BLACK COUNTRY LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP MEETING OF THE PARTNERSHIP BOARD

Monday, 21st October 2019 at 3.00pm at Business Solutions Centre, Glaisher Drive, Wolverhampton Science Park, Wolverhampton

A G E N D A

No Item Presenter Report Apps. PM 3.00 1 Apologies and welcome to new Members Chair None None

Governance

2 Declarations of Interests (relating to this Chair None None meeting and notification of any changes that require the Declaration of Interest form to be revised.) Gift Register - to notify the Company Secretary of any gifts or hospitality with an estimated value of at least £50 which you receive in your role as a member of the LEP.

3.05 3 Public Minutes of the LEP Board held on 23rd Chair Yes None September 2019

3.10 4 LEP Board Membership - Recruitment Update Chair/SM Yes None

Strategy

3.15 5 Policy Update SM/DD Yes None • LEP Mid-Year Review • Annual General Meeting • Brexit and Growth Hubs Update • High Streets Task Force • ERDF update • LEP Network – Futures paper • EIU Statistics i. Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) ii. UK Business Counts

3.30 6 Full Indices of Multiple Deprivation Barometer DD Yes None

3.35 7 Black Country Strategic Companies Barometer DD Yes None

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3.40 SM Yes None 8 LEP Core and Strategic Funding

Delivery 3.45 9 Local Programmes – Dashboards LC Yes None • Fund of Funds (power Bi) • Growth Deal In Flight Current Financial Year • Growth Deal Future Years • Black Country Pipeline • Land and Property Investment Fund • Growing Places • Enterprise Zones

3.50 10 Minutes of the Funding Sub-Group meeting held Chair of Yes None on 2nd October 2019 FSG to move 3.55 11 Draft minutes of the Active Black Country Yes None Partnership Board – 24th September 2019

4.00 12 Black Country Executive Joint Committee – 25th SM Yes None September 2019

4.05 13 PR and Communications NJ Yes None

14 Date of Next Meeting (to include the BCC Ltd Chair None None Annual General Meeting – 18th November 2019 – NMC, 47 Birmingham Road, West Bromwich B70 6PY

15 Exclusion of the Press and Public: - Chair None None ‘That the public and press be excluded from the rest of the meeting to avoid the possible disclosure of exempt information under Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 for the reasons stated on the agenda’. Agenda (Not Open to Public and Press) Exempt Information Paragraph 3 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

4.10 16 Private Minutes of the LEP Board held on 23rd Chair Yes None September 2019

4.15 17 Local Growth Fund – Chair of Yes None a) Black Country LEP Programme Funding FSG Update

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b) City Learning Quarter Site Investigation c) i54 d) Birchley Island

4.20 18 Risk Register LC Yes None

Black Country Consortium Limited – Directors Meeting 1 Apologies Chair

4.25 2 Minutes of the Directors Meeting held on 22nd July Chair Yes None 2019

4.30 3 Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 18th July TW Yes None 2019

4.35 4 Minutes of the Audit Committee held on 8th TW Yes None October 2019

4.40 5 Black Country Consortium Business Plan 2019/22 SM Yes None

4.45 6 Audited Accounts 2018/19 TW Yes None

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Public Minutes of a Meeting of the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership

23rd September 2019 at 3.00 pm Seminar Room, Business Solutions Centre, Wolverhampton Science Park, Glaisher Drive, Wolverhampton

Present: Stewart Towe Hadleys; Cllr. Adrian Andrew Walsall MBC; Cllr. Ian Brookfield City of Wolverhampton; Kevin Davis The Vine Trust; Cllr. Yvonne Davies Sandwell MBC; Prof Jackie Dunne University of Wolverhampton; Simon Eastwood Eastwood Consulting; Cllr. Ian Kettle Dudley MBC; Lindsey Flynn Well Associates; Prof Geoff Layer University of Wolverhampton; Tom Westley Westley Group; and Deborah Williams Governance Consultant.

In Attendance: Cllr. Harman Banger City of Wolverhampton Helen Paterson Walsall MBC; James Walsh Walsall MBC; Sarah Middleton Black Country Consortium Ltd; Aaron Toussaint BEIS; Garth Wilson BEIS; Richard Lawrence City of Wolverhampton; Stuart Everton City of Wolverhampton; Lara Cragg Black Country Consortium Ltd; Katherine Birch Black Country Consortium Ltd; Delma Dwight Black Country Consortium Ltd; Kelly Valente Walsall MBC; and Hywel Ruddick Black Country Consortium Ltd.

Apologies: Councillors Mike Bird and Patrick Harley and Paul Brown, Chris Handy, Ninder Johal and Deborah Williams.

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145/19 Declarations of Interest

No declarations of Interest were received.

There was nothing to add to the Gift Register.

146/19 Minutes

The public minutes of the meeting held on 20th August 2019 were submitted.

Agreed that the public minutes of the meeting held on 20th August 2019 were received and confirmed as correct.

Strategy

147/19 Policy Update

Sarah Middleton provided the Policy Update on the following items: - • LEP Mid-Year Review • Black Country Consortium Ltd Annual General Meeting • Land and Property Investment Fund • Towns Fund • Midlands Engine Strategy • Growth Hubs • New CEO at the LEP Network and revised Network Terms of Reference • Free Ports

She referenced the Growth Hubs update and highlighted that across the West Midlands the 6 LEP Chairs and Executives already meat as a group and worked together. Thus, the Growth Hub collaboration with Coventry and Warwickshire LEP’s Growth Hub as lead should work well, as there were relationships already in place.

She referenced Free Ports and highlighted that work was being undertaken with the CA to identify a free port for the West Midlands.

Delma Dwight presented the following EIU statistics to the Board: - 2

• Business Start-up Data and Banksearch– Noted that the data from January 2019 to July 2019 had shown a positive indicator with a BC figure of 8.8% business starts, this compared with 1.0% for the West Midlands and 2.0% nationally.

Tom Westley asked if there could be further analysis undertaken as some start-ups will have arose because of larger firms failing, such as Carillion. He commented that manufacturing companies were not performing so well but that the service sector was.

Sarah Middleton stated that would be a need to monitor business failures as well as start-ups.

• Diversity and Representation Update – it was noted that there was a link between Board diversity and foreign ownership, with 4 out of 7 of these companies having male only boards.

In regard to the Women leaders event the meeting was advised that the organisers had not collected data on diversity but that they would do going forward.

• Additional Innovation Update –

• Fuel Poverty, Excess Winter deaths and its causes – it was noted that there were issues of affordability and poor-quality housing that gave rise to fuel poverty.

Councillor Yvonne Davies added that there were issues for people who paid too much for their fuel and if they did not switch supplier this would continue. Tom Westley advised that the Energy Capital work was looking at a lowest tariff champion.

Agreed that the LEP Board note the updates.

148/19 Black Country Brexit Monitoring DRAFT – September 2019

Delma Dwight presented the report and advised that the information was restricted to the West Midlands regional economy and that the regional gross domestic product (GDP) was reported on a quarterly basis.

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The Chair welcomed the update and noted that whilst the region was improving above the national average, however he observed that the Black Country improvement had been from a lower starting base thus there was a need to go beyond the national average growth year on year.

Lindsey Flynn welcomed the slides but asked if productivity could be incorporated into future presentations.

Simon Eastwood advised that it was important that some form of transitional funding was identified as Growth Deal came to an end to enable the local economy to continue in the right direction.

Agreed that the LEP Board: - 1) that the Board note the Brexit Monitoring information; and 2) that the report be submitted on a quarterly basis.

149/19 Board Recruitment

Sarah Middleton advised that there had been progress to fill the vacancies created by increasing the Board membership to twenty, which would enable the Board to achieve the gender balance in line with the requirements of the National Assurance Framework.

Reference was made to the timetable for the recruitment of the new LEP Chair, with the aim to have a new Chair in December. This would be a three-pronged approach – with an open advert; utilise experts in board recruitment; and the use of local and regional networks.

With national changes coming to a head it was necessary to ensure that board members had the right skills sets and capacity to meet forthcoming challenges.

Councillor Yvonne Davies advised that she would not be able to attend the published Nominations Committee interviews and it was noted that her involvement, as Diversity Champion, would need to eb accommodated.

The Chair advised that he had been the Chair of the informal LEP Board before it came into official recognition in 2012. He stated that it made sense for the new Chair to commence from December onwards, as he could assist with the handover and going forwards would he 4

would be willing to engage with Away Days etc. Tom Westley observed that Paul Brown and other private sector Board members had expressed their willingness, despite leaving the main LEP Board, to continue their involvement with areas of specialty. The Chair advised that they could act as ambassadors for these areas and assist with the transition period.

Agreed that the LEP Board notes the process being adopted and the identified steps being taken in relation to Board recruitment.

Delivery

150/19 Local Growth Fund – Dudley Town Centre Improvement Programme Change

Simon Eastwood advised that there had been changes to the contracted outputs with less jobs delivered or secured but that the housing output had increased from 5 to 67, thus he highlighted that overall it had been a successful project.

Agreed that the LEP Board: - 1) Approves the Accountable Body for the Growth Deal (Walsall Council) to proceed to amending the Grant Agreement with Dudley Council, to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF), funded elements of the Dudley Town Centre Improvement Programme project to enable finalisation of outputs and project closure. 2) Notes that this change request relates to a variance in outputs.

151/19 Local Growth Fund – Chances Glassworks

Simon Eastwood presented the report for Chances Glassworks and highlighted that whilst it was felt to be a worthwhile and important project there was a need to terminate the existing grant agreement. He advised that this would not prevent the project coming forward with a funding application in future.

The Chair commented that he would welcome a solution to be found in the future and Councillor Yvonne Davies acknowledged that it was a complicated project that required a solution.

Agreed that the LEP Board: -

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1) Approves the Accountable Body (Walsall Council) to proceed to terminate the existing Grant Agreement with Sandwell Council to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF) funded elements of the Chances Glassworks Site Assembly project. 2) Instructs the Accountable Body (Walsall Council) to inform Sandwell Council of the decision. 3) Notes the withdrawal for the Chances Glassworks Site Assembly project from within the Growth Deal Programme.

152/19 Local Programmes – Dashboard

Lara Cragg presented the dashboards.

Growth Deal – the meeting was advised that that the programme for the year had been £33m, which had been £8m over programmed and it was noted that the target was met. The focus now would be monitoring outputs.

Land and Property Investment Fund (LPIF) – it was noted that the £53m was fully committed and work was being undertaken to seek a release of the second tranche of funding, or part thereof.

Helen Paterson refer4enced the price of assurance work being undertaken with the Combined Authority and asked if was duplicating what had already been done locally.

The Chair commented that whilst it could be accepted that it was constructive to have scrutiny of the systems in place regarding LPIF spend and monitoring, the Board would not expect a detailed interrogation of the projects supported through the fund.

Enterprise Zones (EZ) – it was noted that there would be a new tool to monitor the EZ schemes across the Black Country which was to be adopted by the three local authorities with a scheme. Kelly Valente added that the initial findings would be reported through the EZ Implementation Group and advised that she was reliant on continuous feedback from all partners.

Growing Places – it was noted that these funds would now be used to address some of the over programming in the Growth Deal.

Agreed

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1) that the updates on the following dashboards be noted: - • In flight Current Financial Year • Future Years • Pipeline • LPIF (Public) • Growing Priority Sectors • Growing Places • Enterprise Zones • Transport

2) that the CA be advised of the concerns of the LEP Board regarding the issue of duplication in respect of the CA review of the LPIF spending and outputs, as outlined above.

153/19 Minutes of the Funding Sub-Group held on 4th September 2019

Simon Eastwood presented the Minutes of the Funding Sub-Group held on 4th September 2019.

Agreed that the LEP Board to confirm and approve the minutes of the meeting held on 4th September 2019.

154/19 Draft Minutes of the Competitiveness Theme Advisory Board held on 30th May 2019

Sarah Middleton presented the Minutes of the Competitiveness Theme Advisory Board held on 30th May 2019 for information.

Agreed that the LEP Board note the contents of the draft minutes of the meeting of the Competitiveness Theme Advisory Board held on 30th May 2019.

155/19 Minutes of the Place Making & Land Theme Advisory Board held on 12th June 2019

Sarah Middleton presented the Minutes of the Place Making & Land Theme Advisory Board held on 12th June 2019 for information.

Agreed that the LEP Board note the contents of the draft minutes of the meeting of the Place Making & Land Theme Advisory Board held on 12th June 2019.

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156/19 PR and Communications

Katherine Birch provide the update and highlighted the communications on the skills factory, the careers hub, the LEP Board recruitment campaign and local media coverage.

Agreed that the PR and Communications dashboards for July and August be received and noted.

157/19 Date of Next meeting

Agreed that the LEP Board note that the next meeting would be held on Monday, 21st October 2019 at Wolverhampton Science Park.

158/19 Exclusion of Press and Public

Agreed that the public and press be excluded from the rest of the meeting to avoid the possible disclosure of exempt information under Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

Paragraph 3 Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Governance

159/19 Private Minutes of the LEP Board held on 20th August 2019

The Chair presented the private minutes of the LEP Board held on 20th August 2019.

Simon Eastwood advised that for clarity, whilst the preamble to the minute referenced the figure from the Growing Places Fund, the decision should also include this sum.

Thus Minute 142/19 Local Growth Fund - Very Light Rail Main Scheme should be amended to read: -

1) Approves the Accountable Body for the Local Growth Deal programme (Walsall Council) to proceed to enter into a Grant Agreement and/or other appropriate documentation, with Dudley Council to deliver the Local Growth Deal funded elements of the

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Very Light Rail Test Track Project, to a value of (detailed in the private minutes) the Growing Places Fund to support for any Local Growth Deal over-programming required; and

Agreed that the Private Minutes of the LEP Board meeting held on 20th August 2019 and subject to the amendment to Minute No 142 Local Growth Fund - Very Light Rail Main Scheme detailed above, be received and confirmed as a correct record.

160/19 Risk Register

Lara Cragg provided an update to the Board referencing risks around different funding streams to include Land and Property Investment Fund, Local Growth Deal, Growing places Fund and Enterprise Zones.

James Walsh queried if the risk impact was measured and it was highlighted that risks were measured against the chance of occurring.

Agreed that the Risk Registers be received and noted.

Delivery – Local Growth Fund

161/19 Local Growth Fund – City Learning Quarter

Simon Eastwood advised that consideration of the City Learning Quarter be deferred for further consideration by the Funding Sub- Group.

Agreed that consideration of the City Learning Quarter be deferred.

(The meeting closed at 3.55pm)

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Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership Board

23rd September 2019

LEP Board Membership – Recruitment Update

1. Purpose of Report 1.1 The National Assurance Framework (NAF) January 2019 v3, requires LEPs to have a minimum gender balance of 1/3 female boards by the end of March 2020. As reported in the Policy Update a subsequent “red line” was set by BEIS for a requirement of the Board being a minimum of 26% by the Annual Performance Review.

1.2 A positive recruitment campaign has been undertaken to target females, as the proposed Board can now be up to 20 Members, which will enable the LEP to meet the Government requirement on gender balance in advance of the deadline.

