This meeting of the Companies Governance Executive Committee will include reports on a range of the council's wholly-owned companies. The meeting will begin in public session and will then move into private session to discuss commercially sensitive information.

Nottingham Ice Centre

Councillors will be asked to note a report on the Follow up to strategic review of Nottingham Ice Centre Limited . The National Ice Centre, which is owned by Nottingham City Council, was opened in 2001. It is home to the GMB Panthers Ice Hockey Team. The report to be considered by councillors is confidential, but at a previous meeting in July 2024, the committee received a report described as setting out a number of options and recommendations in relation to the future of the National Ice Centre .[2]

Nottingham Highways Ltd

Councillors will be asked to note a report on Nottingham Highways Ltd. Nottingham Highways Ltd is a company wholly owned by Nottingham City Council that delivers highway maintenance for the city.

Council-owned companies finances

Councillors will be asked to note a report on the finances of the council's companies.

Strategic Review of Lift Co's

The meeting will be followed in February by a meeting to discuss the Strategic Review of Lift Co's . The nature of these companies is not mentioned in the report pack, and the details of the report are confidential.

SCAPE

At the previous meeting of the committee in September 2024, Councillors heard a presentation about SCAPE from Mark Robinson, Group Chief Executive of SCAPE and Simon Chappel, General Counsel for SCAPE.

SCAPE is owned by six local authorities, including Nottingham City Council, and all local authorities have an equal share...The company primarily serves the public sector but does some work in the private sector, for example some universities are classed as being in the private sector...The company currently has 1200 clients. ...The company has recently acquired a Construction Waste Portal to support clients in the construction industry to reduce construction waste. ...The company is not for profit but dividends are paid back to shareholders. ...The company employs approximately 200 employees, mostly located locally in the Nottingham area. The presentation included details of the size and governance of the company: The Group structure involves six business units, three of which are linked to procurement activities. There is a separate unit for Scottish clients as regulations are different and a separate unit for private sector clients...The Company also has a partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council to help with management of its property and regeneration functions. This partnership is worth approximately £750m over its 50 year life span. ...The company has just over 2000 live commissions at any one time, which range in scale. The total value of the pipeline is £7.7bn. ...Following growth of the business a governance review was carried out to ensure that the company was able to adapt to manage the volume of business. This included a self-assessment by the Board of Directors to look at how to enhance board effectiveness and develop strategy for the medium to long term. The report also noted that: In 2006 the Council put in a stake of £75,000 and since then has received dividends of approximately £20-25m in total.