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ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND

Minutes of the National Council Meeting held on 24 June 2014 starting at 11.00am at

14 Great Peter Street, London

Members Sir Peter Bazalgette Chair of the Arts Council

Present: Maria Balshaw

Matthew Bowcock CBE

National Council Member


Professor Jon Cook

Joe Docherty

South East Area Council Chair

North Area Council Chair (Items 11 - 14)

Sheila Healy

David Joseph

South West Area Council Chair


Sir Nicholas Kenyon

Nazo Moosa

Peter Phillips

National Council Member (Items 7 – 14)


Midlands Area Council Chair

Alistair Spalding CBE National Council Member (Items 11 - 14)

Rosemary Squire OBE

Veronica Wadley


London Area Council Chair

Not Present: David Bryan National Council Member

Also Present: Alan Davey

Althea Efunshile

Chief Executive

Deputy Chief Executive

Laura Dyer

Simon Mellor

Executive Director, North, Midlands & S. West

Executive Director, Arts and Culture

Moira Sinclair

Lesley deCourcy

Mags Patten

Kal Kay

Ruth Alaile

Francis Runacres

Melloney Poole

David Bryant

Effie Koliou

Diane Lees

Sara Selwood

John Orna-Ornstein

Richard Russell

Cassie Chadderton

Executive Director, London and South East

Director, Finance and Corporate Services

National Director, Advocacy and Communications

Director, Finance (Item 6)

Director, Governance and Planning

Director, Investment

Director, Legal Services (Items 10-14)

Governance Officer (minutes – Items 1-10 )

Governance Officer (minutes – Items 11-14)

External Advisor (Item 11)

External Advisor (Item 11)

Director, Museums (Item 11)

Director, Policy and Research (Items 10-14)

Director, Media and S. Relations (Items 10-14)

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1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

1.1 The Chair welcomed National Council members and officers to the meeting.

Apologies were received from David Bryan, and members were informed

that Nicholas Kenyon, Joe Docherty and Alistair Spalding would be joining

the meeting later.

1.2 The Chair and Council congratulated Matthew Bowcock on his CBE, and

also asked for their congratulations to be passed on to Alice Rawsthorn, a

former member of National Council who had also been awarded a CBE.

2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.1 The Chair outlined the Arts Council’s policy on managing conflicts of

interest, explaining that the general principle was that if a member of the

public would reasonably conclude that an interest a Council member or

officer has might influence the approach they take, they must declare it.

Members who had a financial or otherwise substantive interest in the

outcome of a part of the discussion or in a particular issue should withdraw

from the meeting at that point and take no part in the discussion or voting.

2.2 The register of interest of Council members as at 24 June was circulated at

the meeting and is appended to these minutes (Appendix A) for the record.

2.3 Veronica Wadley requested for the register to be updated to include Film

London, The London Design Festival Limited, and Thames Festival Trust.

She is a senior advisor to the Mayor of London and the GLA funds these

organisations.

2.4 Sheila Healy declared an additional interest as a Board member of the

Audience Agency, from 18th June.

3. MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 4 JUNE 2014

3.1 The minutes of the last meeting held on 4 June 2014 were agreed as a true

and accurate record of the meeting.

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4. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING

HELD ON 4 JUNE 2014

4.1 There were no matters arising.

5. CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT

5.1 National Council discussed the Chair, Chief Executive and the Culture

Minister’s appearance before the Culture, Media and Sport Select

Committee inquiry into the work of Arts Council England. The topics

covered during the session included the Arts Council’s general approach to

investment and the geographical considerations taking place around the

National Portfolio assessment and decision-making process. Ed Vaizey

showed a sympathetic understanding of the demands of London funding

versus the other areas.

5.2 The meeting also discussed recent speeches by the new Secretary of State

for Culture, Media and Sport, Sajid Javid, and Shadow Culture Secretary

Harriet Harman.

6. APPROVAL OF ANNUAL REVIEW AND ACCOUNTS 2013/14

(Kal Kay joined the meeting)

6.1 Lesley deCourcy introduced this item which presented National Council

members with the Annual Review and Accounts for 2013/14 for approval.

6.2 National Council noted the issues raised in the report, and discussed the

fact that the auditors had requested that we incorporate our share of the

assets and liabilities from the West Yorkshire Pension fund into our

accounts for the year. It was also noted that the actuaries had advised that

our share of the actuarial losses for the year were £1m and that our deficit

at 31st March 2014 was valued at £7 million. These changes had been

reflected in the Grant in Aid (GiA) accounts, following conversations with the

auditors. National Council were also informed that a similar exercise would

be undertaken during 2014/15 in relation to the Arts Council England’s

share of the Arts Council Retirement Plan’s pension assets and liabilities to

reflect new accounting standard requirements.

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6.3 National Council noted that the auditors had also asked for an explanation

of how additionality had been considered for the Catalyst investments which

had to be de-committed from GiA and recommitted to the Lottery accounts

for both 2012/13 and 2013/14. This had been produced and provided to

them, and KPMG had audited the adjustments and approved them; we

were, however, still awaiting feedback from the National Audit Office on this.

6.4 National Council also noted that the forecast lottery income for 2014/15 was

£270 million, including the return from the sale of the Olympic Park,

meaning the underlying forecast income is £250 million. It was reported that

the yearend balance in the National Lottery Distribution Fund, plus bank

balances, of £302m is greater than this forecast income which means that

we are not adhering to the general principle of our National Lottery

Distribution Fund balance policy of not allowing our balance to exceed one

year’s worth of income. This is due to the downward trend of lottery income

in the latest forecast received in January 2014 and the timing of payments

to grant creditors.

6.5 National Council turned their attention to the Annual Report and noted in

particular some of the positive statistics it outlined, such as the fact that

while public funding of National Portfolio Organisations had declined by 2%,

their overall level of turnover had increased by an average of 8%. This

increase was largely attributed to an increase in earned income. It was

however noted that the 8% increase was an average, with some

organisations being able to increase their earned income more than others.

6.6 National Council AGREED to:

(a) Note the changes in the layout of the back section of the draft annual

review, taking into account the requirement to produce a Strategic

Report;

(b) Note the key financial highlights as reported in the annual review;

(c) Approve the final Annual Report and Accounts 2013/14 and delegate

to the Accounting Officer and the Chair the authority to approve any

final adjustments, including those to bring the West Yorkshire

Pension deficit on to the balance sheet.

