Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Sport and Culture

RESOLVED THAT

1. the Cabinet Member for Sport and Culture, in consultation with the Group Leaders, be authorised to finalise the wording of the Memorandum and Articles of Association;

2. the Shadow trust’s intention to register the company using the company name Cheltenham Leisure and Culture Trust be noted

The Cabinet Member Sport and Culture introduced the report and explained that the shadow trust board had now commenced its formal meeting schedule and was preparing to undertake work to progress all matters necessary to create the new charitable trust. She reported that the shadow board had now agreed the company Memorandum and Articles of Association (M&A) which was critical to the next step of registering the company. She explained that in corporate governance terms, the M&A form the company’s constitution and define the responsibilities of the directors, the business and its charitable objectives and once registered, charitable registration can be applied for. The Cabinet Member also alerted Cabinet to the fact that Gloucestershire County Council’s Pensions Committee would be meeting in May and would be asked to grant admitted body status to the new charitable trust. A further report would be brought to Cabinet in this respect.

The Cabinet Member explained that she was awaiting Group Leader’s response on the wording of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. She paid tribute to the hard work of officers in their work to date.

RESOLVED THAT

1. the Cabinet Member for Sport and Culture, in consultation with the Group Leaders, be authorised to finalise the wording of the Memorandum and Articles of Association;

2. the Shadow trust’s intention to register the company using the company name Cheltenham Leisure and Culture Trust be noted