What role does Livery companies have in schools?

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I was wondering what role these livery companies have in the schools. Looking at the Mercer company, they seem to have a hand in very successful schools.

Do they fund them? Have a say in how they are run? They all seem grouped together in being very competitive schools with amazing results.

Is it a coincidence that Bute and Hall send more to St Pauls (girls and boys respectively) than any other school? Also each prep is not 'officially' linked to the St Pauls schools but act almost as unofficial juniors.

St Paul’s School, Barnes
St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith
Abingdon School, Oxfordshire
Dauntsey’s School, Wiltshire
Bute House Prepatory School for Girls, Hammersmith
The Hall School, Hampstead

This question is purely curiosity, own DC settled in prep and not choosing senior school for another year.

I hate it when a question is asked on Mumsnet and some ignorant fucker wades in, spouting bollocks.

Both my parents went to a Haberdasher's school. Neither grew up to be haberdashers. In fact neither even went to university let alone started an apprenticeship. I suspect the livery company are very disappointed