(Kal Kay left the meeting)

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7. REPORT FROM THE PERFORMANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE

7.1 Peter Phillips introduced this item which provided National Council with an

overview of the business which took place at the last Performance and

Audit Committee meeting on 3rd June 2014, and also provided them with an

annual report of the Committee’s activities.

7.2 National Council noted the report.

7.3 The Chair thanked all Performance and Audit Committee members for their

hard work throughout the year and in particular their recent contributions to

the Annual Review and accounts process.

(Nicholas Kenyon joined the meeting)

7.4 National Council AGREED to note the contents of both the update and the

Performance and Audit Committee’s annual report.

8. CAPITAL PROGRAMME DECISIONS

8.1 Francis Runacres provided National Council with an overview of a capital

funding application for York Theatre Royal. He informed them that the

application for funding was to support a project aiming to create

improvements and provide a more accessible, environmentally and

financially sustainable building. The project would support the Arts Council’s

Goal 1 (Everyone has an opportunity to experience and to be inspired by

the arts, museums and libraries) and Goal 3 (The arts, museums and

libraries are resilient and financially sustainable).

8.2 National Council considered the assessment of the application provided and

AGREED to fund York Theatre Royal at £2,656,068, subject to the

conditions laid out in the report.

9. SMALL SCALE CAPITAL AND STAGE ONE APPLICATIONS FOR

LARGE CAPITAL GRANTS (ROUND THREE)

9.1 Francis Runacres introduced the report which informed National Council of

the decisions taken by the area management teams on applications to the

small scale capital programme and of the decisions taken by Executive

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Board on which organisations should be invited to make a full scale

application, following an initial expression of interest, in Round 3 of the large

scale capital programme.

9.2 Members were reminded that being successful at this stage of the large

scale capital programme did not provide a guarantee of funding. The

successful organisations would have 18 months to work up a full

application, which would then, depending on the overall value of the grant,

be considered by either Executive Board or National Council.

9.3 In terms of the large scale capital bids, it was observed that competition for

funding was stronger in London than elsewhere in England. National

Council were also asked to note that paragraph 9.3 of the report contained

an error in referring to a lottery target. It was confirmed that there was no

such target, and that the reference to the capital programme awards in

London being below 30% was also inaccurate.

9.4 Members noted the decision made by the North Area Management team to

award a grant to……………………………………………………………………

National Council were informed that many of the applications came with a

variety of risks attached, and these were all weighed before a

recommendation was reached on the funding

application. …………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………..

Council noted that the progress of the project would be closely monitored.


(a) Note the agreed small scale capital decisions made by Area

Management Teams;

(b) Note the agreed list of large scale capital applicants who have been

invited to make a stage two application to the large scale capital

programme.

[Information has been withheld here in line with the requirements of section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 – prejudice to commercial interests. A public authority is entitled to withhold information under this provision where disclosure of that information would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any persons or organisations, including the Arts Council itself.]

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10. ARTS, MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES PROGRAMME BUDGETS 2015-

2018

(Richard Russell, Cassie Chadderton and Melloney Poole joined the meeting)

10.1 Althea Efunshile introduced this paper which sought approval from National

Council for a number of changes to the high level arts and museum and

libraries programme budgets for 2015-2018 that were approved by National

Council at their December 2013 meeting.

10.2 National Council were reminded that at their meeting held on 12 December

2013, they were informed that the agreed programme budgets would need

to be reviewed prior to the finalisation of the National Portfolio

Organisations and Major Partner Museums portfolios for 2015-2018, and

thereafter annually. Most of the major changes had been discussed at the 4

June 2014 National Council meeting, namely:

A reduction in our overall investment into the arts of

approximately £24 million per annum of which approximately £4

million was Grant in aid and approximately £20 million was

lottery;

A proposed increase in the National Portfolio budget from

approximately £334 million to approximately £339 million per

annum;

A reduction in the strategic budget from approximately £131

million to approximately £104 million per annum;

A reduction in the contingency of approximately £2 million per

annum;

The inclusion of the Olympic Lottery Distributor Fund return of

approximately £21 million as a 2014/15 budget.

10.3 However, since then the following further alterations have been suggested:

To transfer £1.2 million per annum of CDEL from the arts

programme budgets to the museums and libraries budget;

To increase the National Portfolio budget by £324,000 per annum

to address the net cost of all of the changes proposed since 4th

June;

To reduce the contingency by £1.524 million to meet the cost of

these two changes;

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To increase the lottery component of the National Portfolio

Organisations budget by a further £3.4 million to £69.6 million.

10.4 National Council noted that the National Youth Music Organisations

(NYMOs) costs were being moved to the National Portfolio budget. This

created the appearance of an increase in the National Portfolio budget, and

the full costs of the proposed offers to NYMOs would be funded from lottery

income. It was also noted that we were still awaiting clarification from the

Department for Education (DfE) on whether it would continue to co-fund this

work over the period 2015-2018.


(a) Approve the revised 2015/16 to 2017/18 arts programme budgets;

(b) Approve a budget of £5 million for Creative People and Places for

2018/19;

(c) Approve the revised 2015/16 to 2017/18 museum and libraries

programme budgets.

11. MAJOR PARTNER MUSEUMS PORTFOLIO 2015-2018

(Diane Lees, Sara Selwood, Joe Docherty and John Orna-Ornstein joined the

meeting)

11.1 Sir Peter Bazalgette outlined the purpose of this agenda item and reminded

National Council that its role was to make final decisions on applications for

Major Partner Museum funding having considered the Executive Board’s

recommendations, comments made by Area Councils and the Equality

Analysis appended to the report. He emphasised that National Council’s

decision should be based on the agreed Stage 2 criteria of geographical

spread, leadership and resilience and should provide for a balanced

national portfolio of Major Partner Museums within the budget set for this.

He added that Diane Lees and Sara Selwood had been invited to attend the

meeting to advise members on this, and welcomed them both to the

meeting.

11.2 The meeting was reminded of the Arts Council’s policy on managing

conflicts of interests which was that if a Council member or officer had an

interest in a particular applicant or application they should declare it. Where

there was a financial or other substantial interest such as being employed

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by the applicant or membership or former membership of the board, the

interest was regarded as disqualifying and they should withdraw from the

meeting and not take part in the discussion or decision on that application.

