North Yorkshire Council

Executive

16 December 2025

Appointments to Committees and Outside Bodies

Report of the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services

1.0	PURPOSE OF THE REPORT
1.1	To enable the Executive to make appointments to Groundwork Yorkshire LTD and Groundwork North Yorkshire LTD.

2.0       GROUNDWORK

2.1       The current main base of operations of Groundwork Yorkshire LTD and Groundwork North Yorkshire LTD in the county is in Selby but there is also a presence in Scarborough, Northallerton and Harrogate.  The priority is on areas of significant deprivation and so work tends to be focussed upon Selby and Scarborough.

2.2       Groundwork delivers a broad range of services, primarily focussed on supporting communities and improving the environment.  The organisation’s strategic aims are to:

· Improve people’s prospects - increasing confidence, health and wellbeing, skills and employability of those most in need, lift themselves out of poverty.

· Create better places - helping people work together to make their surroundings greener, safer and healthier; getting involved in local decision making.

· Promote Greener choices - helping people, communities and businesses understand and reduce their environmental impact to fight the climate emergency.

            The website for Groundwork Yorkshire is here, which provides further details of the work of the organisation and also the current membership of the Board of Trustees - Yorkshire - Groundwork

2.3       Vacancies have arisen as follows:

Groundwork Yorkshire LTD AGM

Councillor Arnold Warneken is the current nominated representative for this meeting in November of each year.  There is a vacancy for the substitute position, following the recent resignation of Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright.

Groundwork North Yorkshire LTD AGM

Councillor Arnold Warneken is the current nominated representative for this meeting in November of each year.  There is a vacancy for the substitute position, following the recent resignation of Councillor Steve Shaw-Wright.  (Groundwork North Yorkshire LTD is in the process of being wound up and so this will only be a temporary appointment.)

Groundwork Yorkshire Board of Trustees

There are two vacant positions to appoint to, following the resignations of Councillor Steve Shaw Wright and Councillor Arnold Warneken.  The time requirement for a nominated Trustee is four meetings a year (typically 1.5 to 2 hours per meeting).

3.0       IMPLICATIONS

3.1       There are no equalities, finance, legal or climate change implications arising from the recommendations in this report.

4.0 4.1

RECOMMENDATION That the Executive appoints to Groundwork Yorkshire LTD and Groundwork North Yorkshire LTD.

Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

Northallerton

1 December 2025

Report Author – Daniel Harry, Head of Democratic Services and Scrutiny

Background documents: Constitution | North Yorkshire Council