WCC company interests
The council also has involvement in the following companies/organisations:
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership Limited
WCC shareholding: Less than 20%
WCC directors: None
Description: A pension pool founded to manage the investments of like-minded Local Government Pension Funds
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Coventry & Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust Limited
WCC shareholding: None - WCC is a member with no control.
Description: Not-for-profit specialist finance and business support provider for businesses and individuals primarily based in Coventry and Warwickshire.
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Coventry and Solihull Waste Disposal Company
WCC shareholding: Less than 20%
WCC directors: None
Description: Independent waste management company whose main business is extracting energy (heat and electrical power) from municipal and commercial solid waste.
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Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub Ltd and its two subsidiaries (C&W Business Solutions Ltd and C&W Champions Ltd)
WCC shareholding: 50%
WCC directors: One
Description: A government supported organisation which offers one-to-one advice and support to businesses in the region.
Links:
- Companies House - Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub
- Companies House - C&W Business Solutions
- Companies House C&W Champions
- CW Growth Hub website
Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisations (ESPO) and its two subsidiaries (ESPO Trading Ltd and Eduzone Ltd)
WCC shareholding: Joint Management Committee Arrangement
Description: Public sector owned buying organisation providing a range of goods and services to the public sector.
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Gateway Alliance
WCC shareholding: WCC is the Supervising Authority
Description: School led company providing professional development and support for teaching and learning in schools.
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Pride in Camp Hill Ltd
WCC shareholding: None – WCC is a member only with no control
Description: Set up to assist with the regeneration of the Camp Hill area of Nuneaton.
Links: Companies House - Pride in Camp Hill
Regional Adoption Agency – Adoption Central England (ACE)
WCC shareholding: WCC is the host authority for the agency
Description: Regional adoption agency for the local authority areas of Coventry, Herefordshire, Solihull, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire.
Links: Ace Adoption website
SCAPE Group Limited
WCC shareholding: Less than 20%
WCC directors: One
Description: A not-for-profit organisation providing procurement frameworks in the areas of consultancy, civil engineering construction and utilities that enable public sector organisations to deliver projects
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UK Municipal Bonds Agency PLC
WCC shareholding: Less than 20%
WCC directors: No voting rights
Description: Agency providing loans to local authorities to fund capital expenditure projects.
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University of Warwick Science Park Innovation Centre Limited
WCC shareholding: Less than 20%
WCC directors: One
Description: Provides a package of property and business support services to provide an environment for tech-based companies to grow.
Links:
- Companies House - University of Warwick Science Park Innovation Centre
- University of Warwick Science Park Innovation Centre website
Warwick Technology Park Management Company Limited and Warwick Technology Park Management (No 2) Company Limited
WCC shareholding: Less than 20%
WCC directors: Two
Description: Management companies for the Warwick Technology Park.
Links:
- Companies House - Warwick Technology Park Management Company Limited
- Companies House - Warwick Technology Park Management (No 2) Company Limited
West Midlands Combined Authority
WCC shareholding: Combined Authority made up of councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships
Description: Group of local authorities in the midlands set up to make decisions for the region as part of devolution from the Government.
Links: West Midlands Combined Authority website
West Midlands Rail (WMR) Ltd
WCC shareholding: None
WCC directors: Three
Description: A partnership of local transport authorities with joint responsibility for overseeing rail services within the region.