11.3 Maria Balshaw declared an interest in the application of Manchester City

Galleries as Director of the Whitworth Art Gallery and the Manchester

Galleries, and she also declared an interest in Manchester Museum which

was a partner in that application. In view of her interest, Maria Balshaw left

the room and did not take part in the discussion or decisions of any Major

Partner Museum applications. Veronica Wadley reminded Council that she

was a Senior Adviser to the Mayor of London, and that the Greater London

Authority funded the Museum of London. It was also noted that Diane Lees

as Director General of the Imperial War Museum had relationships with a

number of museums through the WWI partnership.

11.4 Sir Peter Bazalgette set out the format of the discussion and reminded

everyone of the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

11.5 Althea Efunshile introduced the report which was presenting the portfolio of

Major Partner Museums 2015-2018 that Executive Board was

recommending to National Council for decision. She gave an overview of

the application process reminding members that 26 applications had been

received with the total amount applied for amounting to approximately

£30milion per annum.

11.6 Althea Efunshile explained that following the last meeting of National

Council, Executive Board was recommending 21 applications for funding

from the £22.6m budget, and that Executive Board was confident that the

proposed portfolio offered the best possible balance in terms of our Stage 2

criteria.

11.7 John Orna-Ornstein added that the recommended portfolio would enable

the Arts Council to achieve a greater geographic distribution than the

current portfolio by serving all England’s largest conurbations; provide a

strong network of leadership for regional museums across the Arts

Council’s five goals; and would assist with sharing knowledge and good

practice around developing organisational and sector resilience over the

period 2015-2018.

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11.8 National Council noted that all five Area Councils were content with the list

of applications from their area that had been recommended for funding.

11.9 The proposals involved funding all the existing 16 Major Partner Museums

with the addition of five new museums that would help broaden the reach of

the Major Partner Museums portfolio. It was observed that there had been

little change in the museums funded from the Renaissance programme

from the outset. It was noted that this lack of change or “churn” had also

been commented on by some of the Area Councils. Officers explained that

the group of museums recommended for Major Partner Museums funding

reflected the published criteria but acknowledged that the aims of and

criteria for the programme might need to be revisited as part of a future

investment round.

(Alistair Spalding joined the meeting)

11.10 The meeting considered the Equality Analysis provided and members

welcomed the start that had been made on this. They noted the key

questions that the analysis had identified; the gaps in data and information

available; and the work that the Arts Council was planning to undertake to

address those gaps. On the specific issue of quality of the experience, it

was noted that if the Metrics project being piloted by a group of Manchester

organisations was adopted more widely, it would provide us with some

benchmarking data on quality of experience broken down by different socio-

demographic groups.

11.11 National Council welcomed the findings on the gender profile of the

workforce of Major Partner Museums but encouraged officers to explore

further the reasons behind the statistics. Members also noted the plans to

work closely with the museums sector over 2015-18 to encourage the

development of a more diverse leadership.

11.12 Members highlighted the challenges currently faced by the regional

museums as a whole and discussed how the Arts Council could work with

them to help increase their resilience and develop more sustainable

business models that relied less on public subsidy. It was also queried

whether local authority funding had been taken into consideration in making

funding recommendations. Officers pointed out that local authorities

budgets for 2015-16 were not yet known and confirmed that throughout the

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funding agreement negotiation stage the Arts Council would continue its

dialogue with local authorities to try to ensure continued local authority

support for museums, in particular Major Partner Museums. It was also

pointed out that the offer to be made to successful applicants on 1 July was

a conditional one, subject to both a negotiated funding agreement and

business plan and to the Arts Council’s Grant in aid income for 2016/17 and

2017/18 remaining at 2015/16 levels.

11.13 It was noted that under these proposals all existing Major Partner Museums

were to receive 2.1% less than their 2014/15 level of grant and that new

applicants would also receive lower offers of funding than requested, and

there was a discussion on how the museums could deliver the proposed

programme of activity within a reduced funding envelope. It was explained

that Relationship Managers would be working with the successful applicants

to agree a programme of activity (which would include a leadership and

resilience offer to the wider sector) that reflected the level of funding

offered.

11.14 National Council discussed the applications and considered the assessment

summary reports. It was noted that …………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………….., had been recommended for funding because of

the significance of their collections and their contribution to geographical

spread. Members emphasised the importance of the risks identified during

the assessment process being addressed through the negotiation of the

funding agreement and monitored during the life of the grant.


11.15 National Council considered the Executive Board recommendations on

applications for Major Partner Museums funding. Veronica Wadley declared

an interest in the Museum of London and did not therefore take part on the

decision on this application.


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(a) Endorse the Equality Analysis and agree the mitigation and action

plan;

(b) Approve the Executive Board recommendations on applications for

Major Partner Museums funding, as set out in the paper submitted.

11.17 National Council thanked John Orna-Ornstein for providing strategic

leadership and a new direction for the Major Partner Museums programme

as well as the extraordinary amount of work that had gone into putting the

proposed portfolio together.

11.18 National Council also thanked Diane Lees and Sara Selwood for providing

them with advice and expertise during the decision-making process.

(Diane Lees, Sara Selwood and John Orna-Ornstein left the meeting)

12. NATIONAL PORTFOLIO ORGANSIATIONS PORTFOLIO 2015-2018

12.1 Maria Balshaw re-joined the meeting.

12.2 Sir Peter Bazalgette outlined the purpose of this agenda item. He reminded

National Council that its role was to make final decisions on National

Portfolio Organisation (NPO) applications for above £800,000 per annum

and to note and consider whether there were any Area Council decisions on

applications for less than £800,000 per annum that National Council ought

to review and call-in.

12.3 National Council and Officers were reminded of the Arts Council’s policy on

managing conflicts of interest which is that a Council member or officer with

an interest in a particular applicant or application should declare it. Where

there was a financial or other substantial interest such as being employed

by the applicant or membership or former membership of the board, the

interest was regarded as disqualifying and they should withdraw from the

meeting and not take part in the discussion, or decision on that application.

12.4 The following disqualifying interests were declared in relation to the National

Portfolio Organisations applications:

Peter Bazalgette Former Chair and Board member of English National

Opera.

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Maria Balshaw Board member of Halle Concerts Society.

Jon Cook Non-voting observer and occasionally working for

Writers’ Centre Norwich.

Joe Docherty University of Durham, where Joe Docherty serves as

Chairman of the Finance and General Purpose

Committee, has a funding relationship with Durham

County Council.

