Freedom of information response

Local authority trading companies

Publication date: 
Tuesday 6 June 2023
Request: 

1, Please could you list any local authority trading companies and/or arms-length organisations owned (partly or wholly) by the council

2. Name the principal activity of each entity

3. Do they employ staff? If so, what is the headcount?

4. Do you wholly or partly own them? If you jointly own the entity, please list the other owners  

5. What year were they founded?

6.How many staff were TUPE’d over on setting up the company?

7. If you hold the information, please could you supply the pay grading structure for the companies? Do the LATCs/ AMLOs participate in the local government pension scheme? If you do not hold this information, please could you pass on the relevant Foi email addresses for the companies so that they can be contacted directly.

Please could you use the attached spreadsheet to respond. We are grateful for your help.

Response: 

1, Please could you list any local authority trading companies and/or arms-length organisations owned (partly or wholly) by the council:

Thurrock Regeneration Ltd

Thurrock Regeneration Homes Ltd

2. Name the principal activity of each entity:

Thurrock Regeneration Ltd  - Housing Developmental

Thurrock Regeneration Homes Ltd – Rental management

3. Do they employ staff? If so, what is the headcount? No – staff are seconded to the company and there is a board of directors.

4. Do you wholly or partly own them? If you jointly own the entity, please list the other owners  - Companies are wholly owned.  

5. What year were they founded?

Thurrock Regeneration Ltd - 2013

Thurrock Regeneration Homes Ltd - 2017

6.How many staff were TUPE’d over on setting up the company? N/A

7. If you hold the information, please could you supply the pay grading structure for the companies? Do the LATCs/ AMLOs participate in the local government pension scheme? If you do not hold this information, please could you pass on the relevant Foi email addresses for the companies so that they can be contacted directly.   

This is not relevant

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Request reference:
FOI 12787