown the nest, this has enabled them to retire to the Cotswolds.
Shooting has always been an important pastime for Dinesh, but he readily admits that he still is striving to be considered an average shot!
Other pastimes include walking, for which he is usually accompanied by his very lively Cocker Spaniel, who always wants to go the extra mile.
He has a keen interest in Georgian architecture and has restored a Grade 1 listed property in Bath.
Free Warden
Christopher Turner
Chris began his career as a pharmacist within the NHS before transitioning to manufacturing in the Pharmaceutical Industry. This enabled Chris to gain experience in quality assurance and regulatory affairs. His interest and aptitude for this led to him joining the MHRA (an agency of the Department of Health). He specialised in blood, tissues and biological products including vaccines and travelled extensively inspecting manufacturing sites world wide. Chris later joined the family engineering business which was successfully sold in 2021. His connection with the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers began over 35 years ago through his Father, Past Master Lawrence Turner OBE, and he became a Liveryman in 2005. Chris has been an active member of the Livery Committee. Chris is married to Angela, a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Nurses. They have two children and currently 3 grandchildren. Whilst their main home is currently in Shropshire, they spend a lot of time in Dartmouth where they plan to relocate, as well as spending more time in London. Chris and Angela enjoy sailing together and with friends, they like attending opera and music events.
Foreign Warden
Richard Jeffery
Richard's career has been focused on business process optimisation and operational excellence. He co-founded ActiveOps in 2005 and as Executive Chairman has led the company's growth in workforce management software, working with major organisations globally to improve efficiency and performance. A passionate advocate for building British businesses with worldwide reach, his professional background combines operational leadership with strategic international growth, particularly in technology-enabled business services. He is a past winner of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists' Enterprise Entrepreneur Award.
Richard's connection with the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers spans over three decades, having become a Liveryman in 1992 and joining the Court in 2014. He has been an active contributor to the Company's committees and activities throughout this time. His first exposure to the Livery Companies came as Vice President of the Student Union at City University in London, where the Livery Companies sponsored and supported social facilities.
Richard is married to Susie, and they have three adult children—Matthew, Jess, and Abi—and several grandchildren. Whilst they divide their time between Bath and Reading (particularly when Bath Rugby are playing at home), they enjoy rugby, sailing, and live music of (almost) any sort.
Past Masters
1709 Thomas Goodhand
1721 J. Carrington
1726 Michael Burnett
1740 Abraham Cock
1764 John Ashiey
1765 Daniel Palmer
1766 Col. Carrington
1767 Capt. James Weston
1768 John Wilson
1769 Richard Ringwood
1770 Jonn Cock
1771 Thomas White
1772 Robert Clarke
1773 William Surridge
1774 Abraham Hadwen
1775 Thomason Clarke
1776 Norton Tytler
1777 John Edwards
1778 William Maynard
1779 Richard Ringwood
1780 John Cock
1781 John Cock
1782 Thomas White
1783 Thomas Rudderforth
1784 William Surridge
1785 William Surridge
1786 William Surridge
1787 John Wilkinson
1788 William Bailey
1789 William Bailey
1790 William Saunders
1791 James Warron
1792 Joseph Hickman
1793 Richard Hutchins
1794 Richard Weightman
1795 Richard Weightman
1798 James Warron
1799 James Warron
1800 James Warron
1801 James Warron
1802 James Warron
1803 Richard Hutchins
1804 Richard Hutchins
1805 Richard Hutchins
1806 Richard Hutchins
1807 Richard Hutchins
1808 Richard Hutchins
1809 Richard Hutchins
1810 Jeremiah Golding
1811 James Scoles
1812 Richard Weightman
1813 Richard Weightman
1814 Richard Weightman
1815 Richard Weightman
1816 Richard Weightman
1817 Richard Weightman
1818 Richard Weightman
1819 Josiah Hadwen
1824 Josiah Hadwen
1825 Josiah Hadwen
1826 James Scoles
1827 James Scoles
1828 John Pugh/James Scoles
1829 Josiah Hadwen
1830 Arnold Rogers