Sheila Healy Board member of Kneehigh Theatre Trust.

Nicholas Kenyon Employee of the Barbican;

Board member of North Music Trust (known as Sage

Gateshead);

Former Board member of English National Opera;

Partner is a Board member of Artichoke Theatre

Trust;

Cheek by Jowl Theatre Company Ltd, London

Symphony Orchestra, Modern Masterpieces,

Serious Events Ltd.: resident companies at the

Barbican Centre, where Nicholas Kenyon is

employed.

Peter Phillips Former Board member of Welsh National Opera

Limited;

Former Board member of Birmingham Opera

Company.

Alistair Spalding Employee of Sadler’s Wells;

Honorary Patron of Candoco;

Akram Khan Company; BalletBoyz Productions Ltd.;

Dance Consortium Jasmin Vardimon; Wayne

McGregor/Random Dance: associate artists and/or

companies of Sadler’s Wells, where Alistair Spalding

is employed;

Re:Bourne: its parent company “New Adventures” is

a resident company of Sadler’s Wells, where Alistair

Spalding is employed.

Rosemary Squire Vice-chair of the Dance Umbrella Ltd;

Trustee of The Hall for Cornwall Trust;

Former Director of Donmar Warehouse Projects Ltd;

Close family member is an employee of Eclipse

Theatre Company and English Stage Company;

Partner is a Board member of Rambert Dance

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Company;

Veronica Wadley Former Board member of Northern Ballet;

Film London, The London Design Festival Limited

and Thames Festival Trust: The Greater London

Authority (GLA) where Veronica Wadley is employed

has funding relationship with those organisations.

12.5 In addition, the following disqualifying interests had been declared by Arts

Council Officers in relation to the applications under consideration:

Simon Mellor Former Employee of Manchester International

Festival

Moira Sinclair Partner is an employee of Jacksons Lane and a

former employee of The Stables

12.6 It was also noted that Council members had previously declared non-

disqualifying interests in artforms, and sectors as follows:

Peter Bazalgette Opera

Maria Balshaw Museums and Visual Arts

Jon Cook Literature

Alistair Spalding Dance

Peter Phillips Opera

Veronica Wadley Music

12.7 The Chair set out the format of the discussion and reminded everyone of

the importance of maintaining confidentiality.

12.8 Althea Efunshile introduced the report which was presenting the proposed

portfolio of “National Portfolio Organisations” for 2015-2018 that Executive

Board was recommending to National Council. She gave a brief overview of

the process undertaken to date.

12.9 She explained that the proposed portfolio had been presented to Area

Councils for consideration and decision between 10 and 16 June 2014 and

then went on to outline how the recommended National Portfolio presented

a nationally balanced proposal against the agreed Stage 2 criteria of

“contribution to the goals, artforms, geographical spread, size and type of

organisations, diversity, and risk”.

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12.10 She drew National Council’s attention to some key trends and statistics,

most of which Council had discussed at its meeting on 4 June 2014:

670 applications were recommended to be offered National

Portfolio Organisations grants, representing a 5% reduction in the

existing portfolio;

A reduction of 0.24% in the value of the total grants

recommended for 2015-18 as compared to the current portfolio,

with 9.8% of the organisations proposed for an increase in

funding of more than 1% and 90% of existing portfolio

organisations continuing to be National Portfolio Organisations

under these proposals;

A proposed reduction in the levels of investment in London, with

an increase in the North, Midlands, South East and South West

by approximately £3 million per Area;

A percentage reduction in the proposed investment in music,

mainly as a result of the opera and ballet analysis;

An increased emphasis across the portfolio on access and

equality of opportunity with a reduction, however, in the number

and value of the total grants for organisations whose leadership is

majority (51% or above) BAME or Disabled, …………………….

…………………………………………………………………………..;

A reduction in the number of smaller organisations in the

recommended portfolio that reflected, however, the number of

applications from small organisations received; Council

suggested that the reason for this might have been that National

Portfolio funding was not always felt to be the best route for

smaller organisations due to the monitoring requirements.


12.11 National Council members were invited to consider the Equality Analysis

that had been appended to the report to support their decision making. It

was noted that it contained a significant amount of analysis of the equality

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position of both the existing portfolio and the proposed portfolio for 2015-

2018, drawing from both internal data and publically available sources.

12.12 National Council noted that 80% of the organisations recommended for

National Portfolio funding had evidenced their potential to contribute

towards the Creative Case for Diversity in their application. Members urged

the Arts Council to ensure that commitment to the Creative Case for

Diversity was translated into their business plans as funding agreements

were negotiated. Council re-stated its view that the requirement for all

applicants to state how they were contributing to the Creative Case for

Diversity was an important and welcome change of policy. Council was

reminded that organisations would be required to submit an equality action

plan as part of their funding agreements and that later this year Executive

Board would bring to Council proposals about how National Portfolio

Organisations would be monitored on how they deliver on their equality

action plans. In addition, the Arts Council would be collecting and publishing

annual data on the profile of the workforce and Board of individual National

Portfolio Organisations and Major Partner Museums, as Council had

previously agreed.

12.13 National Council considered and endorsed the proposed actions to mitigate

the impact of the reduction in the number and value of the total grants to

BAME and disability-led organisations.

12.14 National Council suggested that further consideration should be given to

changing our current definition of “BAME-led” and “disability-led”

organisation, echoing also the views of Area Councils in this respect.

Members agreed that the current definition of “an organisation were 51% or

more” of the governing body were black or minority ethnic or had a

disability, had a very limited focus and did not for example capture

organisations such as the Bush Theatre or Tricycle both of which had

recently recruited talented BAME leaders. It was agreed that National

Council would return to this issue before the end of the funding agreement

negotiation period.

12.15 National Council welcomed the proposals for working with arts

organisations to improve the collection of data on audiences and

emphasised the importance of capturing data on class as well as the nine

protected characteristics set out in the Equality Act. The role of museums in

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sharing with arts organisations expertise and experience of leading on

education outreach programmes was also highlighted.

12.16 Each Area Council chair provided feedback from their Area Council

meeting. Area Council Chairs reported that there was a substantial degree

of discussion at each of the five Area Council meetings over the proposed

portfolio. Area Councils had expressed praise for the thoroughness of the

process and the detailed analysis undertaken by Arts Council staff that had

supported their decision making.