1.3 A Nominations Committee was held on 27th September 2019 and this report informs the Board of the outcome.

2. Recommendation 2.1. That the LEP Board:

2.2. Note the following appointments to the LEP Board, to commence in November 2019:- Cherry Elliott Cherry is a Partner and Head of Property at Higgs & Sons Solicitors, Brierley Hill. She is a Member of the Law Society and was admitted as a solicitor on 15 September 2004.

Amanda Tomlinson Amanda is Chief Executive – Black Country Housing Group, appointed from July 2013. Prior to this she was the Assistant Chief Executive – Black Country Housing Group from July 2010 – July 2013.

Rachel Eade MBE Rachel is an Innovation Manager at Warwick University, developing new Ready4Electrification supply chain development programme. University of Birmingham - Birmingham Centre of Rail Research and Education Rail supply chain and strategic partner engagement, lead on local industrial strategy. RED Ltd, supports manufacturing companies with Growth and Development – both strategic and implementation.

2.3 Note the following appointment to the Employment & Skills (People) Theme Advisory Board: - Kacey Akpoteni Director of Pleasant Valley Care Limited.

3. Report Detail 3.1. Shortlisting and interviews were undertaken, with a Nominations Committee held on Friday 27th, September 2019. This was attended by Stewart Towe, Lindsey Flynn and Sarah Middleton. Unfortunately, the date was not suitable for Councillor Yvonne Davies but her subsequent approval was sought and given.

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3.2. The remaining Guarantee Members views were sought, Councillors Mike Bird, Ian Brookfield and Patrick Harley. All of whom have approved the appointments, negating the need to seek Association of Black Country Authorities approval, although the appointments will be reported there for information.

3.3. Three candidates were approved for LEP Board membership and the fourth candidate, who had passion for the skills work of the LEP was recommended for appointment to the Employment & Skills (People) Theme. All four have accepted their respective appointments.

3.4. The appointees will be invited to attend the November LEP Board meeting, as their first meeting, as will the appointee to the Employment & Skills Theme Advisory Board.

3.5. The recruitment campaign will continue, as currently we are seeking a new Chair for the LEP Board with a view to a December announcement, and 4 Board members terms of office end in 2020.

4. Financial Implications 4.1. The financial implications were contained in the recruitment exercise and funded through the LEP Review Implementation funding.

5. Legal Implications 5.1. There are no legal implications.

6. Risk Management 6.1. There is potential Risk if these appointments were not made that the Board would not meet the gender balance requirements contained in the NAFv3 by the end of March 2020.

7. Equality Implications 7.1. Positive Action Positive action was used in the recruitment campaign in order to achieve the gender balance on the Board. Positive action is a range of measures allowed under the Equality Act 2010 which can be lawfully taken to encourage and train people from under- represented groups.

7.2. A breakdown of the current and future Board membership is appended to the report.

Sarah Middleton Chief Executive Black Country Consortium Ltd

Contact Officer Hywel Ruddick Tel: +44 (0)1384 471142 Email: [email protected]

Source Documents: Candidates applications (confidential)

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October 2019 Black Black Country LEP Country Local Enterprise Partnership BC LEP Equality Profile

Total Black Country BCC Independent BCC Independent Workforce Population Board Members Board Members (ONS 2017 stats) (LEP) - current (LEP) – post November 2019

The Black Country Black Country LEP Black Country has a workforce of has Independent Consortium has (Aged 16 19 between Board Members Independent Board 729,000 16-64) Members (and 1 vacancy)

Male Female Male Female Male Female

75% 63% 49.7% 50.3% 25% 37%

362,600 366,400 12 4 12 7

BAME White BAME White BAME White

87.5% 74.6% 25.4% 18.7% 15.8% 84.2%

184,400 543,500 3 13 3 16

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Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership – LEP Review Policy Update

21st October 2019

Set out below for Members’ information is a note of the recent policy documents received by the Secretariat: -

1. LEP Mid-Year Review

The meeting was held on 25th September 2019 – attended by: -

BC LEP - Simon Eastwood, Sarah Middleton and Lara Cragg.

BEIS – Gareth Wilson and Aaron Toussaint.

Accountable Body – Mark Lavender, Alison Guerra and Kelly Valente.

The meeting focussed on three areas which form the basis for the Annual Performance Review (APR): - Governance, Delivery and Strategic Impact.

BEIS reported on a number of “Red Lines” that would be required to be achieved.

Governance BEIS advised of some revisions required to the Assurance Framework which are being worked through with the Accountable Body, to include the recruitment matrix

In regard to gender balance and the requirement for one third of the Board to be female by the end of March 2020, BEIS advised that there would be a requirement at the APR that 26% of the Board were female, with 33% remaining for March 2020. If this requirement was not met then the LEP would be ranked as “requiring improvement” for Governance. Whilst the Recruitment report in today’s papers confirms that the LEP as achieved above 26%, this was not a figure we had been made aware of and could have had a negative impact if our recruitment exercise had commenced later in the year.

BEIS also commented on the work the LEP was doing in relation to monitoring Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic memberships and diversity in strategic company boards across the region. They advised that the LEP was only one of a few that undertook this monitoring and asked to share our learnings with other LEPs.

Board Tenure was referenced as requiring clarification, to include Board tenure for those nearing the end of office and for other posts (excepting Council Leaders) where the tenure would exceed the published 8-year maximum period. This included the Higher Education representative, the most suit bale person being the Vice-Chancellor of the only university in the Black Country, University of Wolverhampton. The local BEIS team, had advised that a suitable rationale needed to be agreed so that they could present the case for a dispensation from the central BEIS team. This will be incorporated into the revised Assurance Framework. wording is being

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Section 151 Officer attendance at one meeting per annual cycle. It was noted that James Walsh had attended the last LEP Board meeting and that going forward Kelly Valente would attend in his place. Work was being undertaken with the local BEIS team to advise the centre

Delivery BEIS advised on the LGF spreadsheet’s information on LEP spend from the BEIS central team. The PMO and Accountable Body made a robust challenge to the validity of the spreadsheet information as some of the formulas did not pull through the relevant information. Further work is being undertaken between BEIS, PMO and Accountable Body, with monthly meetings diarised, to provide an agreed, accurate spend profile on projects prior the Annual Performance Review.

As well as the Spreadsheet issues, there were two other issues highlighted: - the recording of project outputs (contractual issue) and the information provided to the delivery team on projects and quotes that could be used by Ministers.

It was noted that the information on the LGF spreadsheet and contractual arrangements post-mid-year review would be red lines. From the mid-year review there were agreed actions to resolve these issues with the central BEIS team.

Strategic Impact The discussion was primarily on the WM Local Industrial Strategy and the work undertaken by the 3 WM LEPs to deliver the Sector Action Plans.

2. Black Country Consortium Ltd – Annual General Meeting

In accordance with paragraph 3.8.3 of the Assurance Framework, the LEP will hold an Annual Stakeholders Meeting and an Annual General Meeting (AGM), both will be publicised, open to the public and include an opportunity for the public to ask questions.

The Annual Stakeholders Meeting is held in March to coincide with the publication of the Annual Economic Review and it is intended to continue with the March date for this event.

The AGM will be held on 18th November 2019 after the business of the LEP Board has been transacted.

A notice of the AGM inviting partners and members of the public to attend will be widely distributed through existing networks and the website. The venue will be the National Metalforming Centre.

The business to be transacted is detailed below: -

Confirmation of Appointment of Board Members (to include formal roles) Directors Report 2018 Receipt of Annual Accounts Receipt of Audited Accounts Board – Public Question Session (these will need to be notified to the secretariat in advance)

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3. Brexit and Growth Hubs Update

As we approach the 31st October Brexit deadline, a number of changes and requests have been made by BEIS. The first, and most significant, change has been that the 38 Growth Hubs have now been organised into Clusters, each with an appointed Cluster Lead. The Black Country Growth Hub are now part of the West Midlands Cluster and our appointed cluster lead is Coventry & Warwickshire Growth Hub (The entire WM Cluster comprises of 6 Growth Hubs: BC, C&W, The Marches, Stoke & Staffs, Worcester and GBS). Manchester Growth Hub is the national lead for all Growth Hubs.

Under this cluster approach, the Cluster leads have weekly conference calls directly with BEIS, where information is then disseminated down to cluster Growth Hubs. A priority for BEIS is capturing Brexit Intelligence; as such all Growth Hubs have been tasked with weekly reports to CLGU citing all and any Brexit Preparedness data from our respective region. In particular, BEIS are keen to spot early indicators of sector downturn, impacts and potential shockwaves. The Growth Hub team has been working with Consortium EIU to ensure BC reports provide suitable and useful data. Part of the weekly reporting is also monitoring the number of incoming calls to the Growth Hub, face-to-face consultations and other engagement metrics that are usually captured in annual reports.

In preparation for the deadline, BEIS have also indicated Growth Hubs should increase the number of face-to-face advisors. A number of funding streams have been made available:

• £198k has been allocated to the WM Cluster which is to be divided equally between the 6 Growth Hubs. This funding has not yet been received by the Cluster Lead. • £1.5m has been made available nationally for Brexit Intelligence gathering. £140k has been allocated to the WM Cluster. As the deadline for this spend is 31st October, the Cluster Lead has used the funding to co-ordinate a mass telemarketing exercise across the WM. The intention is to obtain 6,000 business responses to a Brexit preparedness survey (1,000 responses per LEP). • BEIS have supplemented core Growth Hub funding with approx. £32k to the Black Country to increase the number of face-to-face advisors (Part of an additional £1.2m made available nationally). We have sent completed paperwork to our accountable body (Walsall MBC) to submit to BEIS for approval. • Black Country, CW and GBS have secured £143k from WMCA, where £59k is allocated to the Black Country. This, again, is to hire an additional Growth Hub resource in preparation for the Brexit deadline. We are still awaiting these funds from WMCA.

4. High Streets Task Fund

Members will recall in the September Policy update that the 100 places were invited to develop proposals for Town Deals (6 September 2019). The towns eligible for support from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund included places with proud industrial and economic heritage but have not always benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas.

The Town Deals Fund builds directly on the government’s commitment to decentralising funding and decisions away from Whitehall and investing in the

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growth of local economies and devolving powers through ambitious City and Growth Deals, providing funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships and/or the metro mayors in England.

There are currently three fund programme areas

1. Stronger Towns: up to £25m per town prospectus with the criteria announcement imminent. The Towns identified across the Black Country are: Bloxwich, Dudley, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.

2. Future High Streets: The towns identified across the Black Country are Walsall, Wolverhampton and Brierly Hill. There is funding for smaller initiatives and High Streets Task Force, comprising of experts who will provide tailored guidance and advice to local authorities seeking to breathe new life into their local high streets and town centres as they tackle changing consumer habits. It will be run by the Institute of Place Management (IPM). The IPM has put together a consortium of high street experts with a wide range of knowledge and insight, including in planning and design. As part of this offer, local authorities will also be able to access up-to-date behavioural data that will provide insights into consumer habits. The LAs are in receipt of capacity development funds to submit their prospectuses by February 2020.

3. Heritage Towns - DCMS and Lottery have announced a programme in support of heritage towns. £96m is available nationally with up to £3m per town envisaged. The Black Country towns are Brierly Hill and Wednesbury.

5. European Regional Development Fund

The MHCLG have provided the LEP Network with an update on the delivery of the ERDF Reserve Fund going forward in the event of an EU exit without a deal. They advised that there is expected to be some flexibility with the Reserve Fund to allow it to support Industrial Strategy priorities, including innovation and cross LEP proposals.

Further updates will be provided once the detail is provided of the Reserve Fund.

6. Black Country Economic Intelligence Unit – Recent Intelligence Briefings

Appended to the Policy update (App 2) are the following EIU reports for information: -

1. Jobs

2. Business Counts

Sarah Middleton Chief Executive Black Country Consortium Ltd.

Contact Officer

Hywel Ruddick Tel: 01384 471104 Email: [email protected]

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Source Documents: Attached

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Agenda Item 5a Black Country Economic Intelligence Unit – Intelligence Briefings

Table of Contents

Briefing Page No. 1. UK Business Register and Employment (BRES) Survey 1-3 2. UK Business Counts 4-6

1. UK Business Register and Employment (BRES) Survey: 26th September Release

The latest annual BRES data was released this week, reporting the number of employees across areas and within sectors.1 Key points

• There were 450,000 employees in the Black Country in 2018, a decrease of 2.6% (-12,000 employees) from 2017, nationally there was an increase of 0.6%. However, within the Black Country, Wolverhampton increased by 1,000 employees (+1.0%) from 2017 to reach 103,000 employees.

• In the Black Country, retail accounts for the highest percentage of jobs at 19.1% (approximately 86,000 jobs), followed by business services at 17.2% (77,145 jobs).

• Strong growth from 2017 was seen in transport technologies by 16.3% (+4,905 jobs) to reach 29,160 jobs, and also in building technologies with an increase of 9.3% (2,000 jobs) to reach 23,500 jobs. In Summary

• In the Black Country there were 450,000 employees in 2018, this is a decrease of 2.6% (-12,000 employees) from 2016. However, since 2013 the Black Country has increased by 3.0% (+13,000 employees)

• Nationally there was a 0.6% increase in employees from 2017, whereas the West Midlands region decreased by 0.7% ( -18,000 employees to 2,561,000).

• Within the Black Country, Wolverhampton were the only local authority to experience an increase compared to 2017 by 1,000 employees (+1.0%) to reach 103,000. Dudley and Sandwell both decreased by 6,000 employees when compared to 2017 (to 113,000 and 126,000 employees respectively).

1 Source; ONS: UK Business Register & Employment Survey (2019)

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Figure 1: Jobs Change in the Black Country and England

2017 2018 Change over the last year % Change over the last year Dudley 119,000 113,000 -6,000 -5.0% Sandwell 132,000 126,000 -6,000 -4.5% Walsall 110,000 109,000 -1,000 -0.9% Wolverhampton 102,000 103,000 1,000 1.0% Black Country 462,000 450,000 -12,000 -2.6% West Midlands Region 2,579,000 2,561,000 -18,000 -0.7% England 25,829,000 25,976,000 147,000 0.6%

Jobs by Sector2

• The Black Country has a higher percentage of jobs in 6 sectors when compared to nationally; advanced manufacturing (12.9% vs 8.8%), environmental technology (1.3% vs 1.1%), transport technologies (8.7% vs 6.5%), health (14.4% vs 13.4%), building technology (5.2% vs 4.6%) and retail (19.1% vs 15.3%).

• In the Black Country the retail sector accounts for the highest percentage of jobs at 19.1% (approximately 86,000 jobs). For the Black Country, this sector has remained the same from the previous year.

• The second highest percentage of jobs is in the business services sector at 17.9% (80,185), however this has decreased by 4.2% (-3,550 jobs) from 2017.

• Transport technologies has increased by 16.3% (+4,095 jobs) in the Black Country to reach 29,160 in 2018. Whereas environmental technologies decreased by 32.8% (-2,950 jobs) in the Black Country, however nationally there was also a decrease by 0.7%.

2 Please note, when broken down by 2-digit sic code for sectors the figures will vary and when all sectors added together it will not equal the overall figure.

