Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

The Leader and Chair advised that the proceedings were being audio recorded and live streamed by the Council.

The Deputy Chief Executive and S151 Officer declared an interest in Item 6 as a Director of Arkwood Developments Ltd.

The minutes from the meeting held on 11 March 2025 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

That the Executive Shareholder Committee note the performance of Active4Today for the financial year 1^st April 2024 – 31^st March 2025.

The Business Manager – Regeneration & Housing Strategy was in attendance to present the Active4Today Performance Outturn report for the financial year 1 (April 2024 – 31 March 2025).  It was reported that the company had performed exceptionally well in terms of memberships, with a growth at Newark Sports & Fitness Centre and Blidworth Leisure Centre offsetting losses at Southwell Leisure Centre and Dukeries Leisure Centre with year end memberships showing a new increase of 538 to 12,212 members across all categories and sites with income for the year showing a favourable variance of £186,686 on the original forecasted budget target.  It was also reported that expenditure for the year had delivered a favourable variance of £532,571.  In relation to performance against the Business Plan actions, at year end the Company had delivered activities and interventions to support the wider community who typically might not have access one of the Council’s leisure centres.

AGREED      (unanimously) that the Executive Shareholder Committee note the performance of Active4Today for the financial year 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025. 

That Members note the Arkwood Performance Report (attached as the Appendix 1 and consider company’s performance against its targets and objectives highlighting any areas of high performance and identifying areas for improvement.

The Non-Executive Director presented the Arkwood Developments Performance Q4 2024/2025 report to the Executive Shareholder Committee.

AGREED         (unanimously) that Members note the Arkwood Performance Report attached as Appendix 1 to the report.

To consider resolving that, under section 100A (4) of the Local Government

Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items

of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt

information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

None.

AGREED         (unanimously) that under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act.

The Executive Shareholder Committee considered the exempt presentation in relation to Arkwood Developments Ltd.

(Summary provided in accordance with Section 100C(2) of the Local Government Act 1972).