12.17 National Council discussed the impact of the proposals on artforms. It was

noted that concern had been expressed at London Area Council around the

percentage reduction in investment in music. In response, it was noted that

the reduction was largely due to the redistribution of funding through the

Opera and Ballet Analysis. It was also pointed out that Royal Opera House

funding was currently classified as “combined art” rather than “music”, and

therefore appeared in the figures for combined art rather than music.

12.18 In considering the impact of the proposals on artforms, National Council

also considered the impact of other investment strands, in particular Grants

for the Arts. An analysis of Grants for the Arts awards between 2012/13 and

2013/14 showed a significantly different spread of awards across artforms

to that of the proposed National Portfolio. The two programmes

complemented each other well, with Grants for the Arts investment

supporting a greater proportion of Literature and Visual Arts applications

than the proposed National Portfolio. It was also suggested that some

artforms were better represented in the Grants for the Arts portfolio because

this type of funding better suited smaller organisations.

12.19 National Council ……………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………... Moira Sinclair

explained that the Arts Council would be engaging in conversations with

strategic partners ……………… to explore how best to respond to the

needs of the local population and ensure that ethnic diversity is maintained

within the local cultural infrastructure.

[Information has been withheld here in line with the requirements of section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 – prejudice to commercial interests. A public authority is entitled to withhold information

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under this provision where disclosure of that information would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any persons or organisations, including the Arts Council itself.]

12.20 Area Councils had also requested information on the role of bridge

organisations in supporting the creative sector and schools and sought

clarity on what the bridge organisations would be expected to deliver for the

recommended levels of funding. National Council agreed to discuss the

issue in greater detail at a future meeting.

12.21 National Council asked the area council chairs to thank all area council

members on their behalf for the really rigorous and thoughtful work they had

done and for informing decision-making through their understanding of the

local scene, their connectedness and their detailed knowledge of the sector

and its operating environment.

12.22 National Council considered the applications where the Executive Board

had recommended an uplift in funding. Officers confirmed the position as

set out in the guidance, i.e. that significant uplifts in the amount of funding

had only been recommended in exceptional cases and only and where two

tests had been met. The two tests were (a) it was clear how the scale of

ambition was increasing proportionally and (b) there was evidence that the

additional investment would lever in additional funding. It was also pointed

out that some of the uplifts were technical, for instance some smaller

organisations where their 2014-15 grant levels had been reduced below the

minimum £40k threshold for National Portfolio Organisations grants as a

result of further government cuts this spending review period.

12.23 The impact of significant reduction in funding of existing National Portfolio

Organisations on their future viability was also considered. Officers

explained that the proposed recommendations were based on detailed and

careful analysis of the evidence provided in the application and the

assessment of the performance of organisations currently funded though

the National Portfolio. It was explained that if the recommendations were

agreed, relationship managers would be working with organisations over

the funding agreement negotiation period to agree a mutually accepted

programme of activity that could be delivered with the level of funding

National Council would be agreeing for each organisation.

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12.24 National Council emphasised the importance of being clear about the

leadership and other responsibilities of the organisations receiving large

public investment.

12.25 National Council also discussed allocation of funding across the three

financial years within 2015-2018 for organisations delivering a biennial

programme of activity, such as festivals and international showcases. It was

suggested that some further work might need to be done during the funding

agreement negotiation period to agree what would be delivered against the

levels of funding offered in each year and how their National Portfolio grant

might be spread throughout this period.

12.26 National Council discussed the following Area Council proposed changes to

the Executive Board’s recommended area portfolios:

(a) ……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………;

(b) ……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………;

(c) ……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………….

12.27 National Council endorsed the above changes suggested by area councils.

12.28 National Council considered Executive Board’s recommendation to include

……………………………… in the portfolio. …………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………..

…….. National Council noted that the ……………………………… had no

objection to the revised Executive Board recommendation. In this

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exceptional circumstance, National Council agreed to ………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………….

12.29 National Council was informed that there were mathematical errors in the

level of funding recommended to the North Area Council, and subsequently

agreed for Gem Arts and Audio Visual North East. The Chair of the North

Area Council confirmed that he had no objections to amending the levels of

funding offered to these two organisations. In the light of this, National

Council agreed to amend the level of funding awarded to Audio Visual North

East to £123,494 per annum and to Gem Arts to £120,000 per annum.

12.30 National Council welcomed Re:Bourne Ltd’s decision to establish a base

and develop an artistic and audience engagement programme in the South

East. It was explained that although the recommended award would be

supporting the organisation’s national work and touring programme across

England, the proposal presented an opportunity to engage further with

established networks in the Arts Council’s south eastern region, like South

East Dance, and build on the organisation’s long standing relationship with

Dance East to increase the local dance provision.

12.31 National Council considered the Executive Board recommendations on

applications for National Portfolio Organisations funding over £800k per

annum. Members who had declared a disqualifying interest in National

Portfolio Organisations applicants as set out in (12.4) did not take part in the

decision-making on the applications concerned.


(a) Endorse the Equality Analysis and the mitigation and action plan to

address the adverse impacts highlighted within the Equality Analysis;

(b) Note and ratify the outcome of the Area Council decision making

meetings held between 10th and 16th June 2014 as set out in the

paper submitted, with the exception for the decisions on …………

……………………… which would be included in the portfolio; and

…………………………………………………………………………

above where the level of award had been amended.

(c) Approve the Executive Board recommendations on applications for

National Portfolio Organisations funding for over £800,000 per

annum, as set out in the paper submitted;

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(d) Note the list of National Portfolio Organisations that would be funded

from lottery resources.


12.33 National Council thanked Executive Board for the exceptional leadership

they had demonstrated throughout the investment process. Members also

asked for their thanks to be passed on to all other staff for the extraordinary

amount of work that had gone into putting the proposed portfolio together

and the thoroughness of the process.

13. MAJOR PARTNER MUSEUMS AND NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

ORGANSIATIONS DECISIONS COMMUNICATIONS PLAN

13.1 Mags Patten introduced the report which was setting out the proposed

plans for announcing the National Portfolio Organisations and Major Partner

Museums decisions on 1st July.

13.2 Mags Patten outlined the timeline for making external announcements of

the decisions and highlighted key elements of the approach.

