Decision details

Establishment of a Loan Facility for Stockport Active CIC (Life Leisure) to Fund Equipment Replacement, Site Improvements and Energy Efficiency Initiatives (F&R12)

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Seeking approval for a loan facility for Stockport Active Community Interest Company

Decision:

The Cabinet has considered a proposal to provide a loan facility for Life Leisure (the trading name of Stockport Active CIC) to fund the replacement of equipment, general capital improvements to centres and initiatives to make leisure centres more energy efficient and has:-

 

(1) Approved the loan facility for Life Leisure to fund the replacement of equipment, general capital improvements to centres and initiatives to make leisure centres more energy efficient; the loan facility being of a maximum of £5m to be requested as and when deemed necessary by the Board and Executive of Life Leisure during the current services contract between the Council and Life Leisure which runs until 31st March 2027.

 

(2) Delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources to approve specific borrowing requests from Life Leisure under the terms of the overall loan facility, following consideration of appropriate business cases supplied.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Reason Key: Not provided in capital programme;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Equality and/or Environmental Impact Assessment: Contained within the report

Decision Reference: CAB422

Declarations or conflicts of Interest: None.

Forward Plan Reference: F&R12

Other reasons / organisations consulted

None

Contact: Peter Ashworth, Place Directorate Email: peter.ashworth@stockport.gov.uk Tel: 07891 949473.

Report author: Peter Ashworth

Publication date: 07/12/2022

Date of decision: 06/12/2022

Decided at meeting: 06/12/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 14/12/2022

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