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Figure 2: Jobs by Sector for the Black Country

Black Country Black % Of Total Black England 2018 % Of 2017 Country Black Country Country Total 2018 Difference England from 2017 Advanced Manufacturing 965 (Transformational Sector) 66,840 67,805 15.1% (+1.4%) 2,714,300 10.4% Building Technologies 2,000 (Transformational Sector) 21,500 23,500 5.2% (+9.3%) 1,202,000 4.6% Business Services -3,550 (Transformational Sector) 83,735 80,185 17.9% (-4.2%) 6,605,000 25.4% Environmental Technologies -2,950 (Transformational Sector) 9,000 6,050 1.3% (-32.8%) 295,000 1.1% Transport Technologies 4,095 (Transformational Sector) 25,065 29,160 6.5% (+16.3%) 1,279,000 4.9% Health -3,000 (Enabling Sector) 67,800 64,800 14.4% (-4.4%) 3,360,000 12.9% Public Sector -6,000 (Enabling) 69,000 63,000 14.0% (-8.7%) 3,972,000 15.3% Retail (Enabling Sector) 3,983,000 15.3% 86,000 86,000 19.1% 0 Sports -750 (Enabling Sector) 7,750 7,000 1.6% (-9.7%) 469,000 1.8% Visitor Economy -3,600 (Enabling Sector) 25,200 21,600 4.8% (-14.3%) 2,100,000 8.1% Total -12,000 462,000 450,000 (-2.6%) 25,976,000

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2. UK Business Counts: October 20193

UK Business Counts provides the number of enterprises as of the 15th March each year.

The following briefing is based on enterprises as opposed to units. Key points:

• The snapshot from March 2019 shows there were 33,555 enterprises in the Black Country, an increase of 0.7% (+225 enterprises) compared to March 2018 snapshot, while nationally there was an increase of 1.8%. • In the Black Country, 87.0% (29,200) of enterprises employ between 0-9 people, below the national average of 89.6%. The Black Country mirrors the national average with 0.4% of the enterprise total employing 250+ people. • The Black Country is above the national average in the £5m+ turnover band with 2.9% (970) of enterprises compared to 2.4%. • In the Black Country, enterprises with a turnover band of £100,000 - £249,999 experienced the highest increase at 3.4% (+340), which was above the England average increase of 3.1%. • In the Black Country, business services accounts for 28.5% (9,565) of the business base, this is below the UK average of 40.1%. • Transport technologies increased by 4.2% (+125 enterprises) to 3,070 in 2019, nationally there was an increase of 1.2%. In Summary:

• The snapshot from March 2019 shows there were 33,555 enterprises in the Black Country, an increase of 0.7% (+225 enterprises) compared to March 2018 snapshot, while nationally there was an increase of 1.8%.

• Within the Black Country, Walsall experienced the highest percentage increase from 2018 at +1.8% (+135 enterprises) to reach 7,660 enterprises in 2019. In contrast, Wolverhampton decreased by 2.5% (-185 enterprises) to 7,360 enterprises.

Figure 1: Enterprise Count, 2018 and 2019

2018 2019 Change % Change Dudley 9,490 9,645 155 1.6% Sandwell 8,775 8,885 110 1.3% Walsall 7,525 7,660 135 1.8% Wolverhampton 7,545 7,360 -185 -2.5% Black Country 33,330 33,555 225 0.7% England 2,318,060 2,360,780 42,720 1.8%

Employment by Size Band

• In the Black Country, 87.0% (29,200) of enterprises employ between 0-9 people, below the national average of 89.6%. Within the Black Country, Dudley has the highest percentage of

3 ONS: UK Business; activity, size and location: 2019 – released 2nd October 2019 https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/bulletins/ukbusinessactiv itysizeandlocation/2019

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enterprises with 0-9 employees at 87.5% (8,435). While Sandwell was the lowest at 86.5% (7,685).

• The Black Country mirrors the national average with 0.4% of the enterprise total employing 250+ people. Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are above the national average (0.5%, 0.6% and 0.5% respectively), while Dudley stands at 0.3%.

Figure 2: Employment by Size Band, 2019

Black Country Black Country % of total England England% of total Total 33,555 2,360,780 Micro (0 to 9) 29,200 87.0% 2,114,965 89.6% Small (10 to 49) 3,530 10.5% 200,070 8.5% Medium-sized (50 to 249) 670 2.0% 36,500 1.5% Large (250+) 150 0.4% 9,250 0.4%

Turnover Band

• Reflecting the national trend, the Black Country has the highest percentage of enterprises with a turnover between £0- £99,999 at 37.4% (12,565 enterprises), with the national average at 38.5%. The Black Country has decreased by 2.4% (-315 enterprises) since 2018, with the national average decreasing by 0.3%.

• The Black Country is above the national average in the £5m+ turnover band with 2.9% (970) of enterprises compared to 2.4%. The Black Country is also above the national average in the £1m - £4.99m turnover band with 8.4% of enterprises compared to 7.0% and the £250,000 - £999,999 turnover band with 20.5% of the Black Country total, compared to 19.7%.

• In the Black Country, enterprises with a turnover band of £100,000 - £249,999 experienced the highest increase at 3.4% (+340), which was above the England average increase of 3.1%.

Figure 3: Enterprises by Turnover Band for the Black Country and England in 2018 & 2019

Black Black Black Black Black England England England Country Country Country Country Country 2018 % 2019 % of Change 2018 2018 % 2019 2019 % of Change of total total of total total £5m+ 940 2.8% 970 2.9% +30 2.3% 2.4% 5.1% (+3.2%) £1m - £4.99m 2,835 8.5% 2,815 8.4% -20 6.9% 7.0% 2.8% (-0.7%) £250,000 - £999,999 6,695 20.1% 6,880 20.5% +185 19.4% 19.7% 3.2% (+2.8%) £100,000 - £249,999 9,985 30.0% 10,325 30.8% +340 32.0% 32.4% 3.1% (+3.4%) £0-£99,999 12,880 38.6% 12,565 37.4% -315 39.3% 38.5% -0.3% (-2.4%) Total 33,330 33,555 +225 1.8% (+0.7%)

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Enterprises by Sector

• In the Black Country, business services accounts for 28.5% (9,565) of the business base, this is below the UK average of 40.1%. Compared to 2018, business services have increased by 0.4%, however this is below the national average of 2.1%.

• Transport technologies increased by 4.2% (+125 enterprises) to 3,070 in 2019, however this accounts for 9.1% of the total enterprises. Nationally there was an increase of 1.2% increase and accounts for 4.2% of the total.

• From 2018, the highest percentage decrease in enterprises in the Black Country was in the health sector at -7.4% (-130) which follows the national trend of -6.3%.

Figure 4: Black Country Enterprises by Sector, 2019

Black Black Black Country % Black Country Black Country England % Country Country of total (2019) Difference % Difference Change (2018) (2019) Advanced 4,395 4,350 13.0% -45 -1.0% 0.2% Manufacturing Building 4,490 4,565 13.6% 75 1.7% 3.8% Technologies Business 9,530 9,565 28.5% 35 0.4% 2.1% Services Environmental 235 230 0.7% -5 -2.1% 2.4% Technologies Transport 2,945 3,070 9.1% 125 4.2% 1.2% Technologies Health 1,745 1,615 4.8% -130 -7.4% -6.3% Public Sector 825 835 2.5% 10 1.2% 1.1% Retail 6,715 6,785 20.2% 70 1.0% 2.8% Sports 305 315 0.9% 10 3.3% 9.2% Visitor Economy 2,145 2,225 6.6% 80 3.7% 2.1%

Total 33,330 33,555 225 0.7% 1.8%

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Indices of Deprivation 2019 DRAFT

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The English Indices of Deprivation……………………………………..…3 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………...4 Summary………………………………………………………………………………5 Rank of Average Score………………………………………………………….6 Proportion of LSOA’s in Most Deprived Areas Nationally………8 Income Deprivation……………………………………………………..……..11 Employment Deprivation…………………………………………………….15 Health Deprivation & Disability……………………………………………19 Education, Skills & Training Deprivation………………………………23 Barriers to Housing & Services…………………………………..………..27 Crime Deprivation……………………………………………………………….31 Living Environment Deprivation……………………………………….….35 Least Deprived Areas………………………………………..…………………39 Black Country LEP Investment Projects………………………………..40

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IntroductionThe English Indices of Deprivation 2019

The Indices of Deprivation 2019 combines a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for each small area in England, and is the Government’s official measure of multiple deprivation at low-level geography. This allows each area to be ranked relative to one another according to their level of deprivation.

The Indices of Deprivation 2019 provide a set of relative measures of deprivation for small areas (Lower-layer Super Output Areas) across England, based on seven domains of deprivation. The domains were combined using the following weights to produce the overall Index of Multiple Deprivation:

• Income Deprivation (22.5%) • Employment Deprivation (22.5%) • Education, Skills and Training Deprivation (13.5%) • Health Deprivation and Disability (13.5%) • Crime (9.3%) • Barriers to Housing and Services (9.3%) • Living Environment Deprivation (9.3%)

All of the data files and supporting documents for the English Indices of Deprivation 2019 are available from: www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019 and for more detailed information relating to the underlying indicators that form each domain : https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/833992/ File_8_-_IoD2019_Underlying_Indicators.xlsx

The Indices of Deprivation 2019 have been constructed for the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) by Oxford Consultants for Social Inclusion (OCSI) and Deprivation.org.

LSOAs (Lower-layer Super Output Areas) are small areas designed to be of a similar population size, with an average of approximately 1,500 residents or 650 households. There are 32,844 Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in England. They were produced by the Office for National Statistics for the reporting of small area statistics.

Following the 2011 Census, the geography of Lower-layer Super Output Areas was revised and the number of areas has increased from 32,482 (as used for the Indices of Deprivation 2010, 2007 and 2004) to 32,844 (as used for the Indices of Deprivation 2015 and 2019).

This analysis will cover the Black Country, highlight areas in the top 20% and top 10% most deprived in the country for overall deprivation and compare results with those of the 2015 release.

It is important to note that by stating there are more ‘deprived’ areas, this does not mean that that the Black Country is getting more deprived, it could mean that other areas are becoming more affluent. Levels of deprivation are therefore relative to other LSOA’s or Local Authorities in England.

Also please note, IMD should not be used to quantify how deprived a small area is, identifying deprived people, saying how affluent a place is, comparing with small area in other UK countries and measuring absolute change in deprivation over time. There are changes in methodology when new versions are released.

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Executive Summary Domain IMD 2019 – Proportion of PMF Contextual Indicator areas in the 10% most deprived in England Overall Deprivation 19.1% • £18,294 - GVA per head continuing to increase. 0.4pp worse than in 2015 • £9,802 lower than England average (£28,096).

Income Deprivation 24.9% • Resident wages have (22.5% of overall increased. Black Country weighting) 0.2pp better than in 2015 average was £25,000 in 2018 an increase of £200 since 2017.

Employment Deprivation 19.7% • Employment rate has (22.5% of overall increased to 68.3% and at a weighting) 1.2pp better than in 2015 faster rate than England.

Health Deprivation & 10.7% • Average healthy life Disability (13.5% of overall expectancy for males (58.1 weighting) 2.5pp worse than in 2015 years) and females (59 years) below national average of 63.4 years & 63.8 years respectively.

Education, Skills & Training 20.2% • The proportion of people Deprivation (13.5% of with no qualifications has overall weighting) 1.0pp better than in 2015 decreased by 3.9pp to 15.6% in 2017. • The proportion of people educated to NVQ4 or above has increased by 1.5pp to 24.5% in 2017.

Barriers to Housing & 0.3% • 2,950 new homes built in Services (9.3% of overall 2017/18. Black Country weighting) 0.4pp better than in 2015 total dwelling stock 496k in 2018. Crime Deprivation (9.3% of 3.1% • Number of NEET’s is below overall weighting) national average. 5.6% in 2.7pp better than in 2015 Black Country compared to 6.0% in England.

Living Environment 9.6% • CO2 emissions are 4.1 Deprivation (9.3% of tonnes per capita, a overall weighting) 5.7pp worse than in 2015 reduction of just -0.3 tonnes per capita since the previous year.

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Summary

Overall Deprivation • Overall deprivation is high in the Black Country with 19.1% of its areas in the 10% most deprived in England (ranking the Black Country LEP as 7th most deprived out of the 38 LEP’s). In 2015 the Black Country had less areas in the 10% most deprived in England with 18.7% - ranked at 6th most deprived out of the 39 LEP’s at this time.

Income Deprivation • The Black Country still has high levels of income deprivation as 24.9% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 3rd most deprived LEP out of 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had more areas in income deprivation with 25.1% of areas that ranked 3rd most deprived too.

Employment Deprivation • The Black Country still has high levels of employment deprivation as 19.7% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 8th most deprived LEP out of 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had more areas in employment deprivation with 20.9% of areas that ranked 6th most deprived.

Health Deprivation & Disability • The Black Country’s level of health deprivation and disability has got worse as currently 10.7% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 13th most deprived LEP out of the 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had less areas in health deprivation with 8.2% of areas that ranked 15th most deprived.

Education, Skills & Training Deprivation • The Black Country still has high levels of education, skills and training deprivation as 20.2% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 4th most deprived LEP out of the 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had more areas in education, skills and training deprivation with 21.2% of areas that ranked 4th most deprived.

Barriers to Housing & Services • The Black Country still has low levels of barriers to housing and services as 0.3% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 37th most deprived (2nd least) LEP out of the 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had more areas with barriers to housing and services with 0.7% of areas that ranked 38th most deprived (the 2nd least).

Crime Deprivation • The Black Country’s level of crime deprivation has improved as currently 3.1% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 28th most deprived LEP out of 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had more areas in crime deprivation with 5.8% of areas that ranked 24th most deprived.

Living Environment Deprivation • The Black Country’s level of the living environment deprivation has got worse as currently 9.6% of areas are within the 10% most deprived in England ranking the Black Country LEP as the 15th most deprived LEP out of 38 in this measure. In 2015 the Black Country had less areas in living environment deprivation with 3.9% of areas that ranked 28th most deprived.

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Rank of Average Score

There are various methodologies and approaches that can be used when analysing the IMD data – this report focused on the proportion of area in the 10% most deprived nationally.

Alternatively, analysis can be done in terms of average score (totalling all areas of the Black Country) – using this approach the Black Country ranks 3rd most deprived out of the 38 LEP’s – an improvement of 1 ranked place compared to 2015.

In regards to Local Authority rankings: 1 being the most deprived and 317 (the number of local authorities in England) being the least deprived in the country. The table below shows the Black Country Local authorities’ rank in both the 2015 and 2019 datasets. With the exception of Wolverhampton, all of the Black Country boroughs are more deprived in 2019 compared with 2015. Dudley’s ranking fell the most by 19 places. Although Sandwell only fell by 1 place, it is still the most deprived area in the Black Country.

The Black Country LEP is ranked as the 3rd worst LEP in regards to the rank of average score with only Liverpool City Region (ranked 1st) and Tees Valley (ranked 2nd) worse compared to a ranking of 2nd in 2015.

Local Authority* 2015 2019 Change in Rank Dudley 110th 91st -19 Sandwell 13th 12th -1 Walsall 33rd 25th -8 Wolverhampton 17th 24th +7 *In 2015 there were 326 Local Authorities whilst in 2019 there are 317. Local Enterprise Partnership** 2015 2019 Change in Rank Black Country LEP 2nd 3rd +1 ** In 2015 there were 39 LEP’s in England whilst in 2019 there are 38.

The map below shows the Overall Deprivation Rank change per LSOA between 2015 and 2019.