13.3 National Council discussed and commented on the proposed approach. It

was suggested that the emerging picture of Investment for 2015-2018

presented some interesting narratives which ought to be highlighted. In

particular our approach to capacity building, supporting new talent and

creating a vibrant cultural ecology across the country; the inclusion of 46

new organisations in the National Portfolio and the increase in the Major

Partner Museums budget to secure greater reach; an increased focus on

the Creative Case of Diversity by requiring all organisations to address

equality and diversity in their business plans and by offering a dedicated

strategic funding stream to further strengthen the resilience of diverse-led

organisations; and our commitment to maintain investment in Creative

People and Places beyond the next spending review period.

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13.4 Members pointed out that there were also significant communication

challenges. It was felt that the overall reduction in the National Portfolio

Organisations budget of 0.2% could lead to erroneous assumptions that

lottery funding could continue to make up the difference for any future

reduction in our Grant in Aid. Members suggested that the decision to

include Lottery funds in the National Portfolio should be seen in the context

of a significantly smaller portfolio if solely funded through Grant in aid and

the resulting opportunity cost to the strategic funding budget.

13.5 National Council stressed the importance of explaining the Opera and Ballet

analysis and how it influenced the National Portfolio Organisations

decisions at the time that the funding announcements are made.

13.6 National Council encouraged the Chair and Officers to be confident in

communicating these decisions which were based on detailed and careful

assessment and analysis. The outcome – a consolidation of our investment

in the arts in difficult economic times – was one to be proud of.

13.7 National Council AGREED to note the plans for announcing the National

Portfolio Organisations and Major Partner Museums decisions on 1 July.

14. REPORT ON E-DECISIONS TAKEN SINCE THE LAST MEETING

Completion of the new lease for the South East office

14.1 National Council NOTED that it had approved the entering into a new lease

for the South East (Brighton) Office by e-correspondence and that since

then the new lease had been signed with the landlord.

The meeting closed at 16:15

National Council minutes – 24 June 2014, Appendix A

Register of Interests as on 24th June 2014

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ARENA - Register of interests for Peter Bazalgette

Contact Relationship type Type of interest Start date End date

Base79 Ltd Self Other / Investor 01 January 2008

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Self Other / Non-Executive Board Member 01 January 2011 31 December 2012

English National Opera Ltd Self Other / Chair 01 January 2012 31 December 2012

ITV Plc Self Board member 01 June 2013

MirriAD Ltd Self Other / Director and Investor 01 January 2009

National Film And Television School

Self Other / Deputy Chair 08 October 2002 08 December 2009

National Funding Scheme Self Other / Self-Donor 01 January 2012 31 December 2012

Royal Television Society Self Other / President 01 January 2010

The Charleston Trust Partner Other / Trustee 01 January 2000

YouGov Self Other / Non-executive Director and Investor 01 January 2005



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ARENA - Register of interests for David Bryan


Eclipse Theatre Company Ltd

Self Advisor / consultant 01 December 2012 01 May 2013

Liverpool Arts Regeneration Consortium (LARC)

Self Advisor / consultant 01 December 2010 01 March 2011

Rich Mix Cultural Foundation

Self Advisor / consultant 01 December 2009 01 March 2010

The Roundhouse Self Advisor / consultant 01 January 2011 01 March 2011

Tomorrow's Warriors Trust

Self Other / Director and Chair of the Trust 01 April 2014



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ARENA - Register of interests for Maria Balshaw


Halle Concerts Society Self Board member 02 September 2013

Manchester City Council Self Other / see notes 01 April 2011

Manchester City Galleries Self Employee 01 April 2011

The Clore Leadership Programme Self Other / member of Strategic Advisory Board

01 September 2010

The Manchester Museum Partner Employee 01 April 2006

The University of Manchester Partner Employee 01 April 2006

The University of Manchester Self Employee 01 June 2006

The Whitworth Art Gallery Self Employee 01 June 2006



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ARENA - Register of interests for Matthew Bowcock


Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Consortium (AFPC)

Self Board member 01 April 2013

Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Consortium (AFPC)

Self Advisor / consultant 01 April 2013

Haslemere Fringe Festival Self Other / Advisor and Donor 01 January 2011

Local Means Ltd Self Other / Chair, Director, donor 01 October 2013

Localgiving.com Ltd Self Other / Board Director 22 December 2009 01 April 2013

Opera North Self Other / Board Member of AFPC

01 April 2013

Opera North Self Other / Trainer and Consultant for AFPC

01 April 2013

The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust Self Other / Trustee 01 January 2010

The Lightbox

(Woking Museum And Arts & Crafts Centre)

Partner Board member 01 January 2010

UK Community Foundations Self Board member 01 November 2007 30 October 2013

Watts Gallery Self Board member 01 January 2012

Watts Gallery Self Other / Lender and Donor 01 January 2012

Watts Gallery Partner Other / Lender and Donor 01 January 2011



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ARENA - Register of interests for Jon Cook


British Centre For Literary Translation

Self Other / line manager of director BCLT 01 January 2003 01 July 2010

Egg Box Publishing Self Board member 01 January 2003

Katri Skala Partner Governance issue 01 January 2010 31 December 2011

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Self Board member 01 July 2009 31 July 2010

University Of East Anglia Self Employee 01 January 1973

Writers' Centre Norwich Self Other / non-voting observer& occasionally undertakes work

01 January 2003



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ARENA - Register of interests for Joe Docherty


Bob Crosby Agencies Ltd (Crosbys) Self Other / Company Director 22 May 2014

Durham University Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGPC)

Other / Chair Other / Chair 01 August 2012

Durham University Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGPC)

Other / Member Member 01 January 2007 31 July 2012

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Self Other / Trustee 12 April 2013

Home Group Self Other / Deputy Chief Executive

01 August 2009 19 July 2013

IPPR NORTH Self Other / Former member of Council

01 January 2003 31 December 2010

Journal of Urban Regeneration & Renewal Other / Member of Editorial Advisory Board

Board member 01 October 2006

Newcastle College Self Employee 22 July 2013

RSA (The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce)

Self Other / Fellow 01 January 2008

Tees Valley Regeneration Self Other / Former Chief Executive


University of Durham Self Other / Trustee and Member 01 January 2007



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ARENA - Register of interests for Nicholas Kenyon


AHRC Self Other / Member of one of its Advisory Boards.

