Issue - meetings
Proposal to establish a charitable organisation for the London Borough of Culture 2020
Meeting: 14/01/2019 - Cabinet (Item 8)
8 Proposal to establish a charitable organisation for the London Borough of Culture 2020 
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The report outlines plans for establishing a Charitable Trust which will lead on fundraising to deliver the London Borough of Culture (LBOC) 2020 and its legacy through ensuring its key programmes are sustainable and embedded into the community.
Decision:
RESOLVED that:
(i) Cabinet approved the establishment of a Charitable Trust and Company Limited by Guarantee to fundraise and deliver LBOC 2020 and the legacy programme;
(ii) Cabinet delegated to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health, Culture and Leisure, the Chief Finance Officer and the Director of Legal and HR Services to take all practical steps to establish the company detailed in 2.1 above and register it as a charity to include approval of all relevant legal documentation and appointment of directors; and
(iii) Cabinet delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health, Culture and Leisure to enter into an agreement with the Trust detailed in 2.1 to govern its relationship with and funding of the Trust.
Minutes:
Councillor Krupesh Hirani, Cabinet Member for Public Health, Culture & Leisure, introduced the report outlining the plan to establish a Charitable Trust which will lead on fundraising to deliver the London Borough of Culture (LBOC) 2020 and its legacy through ensuring its key programmes are sustainable and embedded into the community.
Councillor Hirani outlined the report proposals:
· The Council sets up a Trust with broad objectives in line with the LBOC bid: to ensure the bid’s legacy and to have meaningful representation from young people on the leadership of the programme through their presence on the board;
· The Trust will be set up with an initial five-year timeline to support the delivery of LBOC and to take a lead role in the delivery of the legacy;
· The Council will be the primary funder for the Trust for the period 2019/2020, setting out clear objectives in the business plan and holding it to account for delivery through a Service Level Agreement;
· The Councils relationship with Trust will end at the end of 2020
· For the legacy period, the Trust will raise funds which will allow it to become more independent and take a lead role in delivering the LBOC legacy post 2020.
Councillor Tom Miller, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, and Councillor Muhammed Butt, Leader of the Council, spoke in support of the report proposals highlighting the importance of securing the bid’s legacy.
RESOLVED that:
(i) Cabinet approved the establishment of a Charitable Trust and Company Limited by Guarantee to fundraise and deliver LBOC 2020 and the legacy programme;
(ii) Cabinet delegated to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health, Culture and Leisure, the Chief Finance Officer and the Director of Legal and HR Services to take all practical steps to establish the company detailed in 2.1 above and register it as a charity to include approval of all relevant legal documentation and appointment of directors; and
(iii) Cabinet delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing in consultation with the Lead Member for Public Health, Culture and Leisure to enter into an agreement with the Trust detailed in 2.1 to govern its relationship with and funding of the Trust.