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Proportion of LSOA’s in most deprived 10% nationally

Overall deprivation is high in the Black Country; the proportion of LSOA’s within the top 20% and top 10% most deprived areas in England stands at 45.6% and 19.1% respectively whilst compared to 42.6% and 18.7% in 2015.

In terms of the proportion of LSOA’s within the most deprived 10% of areas within England the Black Country LEP is ranked as the 7th worst LEP (with 19.1%) with Liverpool City Region (33.9%), Tees Valley (29%), Greater Birmingham & Solihull (25%), Greater Manchester (23.3%), Humber (22.5%) and Lancashire (19.8%) all ranking worse.

The table opposite shows the proportion of super output Overall ID areas in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the Area % of % of country and the numbers in brackets refer to the SOA in SOA in percentage point change since 2015. The maps below 10% 20% show the geographical location of these areas aswell as most most those areas that have either moved out of or into deprived deprived deprivation from 2015 to 2019. 2019

Dudley 11 (+3) 26 (+5) Sandwell 20 (-3) 60 (+5) Walsall 26 (+6) 50 (+4) Wolverhampton 21 (-5) 49 (-2) Black Country 19 (0) 46 (+3)

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The biggest increase in the proportion of deprived areas were in both Dudley and Sandwell, where 5% more areas fall into the top 20% most deprived in the country, however the proportion in the most 10% deprived Walsall increased by 6% to 26% of areas. Dudley is still the borough with the lowest proportion of deprived areas.

Sandwell, has the highest proportion of overall deprived areas whilst Walsall has the highest proportion of areas in the 10% most deprived in the country.

Wolverhampton has reduced the proportion of areas in both 10% and 20% most deprived areas in England by 5pp (to 21%) and 2pp (to 49%) respectively equating to moving positively in the ranking of proportion of LSOAs in most deprived 10% nationally.

Compared to 2015 results, the direction of travel has been negative for the Black Country. The proportion of output areas in the top 20% most deprived in the country has increased by 3pp to 46%.

The following sections of the report explore the various domains in more detail.

Income Deprivation (22.5% of Overall Weighting)

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income. The definition of low income used includes both those people that are out-of-work, and those that are in work but who have low earnings (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Income Deprivation

Area % of % of SOA in SOA in The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas 10% 20% in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and most most the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change deprived deprived since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of 2019 these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Dudley 14 (+1) 29 (+5) Black Country based upon the domain’s decile.

Sandwell 26 (-1) 61 (+1)

Walsall 32 (+1) 52 (+3)

Wolverhampton 30 (-2) 53 (0)

Black Country 25 (0) 48 (+2)

Income deprivation is high in the region. 48% of Black Country areas are in the 20% most deprived for income and just over half of these are in the top 10%. Income deprivation is lowest in Dudley, although over a quarter of areas are in the 20% most deprived. Sandwell has the highest with 61% of it’s LSOA’s in the 20% most deprived areas in England whilst Walsall has the highest proportion of LSOA’s within the 10% most deprived areas with 32%.

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Employment Deprivation (22.5% of Overall Weighting)

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.

Employment Deprivation Area % of % of SOA in SOA in 10% 20% The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas most most in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and deprived deprived the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change 2019 since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of Dudley 14 (+3) 32 (+2) these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Black Country based upon the domain’s decile. Sandwell 20 (-3) 51 (-4)

Walsall 20 (-1) 50 (+1) Wolverhampton 25 (-6) 54 (-2) Black Country 20 (-1) 46 (-1)

Employment deprivation is high in the region with 46% of LSOA’s in the 20% most deprived in England and nearly half of them (20%) within the worst 10% most deprived nationally. Wolverhampton has the highest proportion within the Black Country although whilst Dudley got worse in the proportion of areas in the 10% and 20% most deprived areas since 2015 (3pp and 2pp respectively) they still have lowest proportions within the Black Country.

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Health Deprivation & Disability (13.5% of Overall Weighting)

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. The domain measures morbidity, disability and premature mortality but not aspects of behaviour or environment that may be predictive of future health deprivation.

Health Deprivation & Disability Area % of % of SOA in SOA in 10% 20% The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas most most in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and deprived deprived the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change 2019 since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of Dudley 6 (+3) 21 (+5) these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Black Country based upon the domain’s decile. Sandwell 13 (0) 52 (+3)

Walsall 14 (+6) 43 (+12) Wolverhampton 10 (0) 46 (+9) Black Country 11 (+3) 40 (+7)

Health Deprivation and Disability is high within the Black Country as 40% of areas are in the 20% most deprived nationally, this figure has increased by 7pp since 2015. Likewise, all of the Black Country local authorities have got worse in this measure with Walsall having the largest increase (12pp) and Sandwell having the smallest increase (3pp) although still having the largest proportion of areas within the 20% most deprived areas (52%). Dudley has both the lowest proportion of areas in both 10% and 20% most deprived areas nationally (6% and 21% respectively) despite both increasing.

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Education, Skills & Training Deprivation (13.5% of Overall

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The Education, Skills and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of attainment and skills in the local population. The indicators fall into two sub-domains: one relating to children and young people and one relating to adult skills.

Education, Skills & Training Deprivation Area % of % of SOA in SOA in 10% 20% The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas most most in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and deprived deprived the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change 2019 since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of Dudley 15 (+1) 33 (+3) these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Sandwell 21 (-3) 52 (0) Black Country based upon the domain’s decile.

Walsall 28 (0) 52 (+1)

Wolverhampton 18 (-2) 47 (0)

Black Country 20 (-1) 45 (0)

Education, Skills and Training deprivation remains high in the Black Country with 45% of LSOA’s within the 20% most deprived areas in England whilst almost half of those (20%) also in the 10% most deprived areas too. Dudley remains as the local authority with the lowest proportion of areas amongst the 10% and 20% most deprived areas (15% and 33% respectively) despite both increasing since 2015. Both Sandwell and Walsall have the largest proportion of areas in the 20% most deprived areas both with 52% whilst Walsall have the largest proportion within the 10% most deprived (28%).

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Barriers to Housing & Services (9.3% of Overall Weighting)

The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures the physical and financial accessibility of housing and local services. The indicators fall into two sub-domains: ‘geographical barriers’, which relate to the physical proximity of local services, and ‘wider barriers’ which includes issues relating to access to housing such as affordability.

Barriers to Housing & Services Area % of % of SOA in SOA in The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas 10% 20% in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and most most the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change deprived deprived since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of 2019 these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Dudley 0 (0) 1 (0) Black Country based upon the domain’s decile.

Sandwell 0 (-2) 4 (-6)

Walsall 0 (0) 1 (-3) Wolverhampton 0 (-1) 5 (-5) Black Country 0 (-1) 3 (-3)

The Black Country and all of its local authorities have low levels in terms of barriers to housing and services with just 3% of LSOA’s within the Black Country in the 20% most deprived areas in England. Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall have all seen reductions in the proportion of areas within the 20% most deprived areas (6pp, 5pp and 3pp respectively) whilst Dudley had no change from 2015 and only had 1% within the 20% most deprived areas.

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Crime Deprivation (9.3% of Overall Weighting)

The Crime Domain measures the risk of personal and material victimisation at local level.

Crime Deprivation Area % of % of SOA in SOA in 10% 20% The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas most most in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and deprived deprived the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change 2019 since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of Dudley 1 (0) 6 (-1) these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Black Country based upon the domain’s decile. Sandwell 3 (-2) 14 (-3)

Walsall 6 (-2) 22 (-1) Wolverhampton 3 (-7) 10 (-16) Black Country 3 (-3) 13 (-5)

Crime deprivation in the Black Country has improved since 2015 (by 5pp) where now 13% of LSOA’s are in the 20% most deprived areas in England and just 3% in the 10% most deprived. All of the Black Country local authorities have improved in terms of proportion of areas in the 20% most deprived with the largest improvement in Wolverhampton (16pp). Dudley remains the Black Country local authority with the lowest proportion of areas in both 10% and 20% most deprived areas nationally (1% and 6% respectively).

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The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. The indicators fall into two sub-domains. The ‘indoors’ living environment measures the quality of housing; while the ‘outdoors’ living environment contains measures of air quality and road traffic accidents.

Living Environment Deprivation Area % of % of SOA in SOA in 10% 20% The table opposite shows the proportion of super output areas most most in the top 10% and top 20% most deprived in the country and deprived deprived the numbers in brackets refer to the percentage point change 2019 since 2015. The maps below show the geographical location of Dudley 5 (+1) 21 (+9) these areas aswell as complete coverage of all areas within the Black Country based upon the domain’s decile. Sandwell 23 (+16) 62 (+37)

Walsall 5 (+4) 23 (+9) Wolverhampton 3 (-1) 20 (+4) Black Country 10 (+6) 32 (+15)

The Living Environment deprivation has got worse within the Black Country since 2015 where now 32% of its areas are in the 20% most deprived in England – a rise of 15pp. Sandwell had increases of 16pp and 37pp in terms of proportion of areas in 10% and 20% most deprived nationally meaning that 62% of LSOA’s in Sandwell are now in the 20% most deprived areas.

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Least Deprived Areas

Although the Black Country has a high proportion of areas amongst the most deprived in the country, for other, and often more rural areas, the opposite is true. The map below shows areas that are within the bottom 10% (i.e. least deprived) in the country. 4% of areas in the Black Country are within the 10% least deprived in the country.

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The map below shows where the Black Country LEP has invested in projects alongside the 2019 10% and 20% most deprived areas and the areas that were either deprived in 2015 but are no longer in 2019 or that were not deprived in 2015 but are in 2019.

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Black Country Strategic Companies Barometer

2019 DRAFT

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Our Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) identifies 12 strategic programmes aimed at enablingStrategic businesses across all sectors to grow and deliver our contribution to the implementation of the UK and WM Local Industrial Strategy (LIS). It is critical that the Black Country has the economic, social and physical infrastructure to enable those companies to grow. This report seeks to highlight the importance of the Strategic Companies in the Black Country to achieving the aims of the SEP and the LIS. Companies Barometer 2019

At the core of the strategy are seven priority propositions which are intended to focus action to enable growth in the Black Country and demonstrate our ambition and vision. A key feature of our approach is to focus our effort on 10 identified leading sectors that are crucial in securing economic growth, jobs and productivity in the Black Country.

There are a range of activities currently underway to deliver these programmes. Understanding the impact of current activity against our ambitions and identifying what additional activity is required is important to assessing for 2033 vision targets. Key to achieving the business aims of the SEP are the Black Country Strategic Companies. These companies are vital to creating economic growth and reducing the £11.6 billion productivity gap with the national economy and generating future growth.

1 Black Country Business Base

The Black Country is home to a diverse business base of 38,505 enterprises1. An enterprise can be thought of as the overall business, made up of all the individual sites or workplaces. It is defined as the smallest combination of legal units (generally based on VAT and/or PAYE records) that has a certain degree of autonomy within an enterprise group (ONS, 2019).

These firms have been categorised into five groups based on their turnover band in 20192:

1. There are 970 “High Achiever” companies, these firms have a turnover of more than £5 million a year and account for 2.9% of the business base.

2. “Growth Pioneers” are second-tier growth firms turning over £1m-£4.99m - 2,815 companies account for 8.4% of the business base.

3. The 6,880 “Potential Gazelles” companies turning over £250k to £999k account for 20.5% of the business base.

4. The 10,325 SMEs with a turnover between £100k to £249k are classified as “Solid Performers” account for 30.8% of the business base.

5. Firms turning over less than £100k are classed as “Lifestylers”, this includes micro enterprises - 12,565. This account for 37.4% of the total business base in 2019.

Black Country Business Base by Turnover Size Band

£0-£99,999 12,565 Lifestylers £100,000 - £249,999 10,325 Solid Performers £250,000 - £999,999 6,880 Potential Gazelles £1m - £4.99m 2,815 Growth Pioneers £5m+ 970 High Achievers

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 Source: UK Business: activity, size and location, 2019

The following table displays the trend since 2014 in the number of enterprises in each turnover band. Each year there has been an increase in the number of enterprises with a turnover of over £1m and in 2019 reached a record high at 3,785, this is an increase of 13.7% from the 3,330 recorded in 2014.

Number of Enterprises 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 £5m+ 855 850 940 955 940 970 £1m - £4.99m 2,475 2,570 2,635 2,635 2,835 2,815 £250,000 - £999,999 5,650 6,250 6,350 6,545 6,695 6,880 £100,000 - £249,999 7,875 8,805 9,030 9,555 9,985 10,325 £0-£99,999 10,770 11,715 12,730 13,880 12,880 12,565 Total 27,625 30,190 31,685 33,570 33,335 33,555

1 Office for National Statistics (ONS), Business Demography, 2018 2 Currently the Business Demography dataset does not provide a breakdown by turnover of the 38,505 registered enterprises. However, this breakdown can be obtained via the UK Business Count Dataset, which is a snapshot (March 2019) of the Business Demography dataset. At the time of the snapshot there were 33,555 enterprises in the Black Country which has been used for the turnover analysis. 2 Defining a Strategic Company

A survey conducted in the Black Country identified that businesses with a turnover of more than £1m are significantly more likely to grow - the Black Country is home to 3,785 companies with turnover level of greater than £1m. In order to get a list of Black Country Strategic Companies a filtering process is applied to these High Turnover firms with information available via the Financial Analysis Made Easy (FAME)3 database. The following parameters are applied:

1. Turnover & Trading Address - Strategic companies should have a minimum estimated turnover of £1m a year and have a registered or trading office in the Black Country. 2. Parent Company - If a company has many subsidiaries the parent company is chosen for the Strategic Companies list. 3. Signs of Activity - Holding companies that don’t appear to trade are also excluded from the list based on the premise that they do not contribute to the productivity of the Black Country business base. 4. Private Sector - Many public sector establishments such as schools are identified through the initial strategic search but are subsequently excluded from the final Strategic Companies list which measures private sector productivity in the Black Country. 5. Partner Information - Local intelligence is also applied to the list and it is updated on an annual basis. Local intelligence can suggest the addition of firms that that don’t strictly qualify for one of the parameters listed above but are seen to make a significant contribution to growth in the sub-region.

From this process we have identified 1,769 companies that are included on the 2019 ‘Black Country Strategic Companies List’. This is a reduction on last year’s figure (2,160) as charities have now been completely removed and we have evolved the methodology further to be more robust and provide detail about companies that are not active locally or are just holding companies using FAME. We have also worked with local authorities to understand the companies they view as strategically significant. Please see appendix 1 for a full list of the strategic companies in the Black Country, their location, and sector.

Overall, our strategic companies are the bedrock to Black Country economy, leading on growth opportunities through exporting and supply chain opportunities for firms in the area. The London Stock Exchange’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019’ features 18 Black Country firms, compared to 21 the previous year. There were 6 in Dudley, 2 in Sandwell, 4 in Walsall and 6 in Wolverhampton.

We have identified 1,769 strategic companies in the Black Country from the BvD FAME database in August 2019. This infographic illustrates the economic impact of the strategic companies.

While this report is focusing on the larger companies is it important to note 88.7% of businesses in the Black Country generate less than £1million turnover and 99.6% of businesses employ less than 250 employees4, further highlighting the need to support smaller as well as larger businesses. The third sector is also another key section and page 8 sets out an additional analysis of the top 100 charitable organisations across the Black Country.