01 January 2009

Artichoke Trust Ltd Partner Board member 01 January 2006

BBC Symphony Orchestra Self Other / Resident Company at the Barbican Centre

01 October 2007

Barbican Centre (The Mayor and Commonality and Citizens of the City of London)

Self Employee 01 October 2007

Britten-Pears Foundation Partner Other / Trustee 01 January 2007

Cheek By Jowl Theatre Company Ltd Self Other / Resident company at the *Barbican Centre*

01 October 2007

Deborah Warner Self Other / Resident company at the *Barbican Centre*

01 October 2007

English Heritage (The Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England)

Self Other / Member of the Blue Plaque Panel 01 January 2005

English National Opera Ltd Other family Employee 18 September 2013

English National Opera Ltd Self Board member 01 January 2004 01 October 2012

Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre Self Other / Resident company at the *Barbican Centre*

01 October 2007

Handel House Trust Partner Board member 01 January 2005 31 December 2011



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House of Illustration (Museum of Illustration)

Partner Other / Trustee 01 January 2002

Hyperion Records Other family Employee 01 January 2004

London Cultural Strategy Groups Self Board member 01 January 2009

London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd (LOCOG)

Self Other / Sits on the *Cultural Olympiad Board* 10 July 2009 01 March 2013

London Symphony Orchestra Self Other / Resident company at the *Barbican Centre*

01 October 2007

Modern Masterpieces Self Other / Resident company at the *Barbican Centre*

01 October 2007

North Music Trust (Sage Gateshead) Self Board member 01 January 2008

Serious Events Ltd Self Other / Resident Company at the Barbican Centre

01 October 2007

The British Library Self Other / Trustee the Saga Trust 01 January 2006

The Dartington Hall Trust Self Other / Trustee 01 January 2005

Wellington College Self Other / Governor 01 January 2004 31 March 2010



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ARENA - Register of interests for Sheila Healy


Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Self Other / Member of MLA National Review of Libraries

01 January 2008 28 February 2010

H&H Horizons Ltd Self Employee 01 November 2009

International Baccalaureate Partner Other / Chief examiner - film 01 February 2009

Kneehigh Theatre Trust Ltd Self Board member 23 March 2011

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

Self Other / Member of MLA National Review of Libraries

01 January 2008 28 February 2010

Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust Self Board member 01 September 2009 31 January 2011

Shropshire Council Self Employee 01 December 2008 31 October 2009

Solace Enterprises Self Advisor / consultant 01 October 2009

Tate St Ives Self Other / Member of Advisory Committee 01 January 2006 31 December 2013

The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council

Self Other / Modernising Museums - Independent MLA panel

01 November 2009 01 May 2011

Theatrical Management Association Self Other / Panel member for theatre management awards

01 August 2006 01 August 2012



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ARENA - Register of interests for David Joseph


Universal Music Self Employee 01 March 2008



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ARENA - Register of interests for Alistair Spalding


Akram Khan Company Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 October 2004

Ballet Boyz Productions Limited Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 October 2004

Candoco Dance Company Self Other / Honorary Patron 01 March 2014

Dance Consortium Limited Self Other / Director 01 July 2008

Dance UK Self Board member 01 October 2004 01 November 2009

Dance United Self Other / Host venue was Sadler's Wells 01 January 2009 31 December 2009

Jasmin Vardimon Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 October 2004

Jonzi D Productions (was Still Brock; Jonzi D)

Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 October 2004

Kate Prince Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 May 2010

National Youth Dance Company Self Other / Host venue is Sadler's Wells 01 May 2012

New Adventures Limited Self Other / Sadler's Wells resident company 01 October 2004

Pioneer Theatres Ltd (Theatre Royal Stratford East)

Self Other / Sadler's Wells co-producing a project 01 January 2011 30 November 2012

Russell Maliphant Company Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 October 2004

Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd Self Employee 01 October 2004

Wayne McGregor Self Other / Sadler's Wells associate artist 01 October 2004

Wayne McGregor | Random Dance

Self Other / Sadler's Wells resident company 01 October 2004

Youth Dance England Self Other / Host venue is Sadler's Wells 01 January 2008 01 April 2013



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ZooNation UK Dance Company Self Other / Sadler's Wells resident company 01 October 2004

ARENA - Register of interests for Rosemary Squire


ATG London Ltd Partner Other / Director 04 February 2000

ATG London Ltd Self Other / Director 04 February 2000

ATG Management Ltd Self Other / Director 11 May 2001

ATG Management Ltd Partner Other / Director 11 May 2001

Albery and Wyndham's Theatres Ltd Partner Other / Director 10 March 2000 26 February 2010

Albery and Wyndham's Theatres Ltd Self Other / Director 10 March 2000 26 February 2010

All Banged Up Ltd Partner Other / Director 03 July 2003

Ambassador Entertainment Group Limited Self Other / Director 31 October 2009

Ambassador Entertainment Group Limited Partner Other / Director 31 October 2009

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Limited Self Other / Director 10 March 2000

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Limited Partner Other / Director 10 March 2000

Brighton Theatre Limited Partner Other / Director 21 June 1999 18 September 2012

Brighton Theatre Limited Self Other / Director 12 September 2001 18 September 2012

Churchill Theatre Bromley Ltd Self Other / Director 10 March 2000

Churchill Theatre Bromley Ltd Partner Other / Director 10 March 2000

Comedy Theatre Limited Partner Other / Director 10 March 2000 18 September 2012

Comedy Theatre Limited Self Other / Director 10 March 2000 18 September 2012



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Covent Garden Festival Limited Partner Other / Director 05 December 1989

Dance Umbrella Ltd Self Other / Vice-Chair 10 March 2005

Donmar Warehouse Projects Ltd Self Other / Director of Donmar Warehouse Theatre Ltd

10 March 2000 18 September 2012

Donmar Warehouse Projects Ltd Partner Other / Director 10 March 2000 18 September 2012

Duke of York's Theatre Ltd Self Other / Director 04 June 1998

Duke of York's Theatre Ltd Partner Other / Director 11 March 1992

Eclipse Theatre Company Ltd Household member Other / Producer 22 April 2014

English Stage Company Ltd Other family Employee 01 October 2012

English Stage Company Ltd Other family Other / Trainee producer 01 November 2011 31 October 2012