1831 Harry F. Mellin
1832 R. Tucker
1833 Arnold Rogers
1834 F.I.B.A. Spiers
1835 John Smith
1836 Sidney Smith
1837 H.F. Mellin
1838 John Allsop
1839 J.F. Friebuer
1840 H.H. Toulmin
1841 William Grimn
1842 Richard Thomas
1843 F.I.B.A. Spiers
1844 Henry Woodbridge
1845 Joseph Nicholls
1846 George Richardson
1847 John Taylor
1848 Roger Peeke
1849 Thomas Sargant
1850 Thomas Parker
1851 Henry Taylor
1852 Cosmo William Gordon
1853 Daniel Davidson
1854 William Goodchap
1855 Alfred Bellinger
1856 John Field
1857 Arnold Rogers
1858 John Smith
1859 Henry Woodbridge
1860 Joseph Nicholls
1861 Roger Peeke
1862 George Richardson
1863 George Richardson
1864 George Richardson
1865 George Richardson
1866 Thomas Parker
1867 William Goodchap
1868 John Smith
1869 George Richardson
1870 John Smith
1871 George Richardson
1877 Sir Homewood Crawford
1878 John Sugden
1879 Henry Griffin
1880 H.S. Freeman
1881 J.S. Balfour
1882 John Flemwell
1883 J.M. Stuart
1884 Sir James Whitehead (Lord Mayor, 1888-9)
1885 Frank Hudson
1886 James Curtis
1887 Jas. H. Anderson
1888 A. Gordon Hennell
1889 Nathl. A. Clifford
1890 Sir J. Roper Parkington
1891 Sir John Pound (Lord Mayor 1904-5)
1892 Christian Ritter
1893 Henry Smallman
1894 Richard C. Halse
1895 Frank L.H. Collins
1896 Capt. C.W. Andrew
1897 Sir John C. Bell (Lord Mayor 1907-8)
1898 Sir Henry G. Smallman (Sheriff 1905)
1899 Sir Alfred J. Newton (Lord Mayor 1899-1900)
1900 W.T. Rabbitts
1901 James C. Marshall
1902 Arthur Ross Collins
1903 Gilbert Purvis
1904 Joseph Ettlinger
1905 Howard C. Morris (Alderman) (Died during term of office)/Sir Homewood Crawford
1906 Edmund Poole
1907 Edmund Poole
1908 Walter D. Cronin
1909 Herbert C. Marshall
1910 Sir Homewood Crawford
1911 Oscar C. Berry
1912 Ernest H. Collins
1913 William J. Roberts
1914 E. Lazarus Barlow/ Sir John Pakeman
1915 Augustus P. Bartley
1916 Augustus P. Bartley
1917 Sir Stephen Killick (Lord Mayor 136-7)
1918 Sir Stephen Killik
1919 Harold G. Morrish
1920 L.C.R. Messel
1921 John Gallatly
1922 Henry le Marchant
1923 Henry le Marchant
1924 Henry J. Gower
1925 Sir Francis M. Voules
1926 Henry R.G.S. Smallman
1927 Shirley W. Cropper
1928 Frank W.J. Smith
1929 Victor Brown (Resigned) / Sir John Pakeman
1930 Reginald J. Morrish
1931 Stanley G. Hillyer
1932 His Hon. Judge Shewell Cooper
1933 William H. Latchford
1934 Arthur C. Barnard
1935 Harold L. Farrner
1936 William S. Gray
1937 William R. Heywood
1938 Arthur H. Hillyer
1939 W. Bernard Ross Collins
1940 W. Bernard Ross Collins
1941 W. Bernard Ross Collins
1942 W. Bernard Ross Collins
1943 W. Bernard Ross Collins
1944 Henry H. Payne
1945 A. Victor Heal
1946 Sir Charles A. Davis (Lord Mayor 1945-6)
1947 Norman H. Latchford
1948 B. Donald Hughes
1949 L. Alan Brook
1950 A.G. Griggs
1951 W.V.R. Ward
1952 Leslie Ross Collins
1953 G. Pykett
1954 L.A. Oakden
1955 Major T.H. Vitty
1956 T. Swan
1957 J.H. Nelson Curtis
1958 Sir Edward Muir
1959 P. Bilton
1960 T. Boyd Boyd
1961 P.A.G. Hodge
1962 C.A.L. Collins
1963 H. Young
1964 E.H. Mayer
1965 G. Woods
1966 C.G. Hayes
1967 R.H. Smallman
1968 J.B.R. Hughes
1969 J.S. Hillyer
1970 H.G. Nicholson
1971 W.E. Arnold
1972 A.W. Fowles
1973 Bryan H.K. Hern
1974 John Colin Gray
1975 Leslie Ross Collins
1976 James Atkinson Allen
1977 Norman A. Royce, OBE
1978 Geoffrey G.J. Davis
1979 Robert F.C. Mobbs
1980 Leonard G. Kingdom
1981 Bill Westcott
1982 Robert Gold
1983 David A. Collins, TD
1984 Robert H. Husband
1985 Sigmund John Shelton
1986 Michael S. Ross Collins
1987 Robert Arthur Pollitt
1988 Patrick Bird, TD
1989 Ray Scott-White
1990 Bill Geffen
1991 Henry D.E. Woods
1992 Max Berge Phillips
1993 John R.P. Hammond
1994 Godfrey D.E. Bilton
1995 M. Julian Crispin
1996 Andrew S. Collins, TD
1997 Nicholas G. Crispin, JP
1998 John P. Allen
1999 Michael H. Davis
2000 Richard M. Freeman
2001 Roger I. Simpson
2002 G. David Payne
2003 Peter V. Lush
2004 James R.G. Thomas
2005 Lawrence F. Turner, OBE
2006 Tony R. O’Hagan, TD DL
2007 His Honour Jeremy G. Connor
2008 William J. Bryen
2009 Professor John R. Salter
2010 John C. Hayes
2011 James A.P. Moore
2012 John H. Hughes
2013 R. Patrick King
2014 Douglas A. Clasby
2015 John C.R. Naylor
2016 A. Paul Hoddinott, CB OBE
2017 Marshall H. Blaker
2018 Dr. Michael J. Smith
2019 Dr. Jeffrey Bines
2020 Colin S. Bramall (covid-19 served for 2-years)
2021 Colin S. Bramall
2022 Jonathan M.A. Bewes
2023 Peter S. Dove
2024 Michael J. Lakin
2025 Antony J. Robson