3 FAME is a financial information database of 7 million companies in the UK and Rep. of Ireland updated daily, with up to 10 years of data. Detailed financial, descriptive and ownership information for these companies plus summary. The database allows users to search by a wide selection of criteria (name, code, location, size, and many others). 4 ONS, UK business: activity, size and location, 2019 3 Value to the Black Country Economy

Gross Value Added5 GVA Number of • These firms generate approximately £9.1bn Gross Value Added (GBP) Companies (GVA) both nationally and internationally, including GVA from > £500m 1 the 1,323 unknown companies. Jaguar Land Rover are in the £250-500m 5 >£500m bracket, and DPD, Homeserve, Marston’s PLC, Poundland and The Staffing Group are in the £250m-500m £100-250m 5 bracket. £50-100m 8 £20-50m 27 • Ensuring these companies remain in the Black Country and £15-20m 15 continue to grow is fundamental to the Sub-Region’s economy £10-15m 27 and addressing the £11.6 billion output gap. £5-10m 80 £1-5m 220 <£1m 58 Unknown 1,323

Turnover Turnover Number of • These 1,769 companies have a combined turnover of (GBP) Companies approximately £57.1bn. > £500m 10 £250-500m 6 • 0.9% of these strategic companies had a turnover of £250m £100-250m 30 or more. £50-100m 41 £20-50m 150 • 72% of these companies have an estimated turnover of less £15-20m 81 than £10m. £10-15m 171

£5-10m 393 £1-5m 717 Estimated £1m 170

Jobs Number of Number of • These 1,769 companies employ approximately 240,200 people. Employees Companies 500+ 50 • 68% employ between 10 and 250 people. 250-500 55 100-250 143 • 74% of these companies employ less than 50 people. 50-100 216 • 10-50 841 3% of these companies employ over 500 people.

1-10 464 • There are currently 450,000 employees in the Black Country.7

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5 Please note data on these companies needs to be interpreted with caution as not all of the economic benefits will be to the Black Country economy. The data is based on the full company which may have branches outside of the Black Country. 6 Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), 2019. 4 Sector Analysis

Transformational We have identified five priority sectors which will secure the most economic growth because of their export potential and supply chain opportunities.

Transformational sectors are: Advanced Manufacturing, Building Technologies, Transport Technologies, Business Services and Environmental Technologies.

These firms make up a large proportion of the strategic companies and make a large contribution to the Black Country. Sectoral analysis sets out the composition of jobs by sector and shows that there are currently 206,700 jobs7 in our transformational sectors and our ambition is to grow to 273,000 jobs by 2030. GVA growth is forecasted to increase from £13.2bn to £23.5bn in the same period.

Enabling Our five enabling sectors are crucial in terms of the wider economy and quality of life in the Black Country. The effectiveness of our programme to secure growth in the transformational sectors hinges in part on the performance of these sectors.

They are: Retail, Visitor Economy, Sports, Health and Public Sector (including Education and Skills).

There are 242,400 jobs8 in the enabling sectors. Our ambition is to grow jobs in these sectors to 325,000 jobs by 2030.

Sources: Oxford Economics, Black Country Economic Model Vision Scenario

7 Business Register and Employment Survey, 2019 8 Business Register and Employment Survey, 2019 5 Current GVA 45% Black Country England 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10%

5% % of total GVA (£) GVA oftotal % 0% Advanced Building Business Environmental Transport Health Public Sector Retail Sports Visitor Manufacturing Technologies Services Technologies Technologies Economy

Transformational Sectors Enabling Sectors This graph demonstrates sectoral GVA in the Black Country compared to the national average. Advanced Manufacturing contributed 18% of total GVA compared to 12% nationally.

Current Jobs

30% Black Country England

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5%

0% Advanced Building Business Environmental Transport Health Public Sector Retail Sports Visitor Manufacturing Technologies Services Technologies Technologies Economy

Transformational Sectors Enabling Sectors

This graph demonstrates the contribution of sectors in terms of employment in the Black Country compared to nationally. Advanced Manufacturing contributed 15% of total jobs compared to 11% nationally.

% of Strategic Companies in each Sector

6% 1% Advanced Manufacturing 0% Building Technologies 34.1% of strategic 34% Business Services companies are in the Environmental Technologies advanced manufacturing 32% Health sector, the highest proportion of all sectors, Public Sector closely followed by retail (31.5%). Retail

Sports 2% 7% Transport Technologies 1% 3% 14% Visitor Economy 6 Transformational Sectors

Priority No of Turnover Employees GVA • 1,134 (64%) of all strategic companies Sectors Companies (£bn) (£bn) are in one of the 5 transformational Advanced 601 7.7 39,728 1.1 sectors identified in the Black Country Manufacturing as shown. 630 (36%) firms are in the Building 124 3.2 18,211 0.8 enabling sectors. Technologies Business 251 31.7 95,097 5.1 • The strategic companies in Services transformational sectors generate the Environmental 46 0.3 1,440 0.04 highest proportion of GVA - £7.7bn. Technologies Transport 112 2.5 18,086 0.7 • A significant proportion of these Technologies strategic companies are based in the Total 1,134 45.6 172,562 7.7 advanced manufacturing sector - 601 companies, accounting for 15% of the Enabling Sectors GVA in the transformational sector.

Priority No of Turnover Employees GVA • Sectors Companies (£bn) (£bn) Amongst the Enabling Sectors, the Retail sector is also well represented Health 23 0.2 7,714 0.1 amongst these companies, accounting Public Sector 24 0.08 1,735 0.02 for 88% of all companies. Retail 556 9.5 44,856 0.8 Sports 5 0.2 643 0.1 Visitor 22 2.5 20,487 0.4 Economy Total 630 11.3 75,435 1.4

Sub-Sectors No of Sectors No of Businesses Businesses Agents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials, live 1 Painting 1 animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods Agriculture, Horticulture & Livestock 1 Printing & Publishing 8 Banking, Insurance & Financial Services 7 Property Services 23 Business Services 223 Public Administration, Education, Health Social 25 Services Chemicals, Petroleum, Rubber & Plastic 50 Recovery of sorted materials 1 Collection of non-hazardous waste 1 Remediation activities and other waste 1 management services Communications 4 Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment 1 and tangible goods n.e.c. Computer Software 11 Residential care activities for the elderly and 1 disabled Construction 122 Retail 117 Food & Tobacco Manufacturing 25 Textiles & Clothing Manufacturing 18 Industrial, Electric & Electronic Machinery 75 Transport Manufacturing 16 Leather, Stone, Clay & Glass products 8 Transport, Freight & Storage 43 Licensed restaurants 1 Travel, Personal & Leisure 82 Machining 1 Utilities 3 Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of 1 Waste Management & Treatment 40 steel Metals & Metal Products 307 Wholesale 414 Mining & Extraction 2 Wood, Furniture & Paper Manufacturing 41 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 87 Manufacture of plastics and rubber machinery 1 Other business support service activities n.e.c. 1 Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and 1 tobacco processing

Grand Total + 2 unknown 1765

7 Charitable Organisations

The below tables provide a breakdown of the top 100 companies registered as a charity across the Black Country by local authority and by major sector. Organisations in the top 100 include housing associations and visitor attractions. Please note that GVA is lower due to insufficient financial data available resulting in only GVA being calculated for 66 companies9. Please see appendix 2 for a full list of top 100 charitable organisations in the Black Country.

Local Authority Number of % of Turnover % of Employees % of GVA % of GVA Companies companies turnover employees

Dudley 22 22% £56,219 15% 1,200 18% £25,971 15% Sandwell 29 29% £86,269 23% 2,480 38% £38,589 22% Walsall 23 41% £154,272 42% 1,317 20% £72,037 41% Wolverhampton 26 23% £73,326 20% 1,509 23% £40,537 23% Total 100 100% £370,086 100% 6,506 100% £177,134 100%

Number of % Turnover % Employees % GVA % Charitable (million) Organisations Business Services 5 5% £35.9 10% 227 3% £10,330 6% Community Group 2 2% £5.6 1% 111 2% £0 0% Media & Broadcasting 3 3% £2.8 1% 71 1% £1,578 1% Metals & Metal Products 1 1% £8.6 2% 48 1% £2,360 1% Printing & Publishing 1 1% £1.8 0% 19 0% £554 0% Property Services 2 2% £106.7 29% 688 11% £66,289 37% Public Administration, 50 50% £126.3 34% 3,361 52% £66,921 38% Education, Health Social Services Religious Group 16 16% £20.6 6% 197 3% £0 0% Transport, Freight & Storage 1 1% £692 0% 39 1% £430 0% Travel, Personal & Leisure 19 19% £61.3 17% 1,745 27% £28,672 16% Total 100 100% £370.1 100% 6,506 100% £177,134 100%

As seen in the first table above, the largest proportion of the top 100 charitable companies are based within Walsall (41%) with the lowest in Dudley (22%). The majority operate within the Public Administration, Education, Health Social Services sector which includes organisations such as The Sandwell Community Caring Trust, Beacon Centre For The Blind (Dudley), County Air Ambulance Trust (Walsall) and Compton Care Group Limited (Wolverhampton). Overall, the top 100 charitable organisations are estimated to employ over 6,500 people and contribute over £370m in turnover, and over £170m in GVA.

Some extremely important non-profit organisations locally both in terms of jobs and GVA impact don’t feature on the above list for the public sector or charities, as they’re registered as societies. Companies House, the source of our company data via the FAME database, only hold the name and registration number of societies rather than full account details – therefore these societies, whatever their size and impact – are missing from our analysis.

Notable society organisations in the Black Country that are of significant size include:

• Accord Housing Association Limited • Dudley Building Society • Wolverhampton City Credit Union Limited • Bromford Housing Association Limited • Walsave Credit Union Limited • West Bromwich Building Society

9 Source: FAME BvD database, August 2019. Please note that for companies which turnover values and GVA values were unknown due to insufficient data from FAME an estimated £1m has been used for each company. 8 High Growth Companies

High growth is defined as annualised average growth in turnover of 20% or more over a three-year period (OECD definition). Of the 1,769 strategic companies in the Black Country, 6 are high growth companies. These high growth companies currently employ 21,209 people – 8.5% of people employed in all strategic companies. Total employment in these companies has increased by an average of 28% over the latest one-year period (+4,687 employees). The following table shows the majority of these companies are in the Business Services sector.

Company name BC Sector Transformational/Enabling Select Health Care Limited Health Enabling JG Foods Limited Retail Enabling Simcorp Coric Limited Business Services Transformational The Staffing Group Limited Business Services Transformational Fortel Limited Business Services Transformational Baldwins Holdings Limited Business Services Transformational

The London Stock Exchange’s ‘1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019’ report highlights 1,000 of the fastest growing SMEs in the country. The selection criteria require companies to have shown not just growing revenue over the past four years but also to have outperformed their sector peers. The 1,000 companies highlighted in the report are growing at an average of 50% a year. In addition, because high growth companies’ success tends to be based on innovation, rather than the strict cost control typical of large cap, the jobs they create are usually higher skilled and higher paid. The top five industries represented by the 1,000 UK companies are Engineering & Construction, Retail, Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Healthcare, accounting for 44% of the overall list. The 1,000 companies in this year’s report together created 95,827 jobs over the past two-year period, a 39% increase compared to last year’s report.

The map above below how many companies from each region in the UK made it onto the ‘1,000 companies to inspire Britain’ list. Greater London had the biggest contribution at 288 companies, and the area with the fewest companies was Wales with 23 companies.

9 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019: Black Country Companies (1.8% of all companies)

Company Name Local Authority Sector Turnover Employee Band Band

A&H Construction & Developments (Holdings) Ltd Dudley Building Technologies £100m-£250m 50-100 Absolute Apparel Ltd Wolverhampton Retail £20-£50m 50-100 Aib Foods Ltd Wolverhampton Retail £15m-£20m 50-100 Ash & Lacy Holdings Ltd Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing £20-£50m 250-500 Avanti West Midlands Ltd Dudley Business Services £10m-£15m 100-250 Central Supplies (Brierley Hill) Ltd Dudley Retail £50m-£100m 100-250 Charter Court Financial Services Group Plc Wolverhampton Business Services £100m-£250m 500+ J. Hayward & Sons of Walsall Ltd Walsall Transport Technologies £15m-£20m 50-100 Jarell Ltd Walsall Business Services £20-£50m 500+ Jg Foods Ltd Dudley Retail £20-£50m 250-500 Mcauliffe Group Ltd Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies £20-£50m 50-100 Oliver Grace Ltd Walsall Environmental Technologies £20-£50m 50-100 Palman Ltd Wolverhampton Business Services £50m-£100m 100-250 Select Health Care Ltd Dudley Health £20-£50m 500+ Shaylor Holdings Ltd Walsall Business Services No Data No Data Task Consumer Products Ltd Wolverhampton Retail £20-£50m 50-100 Thomas Dudley Group Ltd Dudley Advanced Manufacturing £20-£50m 250-500 William King Ltd Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing £100m-£250m 250-500

1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2019: West Midlands Companies (8.5% of all companies)

Company A T Contracting & Plant Hire Ltd Gemini Repairs Ltd Packington Pork Ltd A. Edmonds & Co. Ltd Globe Locums Ltd Palletline Ltd A&H Construction & Developments (Holdings) Ltd Greenbrook Healthcare (Hounslow) Ltd Palman Ltd Absolute Apparel Ltd Grinsty Holdings Ltd Place Partnership Ltd Accomplish Group Hannafin Holdings Ltd Prospect Housing Ltd Adjustopen Ltd Haygrove Ltd Purplebricks Group Plc Afh Financial Group Plc Healthharmonie Ltd Repl Group Worldwide Ltd Aib Foods Ltd Hob Farms Ltd RS Connect Ash & Lacy Holdings Ltd International Energy Crops Ltd S & U Plc Aspens-Services Ltd J.Hayward & Sons of Walsall Ltd Sage Building Envelope Contractors Ltd Autins Group Plc Jarell Ltd Sandmaster (Uk) Holdings Ltd Avanti West Midlands Ltd Jewellery Quarter Bullion Ltd Select Health Care Ltd Avc (Stairbox) Ltd Jg Foods Ltd Shaylor Holdings Ltd Bps Warwick Ltd Kennet Equipment Leasing Ltd Shropshire Homes Holdings Ltd Bridgetown Holdings Ltd Lsdm Ltd Siamo Azzuri Ltd Caldwell Construction Ltd Luceco Plc Stoford Properties Ltd Central Supplies (Brierley Hill) Ltd Macc Care Ltd T H Baker Holdings Ltd Charter Court Financial Services Group Plc Mcauliffe Group Ltd Task Consumer Products Ltd Codemasters Group Holdings Plc Mec Com Ltd The Right Mortgage Ltd Curae Ltd Mercia Technologies Plc Thomas Dudley Group Ltd Dodd Group Holdings Ltd Metrasens Ltd View Automation Ltd Duo Equipment Ltd Midwinter Solutions Ltd W.H. Smith & Sons Holdings Ltd E C Drummond (Agriculture) Ltd Nd Support Services Ltd Webb Plant Group Ltd E-Ppl Holdings Ltd Nectere Ltd Wellhopped Ltd Facilities & Corporate Solutions Ltd Northwood Hygiene Products Ltd William King Ltd Fast Pressure I Ltd Now Education Ltd Willis Acorn Ltd Find Me A Gift Ltd Oliver Grace Ltd Willshees Waste & Recycling Ltd First Choice Group 1999 Ltd P D M Produce (U.K.) Ltd Winner Recruitment (Birmingham) Ltd

Y International (Uk) Ltd

10 Strategic Company Ownership

Global Ultimate Owner (GUO) details are available for 170 strategic companies; Great Britain accounts for 129 (76%) of the 176 companies with known Global Ultimate Ownership.