Glasgow Theatres Ltd Self Other / Director 24 April 2002

Glasgow Theatres Ltd Partner Other / Director 24 April 2002

Highland Fling Japan Ltd Partner Other / Director 20 December 2005

Highland Fling Japan Ltd Self Other / Director 20 December 2005

Independent Theatrical Productions Ltd Partner Other / Director 01 July 1987

London Shakespeare Theatre Company Ltd Partner Other / Director 01 January 1994

London Turnstyle Ltd Self Governance issue 31 March 2010

London Turnstyle Ltd Self Other / Director 31 March 2010

London Turnstyle Ltd Partner Other / Director 24 January 1992

Maidstone Productions (Playhouse) Limited Partner Other / Director 15 March 2004

Maidstone Productions (Playhouse) Limited Self Other / Director 15 March 2004

Maidstone Productions (Savoy) Limited Partner Other / Director 05 October 2005



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Maidstone Productions (Savoy) Limited Self Other / Director 05 October 2005

Milton Keynes Theatre Limited Self Other / Director 03 February 1998

Milton Keynes Theatre Limited Partner Other / Director 03 February 1998

Natural Nylon Theatre Company Ltd Partner Other / Director 08 June 2000 18 September 2012

New Wimbledon Studio Theatre Self Other / Director 09 July 2003

New Wimbledon Studio Theatre Partner Other / Director 09 July 2003

Peter Wilson Theatre Ltd Self Other / Director 11 May 2001

Peter Wilson Theatre Ltd Partner Other / Director 11 May 2001

Phoenix Theatre Ltd (Barbados House Association) Partner Other / Director 12 September 2001 18 September 2012

Phoenix Theatre Ltd (Barbados House Association) Self Other / Director 11 April 2000 18 September 2012

Piccadilly Theatre Ltd Self Other / Director 30 March 2000 18 September 2012

Piccadilly Theatre Ltd Partner Other / Director 30 March 2000 18 September 2012

Pre-Eminence Ltd Self Other / Director 27 April 1999 01 September 2009

Pre-Eminence Ltd Partner Employee 01 May 1999 01 September 2009

Rambert Dance Company Partner Board member 01 December 2009

Rambert Trust Limited Partner Other / Director 10 December 2009

Richmond Theatre Trust Ltd Partner Other / Director 15 February 1999

Richmond Theatre Trust Ltd Self Other / Director 15 February 1999

Savoy Theatre Ltd Partner Other / Director 06 November 2005

Savoy Theatre Ltd Self Other / Director 06 November 2005

ScreenStage Ltd Self Other / Director 25 November 2004



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ScreenStage Ltd Partner Other / Director 22 February 2001

Smart Plays Ltd Self Other / Director 12 September 2001

Smart Plays Ltd Partner Other / Director 12 August 2001

Sonia Friedman Productions Ltd Self Other / Director 10 October 2001

Sonia Friedman Productions Ltd Partner Other / Director 10 October 2001

Stoke on Trent Theatres Ltd (The Regent Theatre or The Victoria Hall)

Partner Other / Director 24 March 1998

Stoke on Trent Theatres Ltd (The Regent Theatre or The Victoria Hall)

Self Other / Director 24 March 1998

The Ambassador Theatre Group (Venues) Ltd Self Other / Director 02 November 2009

The Ambassador Theatre Group (Venues) Ltd Partner Other / Director 02 November 2009

The Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd Self Employee 14 March 1995

The Ambassador Theatre Group Ltd Partner Employee 23 December 1991

The Hall for Cornwall Trust Self Other / Trustee 26 August 2008

The Musicals Alliance Ltd Partner Other / Director 03 June 1996

The Musicals Alliance Ltd Self Other / Director 03 June 1996

The Rocky Horror Ltd Partner Other / Director 01 April 1990

Theatre Development Trust Self Other / Director 06 July 2000

Theatre Productions Limited Partner Other / Director 01 January 2009

Theatre Royal Brighton Self Other / Director 15 March 1999

Theatre Royal Brighton Partner Other / Director 15 March 1999

Trademark Theatre Company Ltd Partner Other / Director 27 April 2001



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Trademark Theatre Company Ltd Self Other / Director 27 April 2001

Turnstyle Group Ltd Partner Other / Director 01 January 1990 01 January 2010

Turnstyle Management Limited Self Other / Director 10 November 2010

West End Theatre Managers Ltd Self Other / Director 06 July 2000

Whitehall Theatre Ltd Partner Other / Director 10 March 2000 18 September 2012

Whitehall Theatre Ltd Self Other / Director 10 March 2000 18 September 2012

Woking Turnstyle Ltd Partner Other / Director 24 March 1992

Woking Turnstyle Ltd Self Other / Director 11 March 1997



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ARENA - Register of interests for Veronica Wadley


Arts & Business Limited Self Other / Advisory Board Member 01 November 2009 15 November 2011

Associated Newspapers Self Board member 01 January 2002 31 December 2009

Associated Newspapers Self Employee 01 January 1996 31 December 2009

Berkeley Homes Ltd Self Other / Non-executive director 03 January 2012

Editorial Intelligence Ltd Self Other / Chair 2010 Olympics Conference


Editorial Intelligence Ltd Self Other / Chair, Arts and Philanthropy Conference


Evening Standard Self Employee 01 January 2002 31 December 2009

Greater London Authority (The Mayor's Office) Self Other / Member of Music Education Steering Group

01 January 2009

Greater London Authority (The Mayor's Office) Self Other / Senior Advisor to the Mayor 01 September 2012

Guardian Newspapers Ltd Self Other / Contributor 01 January 2010 31 January 2010

Hibrow Productions Limited Self Advisor / consultant 01 January 2010 31 July 2010

Mayor of London's Fund for Young Musicians Self Other / Trustee (Board Member) 01 January 2011

Northern Ballet (NBT) Self Board member 01 November 2009 01 March 2014

RSA (The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce)

Self Other / Fellow 01 January 2010

The Spectator Self Other / Contributor 01 January 2009 31 December 2009

Times Newspapers Holdings Ltd Self Other / Independent Director 01 July 2011

Yehudi Menuhin School Self Other / Governor 01 June 2012



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ARENA - Register of interests for Peter Phillips


Birmingham Opera Company (CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TOURING OPERA)

Self Board member 01 January 1999 05 June 2013

British Film Institute Self Member 01 January 2006

Masteragency Ltd Self Governance issue 01 January 1998

Masteragency Ltd Partner Governance issue 01 January 1998

Welsh National Opera Limited Self Board member 01 April 1995 01 April 2010

Welsh National Opera Limited Self Board member 01 January 2002 01 December 2010

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