Issue - meetings

Recommendations

The Executive are requested to:

i)                 Approve the transfer to the council of the services currently operated through Maple Park (Hambleton) LLP and Hambleton District Holdings Limited.

ii)                Approve the winding up of Maple Park (Hambleton) LLP and Hambleton District Holdings Limited.

iii)              Authorise the Company’s directors to apply to Companies House for the voluntary Strike Off of the LLP and Company.

iv)              Delegate any decisions relating to the financial implications of winding up the LLP and Company to the Corporate Director Resources; and

v)               Authorise the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) to take all other necessary steps to facilitate the strike off the LLP and Company.

Considered – A report of the Assistant Director Regulatory Services and Registration, Coroner and Bereavement Services in which approval was sought to wind up Maple Park (Hambleton) LLP and Hambleton District Holdings Limited and to bring in-house operations currently run through them and to transfer any associated assets to the Council.  The main objective of Maple Park (Hambleton) LLP was for Hambleton District Council to establish and operate a crematorium.

The Assistant Director introduced the report and advised that bringing the crematorium operation in-house would realise savings of approximately £100k per year through being able to reclaim VAT.  The service could be contained within the VAT Partial Exemption limit, which was not available to the smaller council.  It was confirmed that there would be no changes to any of the services available at Maple Park.

Resolved (unanimously) – that:

i)                 The transfer to the Council of the services currently operated through Maple Park (Hambleton) LLP and Hambleton District Holdings Limited be approved,

ii)                The winding up of Maple Park (Hambleton) LLP and Hambleton District Holdings Limited be approved,

iii)              The Company’s directors be authorised to apply to Companies House for the voluntary Strike Off of the LLP and Company,

iv)              Any decisions relating to the financial implications of winding up the LLP and Company be delegated to the Corporate Director Resources; and

v)               The Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services be authorised to take all other necessary steps to facilitate the strike off of the LLP and Company.