Register of interests

Councillor Aron Thornley

I, Councillor Aron Thornley a Member/Co-opted Member of Stockport MBC give notice, as I am required to do under S29 of the Localism Act 2011, that I have the following disclosable interests:

1. Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain
Details
Senior Social Prescribing Link Worker at Dudley CVS
2. Sponsorship – Any payment or provision of any other financial benefit (other than from the Council) made or provided within the relevant period in respect of any expenses incurred by the Member in carrying out duties as a member, or towards the election expenses of the Member
Details
None
3. Contracts – Any contract which is made between you or your partner (or a body in which you or your partner has a beneficial interest) and the relevant authority – (a) under which goods or services are to be provided or works are to be executed; and (b) which has not been fully discharged
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I am a director of the Marple Youth Project CIC . We have applied successfully to run several contracts with Stockport Council during 2022/23 ; we have accepted monies from SMBC to support the youth club in Marple on Friday nights , the HAF support programme that we run in Marple , and have just signed a contract with SMBC to run the "Short Breaks" programme in Marple and surrounding areas.
4. Land – Any beneficial interest in land which is within the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport
Details
11 Eden Avenue, High Lane, Stockport SK6 8BL
5. Licences – Any licence (alone or jointly with others) to occupy land in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport for a month or longer
Details
None
6. Corporate Tenancies – Any tenancy where (to the Member's knowledge) – (a) the landlord is the Council; and (b) the tenant is a body in which you or your partner has a beneficial interest
Details
None
7. Securities – Any beneficial interest in securities of a body where – (a) that body (to the Members knowledge) has a place of business; or land in the area of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport; and (b) either (i) the total nominal value to the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issues share capital of that body; or (ii) if the share capital of that body is more than one class, the total nominal value of the shares of any one class in which you or your partner has a beneficial interest exceeds on hundredth of the total issued share capital of that class
Details
None.

Other Interests - The Localism Act also allows other interests to be registered. The Authority has determined that the following should be registered:

8. I am a member or hold a position of general control or management of the following private clubs or organisations
Details
I am one of the directors of a company called One World One People Publishing Ltd. (Company no 05950594). My friend and business partner Paul Sinclair runs this business from day to day. We started the company because we wanted to talk about solutions for bringing people together. Paul has written a book and distributed this book to various people. The registered office address for this company is 4 Poskitt House, Waverley Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, United Kingdom. TA6 3RZ.
I am also registered as a director of two other companies at the same address ; Tree Planters Employment Society (Company No: 05507281) and Honourable Banking (Company No: 06978449) .
9. The interests of any person from whom you have received a gift or hospitality with an Estimated value of at least £50.00. The Register of Gifts and Hospitality is disclosed in a separate sheet.
Yes/ No
None.

SENSITIVE INTERESTS

10. I have/have not got any Sensitive Interests as defined by S32 of the Localism Act 2011 and the Monitoring Officer considers that disclosure could lead to the risk of violence or intimidation
Yes or No
None,

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES

A Member must, within 28 days of becoming aware of any change to the interest specified above, provide written notification to the Monitoring Officer of that change at Stopford House, 2nd Floor, North End, Piccadilly, Stockport, SK1 3XE