Governance of Trust
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- Category: About Link4Life
Link4Life is the trading name for the Rochdale Boroughwide Cultural Trust. This is a registered company, limited by guarantee, which operates as a charity. In order to meet the criteria laid down by the Charity Commission this broadly means that the activities of the Trust will be recreational and available for the benefit of the public at large.
A formal ‘trading company’ has also been established which operates as Link4Life Trading - this is responsible for some of the services within the Trust that are not eligible for charitable status. This is a wholly owned subsidiary of the main company - with one hundred shares - and all of its profit is donated to the charity.
The two companies have their own Memorandum and Articles of Association and there is an inter-company trading agreement between them.
The Trust is governed by a board of trustees who act in a voluntary capacity. It continues to report regularly to the Council on its progress and achievements and feeds into the local democratic process.
A voluntary agreement - a Concordat - exists between Members and Trustees setting out the strategic role of the Trust with the Council and other partners and stakeholders. The Concordat also recognises the vital role that cultural services makes, creating the best possible quality of life for both individuals and communities in the Borough.
The Board of Trustees
The followiing people are serving members of the Board of Trustees of Link4Life:
Clint Street - Chair
Cllr Cecile Biant
Dave Crouch (Trading Company)
Cynthia Davis
Kevin Finnegan
John Heywood
John Jackson
Graham Knox
Cllr Terry Linden
Atifa Shah (Trading Company)
Peter Unsworth (Trading Company)
Cllr Shah Wazir
Christopher Wood
Local Authority representatives:
Councillor Terry Linden - Labour
Councillor Cecile Biant - Labour
Councillor Shah Wazir - Conservative
If you wish to contact the Board of Trustees please write to:
Link4Life
Head Office
P O Box 428
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale OL16 1ZL
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Registered Office: Link4Life, Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale, OL16 1ZZ.
Company Registration Number: 6052980. Registered Charity Number: 1118610.
