The WCF is managed by its member associations through a Management Committee and, through them, to various individuals of WCF Committees.

Each member country is represented on the Federation Council, which devolves authority to a management committee in between meetings.

A "Full" member of the WCF has 1, 2, or 3 votes at Council meetings, depending on the size of its association. "Associate" and "Observer" members do not have a vote.

At present, the WCF has 11 "Full" members, 4"Associate" members and 12"Observer" members.

The Management Committee consists of the President and 6 other members plus Treasurer and Secretary-General. The President holds office for a term of 4 years and may only serve a maximum of two terms.

Committee Members hold office for 4 years, and then retire by rotation. They may serve any number of terms. Elections are held bi-annually in December by postal ballot.

The current management committee members are:-

Office	Name	Retires
President	David Openshaw England (from 2003) (ex officio)	31st December 2009
Other members
	Keith Aiton Scotland (from 2007)	31st December 2011
	Carole Jackson South Africa (from 2005)	31st December 2009
	Charles Jones QSM, JP (New Zealand) (from 2003)	31st December 2011
	Max Murray (Australia) (from 2005)	31st December 2009
	Amir Ramsis Naguib Egypt (from 2003)	31st December 2009
	Rhys Thomas USA (from 2003)	31st December 2011
Treasurer	Andrew Hope Scotland (ex officio (from 2002)	Appointed - Not applicable
Secretary-General	Brian Storey England) (ex officio) (from 2004)	Appointed - Not applicable