The graph below shows the ownership breakdown of the 41 foreign owned strategic companies – the majority (34%) are owned by USA, and Luxembourg (15%). In total 13 foreign countries are GUO’s of companies with a head office based in the Black Country. Black Country Strategic Companies - Foreign Owned Companies 16 14 14 12 10 8 6 6 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

Source: FAME, August 2019 Diversity

Out of a total of 2,075 companies in the Black Country10 operating with revenues over £1m yearly, there are 6,794 directors. Of these, 1,688 are female (25%), and 5,104 are male (75%). This female boardroom representation is lower than the current share within FTSE100 companies but higher than that of FTSE250 boards and the largest West Midlands firms. Women are now in 29% of directors’ seats on FTSE 100 boards, 23.7% on FTSE250, but as low as 13.1% in the West Midlands largest 1000 companies.11 % of Women on Company Boards/Directors 30.0% 29.0% 28.0% 26.0% 24.9% 23.7% 24.0% 22.0% 20.0% 18.0% 16.0% 14.0% 13.1% 12.0% 10.0% Black Country Strategic WM1000 FTSE250 FTSE100 Companies

10 2,075 is the first list that was downloaded from FAME, prior to cleansing (after which the number reached 1,769). 11 As reported in the WMCA Leadership Commission – ‘Leaders Like You’ (2018) 11 Out of the 8 listed strategic companies in the Black Country, 4 have male-only boards. Average board reperesentation is 84% male, and 16% female. Listed Black Country Companies Board Membership

100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 88% 90% 80% 70% 70% 70% 63% 60% 50% 38% 40% 30% 30% 30% 20% 13% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% ANDREWS CASTINGS CHAMBERLIN CHARTER HOMESERVE MARSTON'S ROTALA PLC INTU SYKES GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED PLC COURT PLC PLC PROPERTIES PLC COMPANY FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC % of Male % of Female

Out of the top 100 strategic companies12 in the Black Country, 81% of directors are male, compared to 13% which are female. In total there are 523 board members on the top 100 companies, of which 46 genders are unknown.

Top 100 Companies Board Membership

32

68

423

Males Females Unknown

The average age of board members is 53, the youngest board member is 22 and the oldest is 99.

Please see appendix 3 for a full list of the top 100 strategic companies, and the gender breakdown of their board membership.

12 The top 100 companies from the first list with the highest turnover in the last available year. 12 77% of directors out of the 2,075 companies are aged between 41-70. There was 1 director aged between 10- 20, and 17 aged between 91-100.

Source: FAME, August 2019

2500 Age Group of Director

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1500

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0 10-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100 There are 6,740 directors which are from the UK, this equates to 93% of the total. The remaining 7% who are not from the UK, are mainly from the USA (16%), India (12%), France (10%) and Germany (10%). Country of Nationality of Director

United States of America Ukraine Turkey Thailand Taiwan Switzerland Sweden Sri Lanka Spain South Africa Saudi Arabia Republic of Korea Portugal Poland Pakistan Norway No data fulfill your filter criteria Nigeria New Zealand Netherlands Mauritius Malaysia Lebanon Japan Italy Israel Islamic Republic of Iran Ireland India Greece Ghana Germany France Denmark Cyprus China Canada Belgium Austria Australia 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Count of Directors Source: FAME, August 2019

13 The map shows the current trade deals (as at 14/10/2019) the UK has with countries around the world.

Source: The European Comission

14 Exports

Export demand is holding up well across the Black Country despite the uncertainty around Brexit with 81% of businesses reporting an increase or constant rate of domestic sales in Q2 of the Black Country Chambers of Commorce Quarterly Economic Survey (down from 88% in Q2 2018) and 84% reported the same for export orders (down from 95% in Q2 2018). Black Country Trade in Goods 2,500

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Source: HMRC, Regional Trade in Goods Statistics dis-aggregated by smaller geographical areas, 2018

50.4% of the £3.1bn total value of Black Country exports were to the EU (£1.6bn). The remaining 49.6% were non-EU exports valued at £1.5bn.13 Flow EU/Non-EU Value (£m) Local Authority Exp EU 320 Dudley Exp Non-EU 238 Dudley Imp EU 419 Dudley Imp Non-EU 481 Dudley Total £1,458 Exp EU 505 Sandwell Exp Non-EU 334 Sandwell Imp EU 761 Sandwell Imp Non-EU 764 Sandwell Total £2,364 Exp EU 401 Walsall Exp Non-EU 274 Walsall Imp EU 452 Walsall Imp Non-EU 432 Walsall Total £1,559 Exp EU 332 Wolverhampton Exp Non-EU 685 Wolverhampton Imp EU 395 Wolverhampton Imp Non-EU 614 Wolverhampton Total £2,026

13 HMRC: Regional Trade in Goods Statistics dis-aggregated by smaller geographical areas, 2018

15 Location

The spread of companies is fairly even across the Black Country, 30% of firms are located in Dudley, 25% in Sandwell, 29% in Walsall and 17% in Wolverhampton. Sector clusters are most notable in the advanced manufacturing, transport technologies and building technologies sectors.

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Appendix 1: Strategic Companies List

Company LA Sector 1ST ACCESS GROUP LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing 21STCENTURY DRINKS LIMITED Walsall Retail 360 - DMG LTD Walsall Environmental Technologies 65BIT SOFTWARE LIMITED Dudley Business Services 77 GLB LIMITED Walsall Business Services 8P.M. CHEMIST LIMITED Walsall Retail A & A WALTERS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services A & B RICHARDSON ENGINEERING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing A & D JOINERY & INTERIORS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing A & M EDM LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing A & R VEHICLE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Retail A & T ENCLOSURES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing A & T STORAGE SOLUTIONS LIMITED Walsall Retail A C STEELS LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing A J S METALS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing A P B PAINTING SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies A THOMPSON MOTOR BODIES LIMITED Sandwell Retail A&H CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED #N/A Building Technologies A&T CHATHA LTD. Walsall Building Technologies A. & P.J. STEELS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing A. HINGLEY TRANSPORT (BRIERLEY HILL) LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies A. MIR & CO. LIMITED Sandwell Retail A. W. BAXTER LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies A. W. STOKES & SON (DRUMS) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing A.B.S. (BURTON) LIMITED Walsall Retail A.CLARKE & CO.(SMETHWICK)LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies A.E.CHAPMAN & CO.,(OLD HILL)LIMITED Sandwell Retail A.E.POXON & SONS LIMITED Walsall Retail A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED Walsall Retail A.J. BAKER (GRINDING) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing A.J. METAL PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing A.K. INTERNATIONAL (IMPORTS & EXPORTS) LIMITED Dudley Retail A.K.HUGHES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing A.P.D. TRUCK MIXER REPAIRS LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing A.S. RUBBER & PLASTICS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing A.S.H. PLASTICS (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing A.T.B. SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ABA CRANE HIRE LIMITED Dudley Business Services ABACUS BUILDERS MERCHANTS (WALSALL) LIMITED Walsall Retail ABBEY SPUNCAST LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ABC EARLY LEARNING & CHILDCARE CENTRE UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services ABCO KOVEX (UK) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ABSOLUTE APPAREL LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail

18 Company LA Sector ACCESS PRODUCTS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ACCESS STAFF LTD Walsall Business Services ACCUMIX CONCRETE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ACCURA ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies ACCURATE LASER CUTTING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ACCURATE SECTION BENDERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ACENTA STEEL LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED Walsall Retail ACME SPRING CO. LIMITED(THE) Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ACRE PHARMA LIMITED Walsall Retail ACTON BANKS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services ADAM JONES INVESTMENTS LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies ADAMS ENCLOSURES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ADASTRA ACCESS LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies ADI TREATMENTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ADMIRAL SELF STORAGE LTD Walsall Business Services ADROIT ACCESSORIES LIMITED Walsall Retail ADVANCED DIRECT MAIL LIMITED Dudley Business Services ADVANCED SEALS AND GASKETS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ADVANCED SERVICES (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services ADVANCEL LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies ADWIN SPRING COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing AEROPLAS (U.K.) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing AEROTECH INSPECTION & NDT LIMITED Sandwell Business Services AIB FOODS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail AIR SEATING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing AJS PROFILES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services AJT SUPPLIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ALAMGEER FOODS LIMITED Walsall Retail ALAN WARWICK LIMITED Walsall Retail ALANTO LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ALBERT JAGGER HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Retail ALBION LEASING (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED Dudley Business Services ALBION SECTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ALCOMET LIMITED Dudley Retail ALDRIDGE TRIMMING LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail ALEXANDER AND JAMES LIMITED Dudley Retail ALEXANDER COMLEY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ALEXARA LIMITED Sandwell Retail ALL ALLOY SLITTING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ALL CLEAR SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies ALL SEASONS CONTRACTING CO. LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies ALLENS CRANKSHAFTS LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ALLIANCE IN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Dudley Visitor Economy ALLIANCE OPTICAL CO. (HARBORNE) LIMITED Walsall Retail ALLIED INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED Sandwell Health

19 Company LA Sector ALLIED MACHINE & ENGINEERING CO. (EUROPE) LTD. Dudley Retail ALLOY WIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Business Services ALM DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Dudley Retail ALPHA DESIGNS UPHOLSTERY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ALPHA DRIVE (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Business Services ALPHA-ROWEN LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ALPHONSUS SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Business Services ALTERNATIVE TRADING 2014 LTD Walsall Environmental Technologies ALTO HANDLING LIMITED Walsall Retail ALTODIGITAL NETWORKS LIMITED Dudley Business Services ALUCAST LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ALUMINIUM PRODUCTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ALUMINIUM SPECIAL PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ALUTRADE LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies ALWIN LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies AMA GRUPA LIMITED Dudley Retail AMARI METALS LIMITED Walsall Business Services AMBER SHEARING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing AMBERTEX LIMITED Sandwell Retail AMG GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services AMLIN MOTORS LIMITED Dudley Retail AMOJESS LIMITED Sandwell Retail AMPHION CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies AMPLE LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing AMPTEAM LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ANCA INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Retail ANCOL PET PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ANDIAN SPECIALIST FABRICATIONS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC Wolverhampton Business Services ANDYFREIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies ANGEL REMY LTD Walsall Retail ANGEL SPRINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Visitor Economy ANGLE RING HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ANOCHROME TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ANSALDO NUCLEAR LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies ANSELL JONES LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies ANTHONY C. RICKARDS LIMITED Walsall Retail ANVIL STEELS (SANDWELL) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing AP LIFTING GEAR COMPANY LTD. Dudley Retail APEX MACHINING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing APIC UK LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing APOLLO FLOW MEASUREMENT LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies APPLIED COATING TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services APPROVED DESIGN LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies APSS LIMITED Sandwell Public Sector APTON PARTITIONING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing

20 Company LA Sector ARCARE (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services ARCC COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies ARCELORMITTAL DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED Walsall Retail ARCELORMITTAL TAILORED BLANKS BIRMINGHAM LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies ARDEL OEM LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail ARFORD STEEL PROFILES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ARGUS FIRE PROTECTION COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies ARLEC FABRICATIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ARMOLOY (U.K.) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ASC UK, LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ASH & LACY HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ASHIK CHICKEN KEBABS LIMITED Sandwell Retail ASHLEY MANOR UPHOLSTERY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ASHMORE PROPERTIES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services ASHMORES PRESS BRAKE TOOLING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ASHWOOD NURSERIES LIMITED Dudley Retail ASHWORTH EUROPE LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies ASSA ABLOY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ASSET ALLIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services ASSURED SAFETY RECRUITMENT LIMITED Walsall Business Services A-STAT OFFICE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ASTEC EUROPE LIMITED Dudley Retail ASTRAD LIMITED Wolverhampton Visitor Economy ATB SPECIAL PRODUCTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ATLAS BALL AND BEARING CO. LIMITED Walsall Retail ATOTECH UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail AUM CONSTRUCTION LTD Walsall Building Technologies AUM HEALTHCARE LIMITED Walsall Retail AURUBIS UK LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing AUTO STYLING TRUCKMAN GROUP LIMITED Dudley Retail Autoneum #N/A Transport Technologies AUTOSALES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail AUTOSHOP LIMITED Walsall Retail AVANTI WEST MIDLANDS LIMITED Dudley Business Services AXIOM BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies B & J DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Walsall Retail B D HEALTHCARE LIMITED Walsall Retail B. & G. TRANSPORT (DUDLEY) LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies B. E. BARKER LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies B. M. I. FOUNDRY SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Retail B. SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Retail B.& G.LOCK & TOOL CO.LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing B.B. PRICE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing B.E. WEDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing B.E.S. LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail B.G.N. BOARDS COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Retail

21 Company LA Sector B.M.I. ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing B.S. ASHLEY LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies B.S.T. SUPPLIES & CO LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing B.T.C. ACTIVEWEAR LIMITED Walsall Retail BABY TRAVEL U.K. LTD Wolverhampton Retail BACHE PALLETS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BAG IT UP LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies BAHIA SUPERSTORES LIMITED Walsall Retail BAKER BOYS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BALDWINS HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Business Services BANNISTEEL LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BARHALE HOLDINGS PLC Walsall Building Technologies BARLOW MOTORS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail BARNFATHER HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BARR & GROSVENOR LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing BARTON STORAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services BATHROOM BUBBLES LIMITED Sandwell Retail BATTERY SERVICES LTD Dudley Retail BAYDONIAN LIMITED Walsall Retail BAYLIS AUTOMOTIVE (SMETHWICK) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BAYLISS TRUST LIMITED(THE) Wolverhampton Business Services BD PROFILES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BEACONSFIELD PRODUCTS (HALESOWEN) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BEARWOOD BUILDERS SUPPLY CO. (SMETHWICK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail BECK PROSPER LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BECKETT ABRASIVES LIMITED Walsall Retail BECK'S BUTCHERS LIMITED Walsall Retail BEESWIFT LIMITED Sandwell Retail BELTRAMI UK LIMITED Dudley Retail BENBOW STEELS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BENNETT WILLIAMS PARTNERSHIP (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BERNSTEIN LTD Walsall Retail BESPOKE GLOBAL RESOURCING LTD Wolverhampton Business Services BESWICK RESOURCES LTD Dudley Health BETA HEAT TREATMENT LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BEVAN GROUP LTD Walsall Transport Technologies BF ENTRON LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BIASI UK LIMITED Walsall Retail BIG BEAR PLASTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing BIG TIME SOFT DRINKS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing BILLINGHAM & KITE LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies BILLS GROUP LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies BILSTON PROPERTIES LIMITED Walsall Business Services BIP (OLDBURY) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BIRCHFIELD ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BIRCHILLS AUTOMOTIVE (PRESSWORK) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing

