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1 CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK Trustee (Public sector tendering expert) Nov 2015

2 1.0 SLOUGH COMMUNITY LEISURE Slough Community Leisure Ltd (SCL) is a Leisure Trust established in 2000 offering incredible leisure and event venues, aimed to promote health and wellbeing in the local communities, in partnership with the Slough Borough Council. This partnership has gone from strength to strength and has lead to some exciting improvements to services within Slough. SCL now runs 13 sports and activity venues in the Thames Valley and provides services to over 1.2 million visitors each year. Over the first fifteen years the organisation is proud to have increased its customer visits and reduce its cost of service to Slough residents. Its facilities include six fitness centres, two swimming pools, three sports halls, and a community events venue. In addition there are two indoor karting tracks, a tenpin bowling centre and an ice arena running through its subsidiary charity Absolutely Leisure. 1.1 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Slough Community Leisure prides itself in being a not-for-profit organisation, and in this way ensures any profits made are reinvested into its facilities. SCL's objectives are to improve the health and wellbeing of our local communities and to promote physical activity as the means to achieve this. They also sponsor health and wellbeing activities in primary schools. It aims to actively engage with the local community to help kick start more healthy lifestyles and promote wellbeing. 1.2 PARTNERSHIP AND FACILITIES Slough Community Leisure partners with the following organisations to offer health and well being facilities. It also partners with a range of other voluntary sector groups who either use their services or help SCL to meet their objectives.

3 These partnerships enable SCL to offer to types of venues with a wide range of facilities. Slough Contract Venues: these include Langley Leisure Centre (swimming facility), Montem Leisure Centre (wet and dry sports facility), Absolute Ice (Ice facility), Absolute Tenpin (bowling alley, catering and amusement areas) and The Centre (events, meetings and conference facilities) Non-Slough Contract Venues that include two Absolute Fitness (Gymnasium), two Absolute Karting (indoor karting centre), Herschel Sports (football, hockey, cricket, tennis, netball and dance studio), Slough Tennis Courts, East Berkshire College Sports Centre and Richings Sports Park. 2.0 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Following its inception in 2000 the services and staff previously managed by the Slough Borough Council (SBC) were transferred to the SCL. At this point a quarter of its 4 million turnover was given in the way of a management fee by the County Council. During the period 2002 to 2005 SCL achieved its first financial plan by taking over the management of the Thames Valley Athletic Centre, investing 500,000 into a Fitness facility at Montem and developing the Synergy fitness brand. Its next big investment was building an 800,000 extension to Langley Leisure Centre to create the second Synergy Gym. In 2006, it helped to secure the 3 million lottery funding required to build the Herschel Sports Centre which it now manages. A subsidiary company, Absolutely Leisure, was formed in 2009 to manage facilities that were either entertainment focused or outside Slough, these initially included an indoor karting track a standalone gym and the management of Slough s Ice Arena and Tenpin Bowling venue on licence from the parent company. The organisation has since 2009 reviewed its business strategy seeking to reduce costs, extend their contract with Slough Council and expand the Absolutely Leisure portfolio t include more karting tracks, fitness gyms and small management contracts. In 2014/15 the Groups turnover had increased to 10 million with only 3% of this income coming from Council Grants.

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5 3.0 GOVERNANCE AND ORGANISATION STRUCTURE A comprehensive Governance Review in 2012 revised the Group structure to create clearer alignment between them and its strategic aims. The Slough Community Leisure Board plays a key role in strategy development, monitoring of performance against declared strategies and is responsible for monitoring good governance. This Board could also take a role in recommending added Community Value the Group may wish to deliver as part of its charitable status. The Absolutely Leisure Board s role was to agree the strategy for Absolutely and to monitor the growth and profitability plans until The Slough Community Trading Board. This Boards role is to monitor the contract SCL has the Slough Borough Council and prepare the business for the renewal of this contract in ORGANISATION STRUCTURE AND SUPPORT SERVICES SCL s group support services include Strategy Development, Financial Management, Health and Safety, Human Resources, Maintenance and Information and Communication Technology. Strategy Development The Executive team work with managers, staff and the Company Board to agree the strategic development of the Company, creating product improvement plans and annual business plans

6 Financial Management - The finance team manages the Company accounts, agree and monitor budgets with managers, manage the purchasing and invoicing process and report upon Company performance. Health and Safety - The health and safety representatives, co-ordinate health and safety and formulate the Company Health and Safety Action Plan based upon audit findings and support managers in delivering site health and safety plans. Human Resources - The Human Resources Team is responsible for developing HR strategies across the company. It develops and co-ordinates the training function and provides support to line managers on all HR issues. The team also provides a recruitment service for the business and runs the payroll. Maintenance Services - The Maintenance Team manages the Company s planned preventative maintenance programme undertaking planned daily, weekly and annual checks. Other work includes reactive repair work to mend defects and the provision of technical advice and support. Information and Communication Technology - The ICT Support Company provides advice on the development of our systems, the maintenance of our hardware and also provides ICT training and development for its front of house booking system.

7 4.0 TRUSTEE ROLE The SCL Group manages eleven venues within the Thames Valley which offer Fitness Gyms and Sports facilities together with entertainment and events offerings. Our charitable purpose allows us to offer affordable prices, subsidised activities to target groups and direct support to other charities and voluntary sector groups with similar objectives. We have over one million visitors per year. The culture of the Trustee Board is described as mutually supportive, offering a range of skills and experience. The charity is growing and while it is developing, the Trustees have a role in advising the executive team and championing the charity s purpose. As a Trustee at Slough Community Leisure, you would: Contribute to the strategic direction of a fast growing leisure charity working in the Thames Valley. Gain experience of the leisure and charity sectors. Contribute to the charity s purpose and influence the health and wellbeing of our local communities. Work in a mutually supportive environment that allows you to share your specialist knowledge or experience amongst fellow Board Members and help shape the charities future. The organisation is looking for a Trustee with public sector tendering experience. The new Trustee needs to demonstrate genuine belief that health and well-being are improved through physical activity. It would be an advantage if the trustee had an understanding of operating within the charity sector. The organisation is looking for someone with some or all of the following skills and attributes: Previous experience working at board level. The financial skills to understand a contracting environment. Networking and influencing skills within the Public sector. An understanding of the public sector leisure industry. Time Commitment Trustees meet six times a year in Slough for meetings that last between two and three hours. Providing more time is not essential but expert assistance would be very welcome How to Apply Reach TrusteeWorks is operating on behalf of Slough Community Leisure, therefore all interested applicants will be requested to send in their applications to Reach at trusteeworks@reachskills.org.uk. Please note that this position is voluntary and is not remunerated, however reasonable expenses will be reimbursed. Contact Details

8 Reach Skills 89 Albert Embankment London SE1 7TP Tel Web Mr Luke Strachan