Agenda and minutes

Trading and Enterprise Board - Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 2.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Ashford Borough Council. View directions

Contact: Democratic Services Telephone: 01233 330349  Email:  democraticservices@ashford.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

345.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon PDF 63 KB

To declare any interests which fall under the following categories, as explained on the attached document:

 

a) Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPI)

b) Other Significant Interests (OSI)

c) Voluntary Announcements of Other Interests

 

See Agenda Item 2 for further details.

Minutes:

Councillor

Interest

Minute No.

 

Corporate Director of Housing, Customer, Technology and Finance

 

Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Director of A Better Choice for Property Ltd. and A Better Choice for Property Development Ltd.

347, 349

Assistant Director of People, Communications and Technology

 

Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Director of Ashford Cinema Ltd.

350

Head of Finance

 

Made a Voluntary Announcement as Company Secretary for A Better Choice for Property Ltd. and A Better Choice for Property Development Ltd and as a Director of Stour Environmental Credits Ltd.

 

347, 349, 351

Commercial Projects and Recreation Manager

 

Made a Voluntary Announcement as a Director of Ashford Cinema Ltd.

350

Accountant

 

Made a Voluntary Announcement as Company Secretary of Ashford Cinema Ltd.

 

350

 

346.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 89 KB

To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of this Board held on the 26th November 2024.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the Minutes of the Meeting of this Board held on the 26th November 2024 be approved and confirmed as a correct record.

 

347.

Audited 2023/24 Accounts for A Better Choice for Property Co. and A Better Choice for Development Co. pdf icon PDF 2 MB

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the 2023/24 Audited Financial Statements for A Better Choice for Property Ltd. and A Better Choice for Property Development Ltd.) be received and noted.

 

348.

Exclusion of the Public

To consider passing the following resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting: That pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of this item as it is likely that in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure of exempt information hereinafter specified by reference to Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act, where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items, as it is likely in view of the nature of the business to be transacted or the nature of the proceedings that if members of the public were present there would be disclosure of exempt information hereinafter specified by reference to Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Act, where in the circumstances the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

349.

A Better Choice for Property - Portfolio Update

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That the report be received and noted.  

 

350.

Ashford Cinema Update and Appointment of Shareholder Representative

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That    (i)        the Quarter 3 performance Ashford Cinema be noted.

 

(ii)       Councillor Betty be appointed as the Shareholder Representative for Ashford Cinema Ltd.

 

351.

Stour Environmental Credits Ltd - Update and Appointment of Shareholder Representative

Minutes:

Resolved:

 

That    (i)        the report on the Joint Venture Company to date be received and noted.

 

(ii)       Councillor Ovenden be appointed as the Shareholder Representative for the Company.

 

Minutes for this Meeting pdf icon PDF 94 KB