22 Company LA Sector BIRFORD CABLE & HARNESS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing BIRMINGHAM GARAGE & INDUSTRIAL DOORS LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies BIRMINGHAM PLATING COMPANY LTD. Sandwell Building Technologies BIRMINGHAM SEALS COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Retail BISHOPRISE LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing BJ CHEESE PACKAGING LTD Sandwell Retail BJS DISTRIBUTION STORAGE AND COURIERS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies BKB MEDIA LIMITED Walsall Business Services BLACK COUNTRY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY Wolverhampton Business Services BLACK COUNTRY COMMERCIALS LTD Dudley Retail BLACK COUNTRY CONSORTIUM LIMITED Dudley Public Sector BLACK COUNTRY PALLETS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services BLACK COUNTRY PRESSINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BLACKACRES LIMITED Dudley Business Services BLACKBROOK ESTATES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies BLACKHEATH GROUP LIMITED Dudley Business Services BLACKPRINT LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BLACKS VETS LIMITED Dudley Health BLITZ RECYCLING LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies BLOOMFIELD PACKAGING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BLOOM'S (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail BLUE SKY COMMERCIAL LIMITED Dudley Business Services BOB RICHARDSON TOOLS & FASTENERS LIMITED Dudley Retail BODY SHOCK LIMITED Walsall Retail BOLLHOFF FASTENINGS LIMITED Walsall Retail BOLTFAST LIMITED Walsall Retail BOLTIGHT LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BONNER STUDS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BORDESLEY GREEN GARAGE (BILSTON) LIMITED Walsall Retail BORO FOUNDRY LIMITED(THE) Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BOSS DESIGN LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BOSWELL & CO. (STEELS) LIMITED Dudley Retail BOWMAN STOR LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BRANDED HOUSEWARES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail BRANDENBURG HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BRAVE GB LIMITED Walsall Retail BREEZE RECRUITMENT DRIVEFORCE LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services BRIERLEY LIFTING TACKLE COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Retail BRIGGS AMASCO LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies BRIGHTON-BEST INTERNATIONAL, (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail BRIGSTOCK DAIRIES LIMITED Dudley Retail BRI-MAC ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BRINDLEY ASPHALT LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies BROADWAY KITCHENS & BEDROOMS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BROCKMOOR FOUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED(THE) Dudley Advanced Manufacturing BROMFORD HOUSING GROUP LIMITED Wolverhampton #N/A

23 Company LA Sector BRONX ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies BROOKS ENGLAND LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BROOKS FORGINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing BROYCE CONTROL LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing BRYLAND FIRE PROTECTION LIMITED Dudley Retail BSB AUTO PARTS PTY LTD Sandwell Retail BSC DIECASTING & FINISHING LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BUCKLESCALE LIMITED Dudley Retail BUCKNALL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services BURCAS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing BURKE BROS WOLVERHAMPTON LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies BURROWS GROUP LIMITED Wolverhampton Public Sector BUSE GASES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED Walsall Retail BUTTERFLY EMBROIDERY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing C BROWN SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing C J TOOL AND MOULDINGS LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies C R F SECTIONS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing C&F GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing C. ADAMS & SONS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Retail C. FULLARD (METALS) LIMITED Walsall Retail C. HEARN & SONS (DARLASTON) LIMITED Walsall Retail C.& S.STEELS(WOLVERHAMPTON)LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing C.7.CONTRACTORS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies C.A.B. JOINERY SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies C.A.CLEMSON & SONS LIMITED Dudley Retail C.BEECH & SONS (NETHERTON) LIMITED Dudley Retail C.C. CONTRACTING LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies C.G.MURRAY & SON LIMITED Dudley Retail C.L.A FABRICATIONS LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing C.M. ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS LIMITED Sandwell Retail C/L REFURBISHMENTS LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CAB AUTOMOTIVE LTD. Sandwell Transport Technologies CABLE & ALLOYS (WILLENHALL) LIMITED Walsall Retail CABLES BRITAIN LIMITED Sandwell Retail CANNON TOOLS LIMITED Sandwell Retail CAPITAL ALUMINIUM EXTRUSIONS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CAPITAL APPLIANCE CENTRE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail CAPRILLO LTD Walsall Retail CAR PARTS INDUSTRIES UK LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies CARAM LIMITED Wolverhampton Health CARD PARTY LIMITED Walsall Retail CAREERLINK LIMITED Dudley Business Services CAREY HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing CARLTON CARE HOMES LTD Dudley Health CARLYLE BUS & COACH LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies

24 Company LA Sector CARPET ELITE LIMITED Walsall Retail CARRS TOOL STEELS LIMITED Sandwell Retail CARVER (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies CARVER GROUP LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies CASINO 36 LIMITED Wolverhampton Visitor Economy CASPER STORES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CASTLE CARBIDE LIMITED Dudley Retail CASTLE TAPES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Walsall Business Services CELLTEX LIMITED Walsall Retail CEMINERAL LIMITED Dudley Retail CENTRAL EXTRUSIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing CENTRAL PATTERNMAKING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CENTRAL PLATE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CENTRAL PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies CENTRAL RPL LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies CENTRAL SUPPLIES (BRIERLEY HILL) LTD Dudley Retail CENTRAL WASTE OIL COLLECTIONS LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies CHALLENGE POWER TRANSMISSION LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing CHAMBERLIN PLC Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CHANCO (GARAGES) LIMITED Sandwell Retail CHAPEL TYRES LIMITED Sandwell Retail CHARLES CLARK MOTORS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail CHARLES FELLOWS SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Retail CHARLIE BROWN LIMITED Sandwell Retail CHARLTON WHITEHOUSE FUELS LIMITED Sandwell Retail CHARNAT CARE LIMITED Walsall Business Services CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC Wolverhampton Business Services CHARTWAY INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Business Services CHAS.B.PUGH(WALSALL),LIMITED Walsall Retail CHASE EQUIPMENT LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies CHASE PLANT HIRE LIMITED Walsall Business Services CHATSWORTH UK LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing CHEMEX INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Sandwell Retail CHEMIQUE UK LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CHEMVIRON CARBON LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing CHICKEN JOES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CHINA INDUSTRIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing CHRYSALIS KEY2KEY LIMITED Sandwell Business Services CLAMASON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Business Services CLARK FIXINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CLARKWOOD ENGINEERING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing CLASSIC DOORS AND WINDOWS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CLASSIC ENTERPRISES (UK) LIMITED Dudley Retail CLAVERLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Business Services CLEAN IMAGE (UK) LIMITED Dudley Public Sector

25 Company LA Sector CLINPHARM PLUS LTD Dudley Retail CMS (TIPTON) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services CMT ENGINEERING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing COBCO 840 LIMITED Walsall Business Services CODEX LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail COGNITIVE NETWORK SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services COIL PROCESSING SUPPLIES LIMITED Sandwell Retail COIN-A-DRINK LIMITED Walsall Visitor Economy COLLIER METALS LIMITED Walsall Retail COLLINS GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Walsall Business Services COLSON UK LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing COLTER STEELS LIMITED Walsall Business Services COMAR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies COMBAT HEATING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies COMFORT BEDS COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Retail COMMERCIAL TRADE VEHICLES (UK) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail COMPASS F.M.B. LIMITED Dudley Public Sector COMPLEX COLD FORMING LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies COMPONENT SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing CONCEPT STAINLESS LIMITED Sandwell Retail CONCORDE COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CONNECT ADVERTISING & MARKETING LLP Walsall Business Services CONSOLIDATED STEEL PRODUCTS LTD. Dudley Business Services CONSTRUCTION FASTENER TECHNIQUES LIMITED Dudley Business Services CONWAY PACKING SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services COOL-THERM (GROUP) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies COOPER & JACKSON LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing COOPER COATED COIL LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing CO-ORDSPORT LIMITED Dudley Retail COPE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing COPPER & AUTOMOTIVE WASHER COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CORBETTS DUDLEY LTD Dudley Retail CORDWELL ESTATES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies CORNWALLIS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing CORRUGATED BOX SUPPLIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing CORTLAND U.K. HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing COSMIC JEANS LIMITED Sandwell Retail COTDEAN NURSING HOMES LIMITED Dudley Health COUGAR MONITORING LTD. Sandwell Public Sector COUNTRYWIDE INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SERVICES LTD Wolverhampton Public Sector COUNTY SADDLERY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing COUSINS FURNITURE STORES LIMITED Sandwell Retail COX AND PLANT LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing COX HIRE LIMITED Dudley Business Services COZENS & COLE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail CR PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Retail

26 Company LA Sector CRADDOCK HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CRADLEY HEATH MOTOR CO.LTD Sandwell Retail CRAIG & DERRICOTT HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Business Services CRE (W.MIDS) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services CREATIVITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Dudley Business Services CROFT ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing CROSBY MANAGEMENT TRAINING LTD Wolverhampton Business Services CROSLAND CUTTERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing CROWN CIVIL ENGINEERING (UK) LTD Sandwell Building Technologies CROWN POLISHING AND PLATING COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing CROWN SCREW LIMITED Sandwell Retail CST HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED Walsall Retail CTS INVESTMENTS WORCESTER LIMITED Dudley Retail CUBE PRECISION ENGINEERING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing CURRALL LEWIS & MARTIN (CONSTRUCTION) LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Public Sector CUSTOMARK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing CUXSON GERRARD & COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing D A PROFILES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing D.& J.BAILEY(FLOORING)LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies D.G.S. (GRINDING WHEELS & MACHINES) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing D.K. REWINDS LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies D.P. FORREST LIMITED Dudley Retail D.S. WILLETTS (STAINLESS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing DAILY IRISH SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies DAKRO ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED Sandwell Public Sector DALAIR LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing DALE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing DANCING LEOPARD CLOTHING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing DANEWAYS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies DANIEL BATHAM & SON LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DANLEE UPHOLSTERY DESIGNS LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DARCAST CRANKSHAFTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing DART PRODUCTS EUROPE LTD. Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing DARTMOUTH GLOBAL TRADING CO. LIMITED Dudley Business Services DATA HOUSEWARES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail DATA MODUL LIMITED Walsall Retail DATA SYSTEMS INTERFACE LTD Walsall Business Services DAVICON MEZZANINE FLOORS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DAVID MANNERS LIMITED Sandwell Retail DAVIES WOVEN WIRE LIMITED Dudley Business Services DAVRO STEEL LIMITED Dudley Retail DAVROY CONTRACTS LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies DAWSON BROS.(TIMBER)LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DCB ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED Dudley Business Services DDL RECRUITMENT LIMITED Sandwell Business Services

27 Company LA Sector DEEPDALE ENGINEERING CO. LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DEHAL MEAT & POULTRY LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail DELIGO LIMITED Dudley Retail DELL FACTOR LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail DE-MET LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DENICE MASTERSONS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies DENWIRE LIMITED Dudley Retail DESIGNER 12 LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail DEWSBURY & PROUD LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies DIAMOND BOX LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing DIAMOND COATINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing DIBDALE AUTOS LIMITED Dudley Retail DIESEL TECHNIC UK & IRELAND LTD. Dudley Retail DIGBY TRADING LIMITED Dudley Retail DIGITAL OFFICE LIMITED Dudley Business Services DIGITAL-ASH LIMITED Walsall Visitor Economy DING DANG DO LIMITED Sandwell Business Services DINO'S BUILDING LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies DINSMORES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing DIRECT 2 PUBLIK LIMITED Sandwell Retail DIRECT CHANNEL SUPPORT SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Business Services DIRECT CORPORATE CLOTHING PLC Sandwell Retail DIRECT HEALTHCARE LIMITED Sandwell Retail DIRECT PERSONNEL MIDLANDS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services DIRECT SECURITY SYSTEMS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies DISCOUNT CARS (DUDLEY) LIMITED Dudley Retail DLF DEVELOPMENTS LTD Walsall Building Technologies DMG WHOLESALE LIMITED Walsall Retail DMIR SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services DOM-UK LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing DONGHUA LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail DOOCEY HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies DOVECOTES TENANT MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION LIMITED Wolverhampton NA DPDGROUP UK LTD Sandwell Transport Technologies DRUMCARE LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies DRYWALL STEEL SECTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing DRYWITE LIMITED Dudley Retail DS BROOKES LTD Dudley Transport Technologies DUDLEY CANAL TRUST (TRIPS) LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies DUDLEY CLINICAL SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Health DUDLEY WASTE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services DUNNS IMAGING GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Business Services DUNWOOD TRAVEL LIMITED Dudley Business Services DURIGHT ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing DURWEN (UK) LIMITED Walsall Retail DUSTAIR LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies

28 Company LA Sector DUTCH GARDEN SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Retail E & S MOTORS LIMITED Walsall Retail E W TURNER AND COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing E. HULME & SON LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing EARNEST MACHINE PRODUCTS COMPANY LTD Wolverhampton Retail EASIFLO INVESTMENTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EAST END FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail EASTGATE COMMERCIAL LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services EASYGATES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EBC GROUP (UK) LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ECCLES (UK FOUNDRIES FE) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ECIGRUK LTD Sandwell Retail ECLIPSE SPRAYERS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ECO-1 ELECTRICAL SOLUTIONS LTD Walsall Building Technologies EDGE VIEW HOMES LIMITED Sandwell Health EDMUND HOWDLE (BUTCHERS) LIMITED Walsall Retail EDWIN HOLDEN'S BOTTLING COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Business Services EFB HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Retail EFD INDUCTION LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing EHRCO LIMITED Dudley Retail EK AUTOMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EL MARSH CARE HOME LTD Sandwell Health ELECTRIXS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies ELECTRO DISCHARGE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ELECTROLYTIC PLATING COMPANY LIMITED(THE) Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ELG CARBON FIBRE LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies ELITE ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ELITE FASTENERS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ELIZA TINSLEY LIMITED Walsall Retail ELTA GROUP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EMBANKMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Health EMERALD VEHICLE SALES LTD Walsall Retail EMMAT MEDICAL LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail EMPIRE SHEDS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ENABLELINK LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies ENERGY SAVING GLASS LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ENERGY TUBES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ENGINEERS MATE LTD Dudley Retail ENSCO 535 LIMITED Sandwell Retail ENSEN LIMITED Dudley Retail ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTS LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services ENVIROTREAT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ERIKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies ERODEX GRAPHITE SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Business Services

29 Company LA Sector EROLLINGBIKES LTD Sandwell Retail ESPRIT GROUP UK LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ESSENTIA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing EURO ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE LIMITED Walsall Retail EURO BEER DISTRIBUTION LTD Wolverhampton Retail EURO PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EURO STOCK TRADERS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail EURO TRIMMINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail EUROCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EUROFINS FOOD TESTING UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing EUROHIRE VEHICLE RENTALS (OLDBURY) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services EUROLEC COMPONENTS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Dudley Retail EUROPEAN AFRICAN TRADING CO. LTD Sandwell Business Services EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL GROUP LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing EUROSAT DISTRIBUTION (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Retail EUROWIRE CONTAINERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EVOCA UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail EXALLOT LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing EXCELSIOR PANELLING SYSTEMS LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing EXPRESS BONDING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing F & J EXPORTS LIMITED Dudley Retail F.A.GILL.LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing F.P. GAUNT & SONS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services FABLINK LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing FABWELL LTD Dudley Transport Technologies FACEPUNCH GROUP LIMITED Walsall Business Services FAIRFAX SADDLES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing FAIRLAWNS HOTEL LIMITED(THE) Walsall Visitor Economy FARCROFT RESTORATIONS LTD Walsall Business Services FARRELLYS METAL POLISHERS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing FASTAUTO LIMITED Dudley Retail FASTENER NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing FASTENRIGHT LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail FASTLINE STEEL SERVICES UK LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing FBC MANBY BOWDLER LLP Wolverhampton Business Services FCL HEALTH SOLUTIONS LTD Sandwell Business Services FELLOWS & FULLWOOD LIMITED Dudley Retail FENCING AND GARDEN PRODUCTS LTD Sandwell Retail FENIX FREIGHT LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies FERDOTTI MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Retail FERIDAX GROUP LIMITED Dudley Retail FERN PLASTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing FIELDHOUSE RIDING EQUIPMENT LIMITED Walsall Retail FINCH HOUSE PROPERTIES LIMITED Walsall Business Services FIRE & ACOUSTIC SEALS LIMITED Sandwell Retail FIRE GLASS UK LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies

30 Company LA Sector FIRECRACKER LIMITED Sandwell Retail FIREGUARD GLOBAL LIMITED Walsall Retail FIRST CARE SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Health FIRST COMPONENTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing FIRST FOR EDUCATION LIMITED Dudley Business Services FIRST NATIONAL VEHICLES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing FIRSTMARK CONSULTANCY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing FISHER ALVIN LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing FIVES BRONX LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies FLAMEKUT PROFILES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing FLEET EXPRESS & LOGISTICS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies FLEETLINE TYRE SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Retail FLINT & PARTNERS EYECARE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail FLINT INK (U.K.) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing FLOORS 4 YOU LTD Dudley Retail FM PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Retail FOLEY STEELS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail FOLKES FORGINGS ACQUISITION LIMITED Dudley Business Services FOLKES PROPERTIES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies FONTANA FASTENERS UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail FONTUS HEALTH LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing Footman James #N/A Business Services FORESIGHT RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services FORGECO LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing FORKERS LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies FORMATION BUSINESS LTD Sandwell Environmental Technologies FORMBEND LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing FORMRITE PRECISION LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies FORT JASON LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies FORTEL CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED Walsall Business Services FORTEL LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services FORTON SUPPLIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail FORTRESS INTERLOCKS LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies FRANCIS CATERING (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Dudley Retail FRANKLEY PACKAGING CO. LIMITED Dudley Retail FREEFLOW PIPESYSTEMS LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing FREEMANS CONFECTIONERY SUPPLIES LIMITED Walsall Retail FULLARD BROS (2006) LIMITED Walsall Retail FUN & FRIES LTD Dudley Visitor Economy FUNDAMENTAL FASHIONS LIMITED Dudley Retail FURMANAC LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing FURNOTEL LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies FUTURE GARMENTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing G & D SUPPLIES LIMITED Walsall Retail G B TYRES (UK) LTD Sandwell Retail G E P SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail

31 Company LA Sector G F LASER LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing G F S A LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing G I SYKES HOLDING LIMITED Dudley Business Services G J F FABRICATIONS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing G M TREBLE HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail G. JOHN POWER LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing G. SIMMONS & SONS LTD. Walsall Advanced Manufacturing G.C. RICKARDS (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies G.C. RICKARDS LIMITED Walsall Retail G.E. STARR LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing G.H.STAFFORD & SON LIMITED Walsall Retail G.J.N. SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Retail G.N. GROSVENOR LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail GALLOP EQUESTRIAN LIMITED Sandwell Retail GARLAND PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Retail GAS & INDUSTRIAL FAN SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing GELDBACH (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail GENERAL TRADE WHOLESALE LIMITED Sandwell Retail GENERATION (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services GENERIC PUNCHING SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing GENIUS FACADES LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing GENWORK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing GEO. JOHNSON (METALS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail GEOFF PERRY ASSOCIATES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing GEORGE GRIFFITHS (SPRINGS) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing GEORGE TAYLOR & CO. LIFTING GEAR (EUROPE) LIMITED Walsall Business Services GIFFORDS EQUIPMENT LIMITED Sandwell Business Services GILMORE BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail GIOMANI DESIGNS LTD Walsall Retail GITTINS LIMITED Walsall Business Services GLASS MERCHANTS UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail GLASSCOAT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing GLASSWORKS EQUIPMENT LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing GLAZE AUTO PARTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail GLENBETH TOOL & GAUGE CO. LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing GLENDALE ARCHITECTURAL METALWORK (UK) LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing GLENLAKE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing GLOBAL METAL FINISHERS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing GOLDRING INDUSTRIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing GOODS WHOLESALE LTD Sandwell Retail GOODWIN & PRICE LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies GOOLD ESTATES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services GORGE FABRICATIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing GOUGH GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies GRANLYN SPECIALIST COATINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail GRASAM SAMSON LIMITED Sandwell Retail

32 Company LA Sector GRAYBUILD LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies GREEN FIRE ENGINEERING LTD Dudley Retail GREEN WORLD RECYCLING LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies GREENWAYS CONTEMPORARY LIMITED Dudley Retail GREETINGS HOUSE LTD Walsall Retail GREYFRIAR ESTATES LTD Walsall Public Sector GREYSTONE CONSTRUCTION LTD Sandwell Building Technologies GRIFF CHAINS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing GROSVENOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LIMITED Wolverhampton Health GROUP GEAR LIMITED Dudley Retail GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD Wolverhampton Retail GSM. TRADERS LIMITED Sandwell Retail GUARDIAN LOCK AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing GUARDRAIL ENGINEERING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing GUEST MOTORS LIMITED Sandwell Retail GUNNEBO UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Public Sector GURDAL LTD Sandwell Retail GUYMARK UK LIMITED Dudley Retail H & H ARCHITECTURAL SYSTEMS LIMITED Sandwell Retail H F CONTRACT FURNITURE LIMITED Sandwell Retail H GOODWIN (CASTINGS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing H&R CHEMPHARM (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing H. & J. SPEAKE LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing H. DAVENPORT & SONS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing H. POWELL LIMITED Sandwell Retail H.C.R. CASKETS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing H.GEDDES & SONS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing H.I. ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies H.L.THORNE & CO.LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing H.P. CHEMIE PELZER (U.K.) LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies H.V.C. SUPPLIES (STOURBRIDGE) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HADEN DESIGN (KITCHEN & BEDROOMS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HADLEY INDUSTRIES PLC Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing HADLINGTON BROTHERS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies HAEMMERLIN LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing HAGUE FASTENERS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing HALCON PROPERTIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services HALESOWEN WINDOWS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HALLEN ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing HALLMARKET LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies HAMMOND CHEMICALS LIMITED Dudley Retail HAMMOND PROFESSIONAL INDEMNITY CONSULTANTS LTD Wolverhampton Business Services HAMMOND'S FLEET CARE LIMITED Dudley Retail HANDICARE HOLDING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HANDLING EQUIPMENT UK LIMITED Dudley Retail HANFORD WASTE SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Business Services

33 Company LA Sector HAPPYGRID LIMITED Walsall Visitor Economy HARBAY LIMITED Sandwell Business Services HARKER HOMES NO 1 LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies HAROLD L. SMITH (TRANSMISSIONS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail HARPER GROUP MANAGEMENT LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies HARRIS (STEELS) LIMITED Dudley Retail HARRIS PIPEWORK FABRICATIONS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing HARRIS-WALTON LIFTING GEAR LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HASCO-THERMIC LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies HAYES (LEISURE) LIMITED Walsall Retail HAYLEY 247 ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies HAYLEY GROUP HOLDING LIMITED Dudley Business Services HAZ INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services HBS FOODS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HE KNOWLES (MANUFACTURING) LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HEADSTOCK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HEARTLANDS FURNITURE (WHOLESALE) LIMITED Sandwell Retail HEATCO MIDLANDS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies HEATH SERVICE STATION (GAJJAR) LIMITED Walsall Retail HEINRICH GEORG (U.K.) LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies HELEN E HAIR AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Retail HELIX TRADING LIMITED Dudley Retail HENRY NEWTON CARE LIMITED Wolverhampton Health HENRY SQUIRE & SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing HEWIGO (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing HEWITTS OF STOURBRIDGE LIMITED Dudley Retail HGB ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HICKMAN & LOVE (TIPTON) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing HICKMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HIGH SPEED LASERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HIGH TENSILE BOLTS LIMITED Walsall Retail HIGHLEY STEEL LIMITED Dudley Retail HIGHLINE CARS FINANCE AND LEASING LTD Dudley Retail HILLS COACHES LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies HILTON MAIN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies HINTON PERRY & DAVENHILL LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HISON HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Business Services HOBBIES LIMITED Sandwell Retail HOBUT LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing HOCKLEY PATTERN & TOOL CO LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HOLDENS BREWERY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing HOLLOWAY PLASTICS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing HOMECARE4U LIMITED Dudley Business Services HOMESCAPES GLOBAL LTD Sandwell Retail HOMESERVE FURNITURE REPAIRS LTD Dudley Business Services HOMESERVE PLC Walsall Building Technologies

34 Company LA Sector HORGAN HOMES AND DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies HORIZON SOFT DRINKS LIMITED Walsall Retail HOROBIN,LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services HOUSE OF LANCASTER LIMITED Walsall Retail HOVI DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies HOWARD LEE & SON LIMITED Sandwell Retail HS MARSTON AEROSPACE LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing HT 2000 LIMITED Sandwell Business Services HUDSONS OF DUDLEY LIMITED Dudley Retail HULBERT PROPERTIES LIMITED Dudley Business Services HYDRATIGHT LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies HYDRAULIC SUPPLIES LIMITED Walsall Retail I.B. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies I.C.S. DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing IAN MCARDLE LIMITED Dudley Retail IAN SMITH GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Retail IBEX WORLDWIDE LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies IBP GLOBAL TRADING LIMITED Dudley Business Services ICONICS U.K. LIMITED Dudley Business Services IDEAL & W R S COMPANY LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing IDEAL EMPLOYMENT LIMITED Sandwell Business Services IMPACTA LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing IMPALLOY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing IN TOUCH GAMES LIMITED Dudley Visitor Economy INDENTEC HARDNESS TESTING MACHINES LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies INDUSTRIAL BRAKES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing INDUSTRIAL DIELECTRICS (U.K.) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing INDUSTRIAL POWER UNITS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing INGOSPEC COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing INNOVISE LIMITED Dudley Business Services INOCHI PROJECT PLC Dudley Business Services INSIGHT ENTERPRISES LIMITED Dudley Public Sector INTEGRATED TANKER SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services INTELLIGENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD Wolverhampton Business Services INTERACTIVE EDUCATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services INTER-BOLD LIMITED Walsall Business Services INTERFIT PHOTOGRAPHIC LIMITED Sandwell Retail INTERNATIONAL DOOR CONTROLS LIMITED Dudley Retail INTERNATIONAL EYEWEAR LIMITED Dudley Retail INTERNATIONAL INSIGNIA LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing INTERNATIONAL TYRES & TRADING LIMITED Sandwell Retail INTERPLAS COATINGS LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies INTERPOWER INDUCTION LTD Walsall Transport Technologies INTRALOX LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing INTU PROPERTIES PLC Dudley Business Services

35 Company LA Sector IRPEN (UK) LIMITED Walsall Retail IRVON LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ISAAC H. GRAINGER & SON LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ISER LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ITALTRUCK LTD Dudley Retail IWIS DRIVE SYSTEMS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing J & N SUPERFOODS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail J & R INVESTMENTS UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services J B CONSTRUCTION 1 LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies J C PAYNE (UK) LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies J J & J ENTERPRISES LIMITED Walsall Retail J KIRKHAM LIMITED Dudley Retail J L F MANUFACTURING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing J P L PRINT & DESIGN LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing J S CONVENIENCE STORES LIMITED Sandwell Retail J T B PRESSINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing J T W METALS LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies J&C SCAFFOLDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies J. & P. LEWIS(METALS)LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies J. B. PRODUCTS (DUDLEY) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing J. BARNSLEY CRANES LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies J. C. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies J. DOCTER LIMITED Sandwell Retail J. GUEST LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies J. H. LAVENDER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing J. SMITH METALS LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies J.& P.SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Retail J.D. ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies J.HAYWARD & SONS OF WALSALL LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies J.L. COX (CRANES) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services J.N. DAIRIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail J.P. POLYMER SHEETINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail J.VERNON KENDRICK LIMITED Dudley Business Services JAARC LTD Wolverhampton Retail JACK MOODY'S LIMITED Sandwell Retail JACK SHARKEY & COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Retail JACKDAW TOOLS LIMITED Walsall Retail JACKSONS PHARMA LTD Sandwell Retail JACOPA LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies JACTONE PRODUCTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing JAGUAR LAND ROVER AUTOMOTIVE PLC Walsall Business Services JAMES LISTER HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail JAMES W. SHENTON LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JANAN MEAT LIMITED Dudley Retail JANSER UK LIMITED Dudley Retail JARELL LIMITED Dudley Business Services

36 Company LA Sector JAY ALLIED ASSETS LIMITED Dudley Business Services JAYS SOURCING GROUP LIMITED Dudley Retail JBR RECOVERY LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies JBS INDUSTRIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JDP HOTELS LTD Walsall Visitor Economy JEENASHIRE LIMITED Walsall Retail JEI BRANDS LIMITED Dudley Retail JENKINS & RYAN (STEELS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail JENNICS LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies JERSEYTEX LTD. Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JET COX LTD. Walsall Advanced Manufacturing JG FOODS LIMITED Dudley Retail JHOOTS HEALTHCARE LIMITED Walsall Retail JHOOTS PHARMACY LIMITED Walsall Retail JIGSAW JOINERY LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing JLE GROUP LTD Walsall Business Services JMP WILCOX & CO LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail JOBSWORTH RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services JOE AND S. LUNT MOTOR HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Retail JOHAL DAIRIES HOLDING CO LIMITED Walsall Retail JOHN BUCKLEY(DUDLEY)LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing JOHN GRIMES FENCING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing JOHN HARRHY & SONS LIMITED Walsall Sports JOHN HICKEN (MIDLANDS) LTD. Sandwell Building Technologies JOHN LEASON LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail JOHN STOKES (HARD CHROME PLATING & GRINDING) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JOHN WARD & SONS (GROUP) LIMITED Dudley Business Services JOHNSON TEST PAPERS LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JOINERY SPECIALISTS LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies JOINPOINT LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies JONATHAN LEE CONTRACTS LIMITED Dudley Business Services JONES & WILKINSON LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing JONES SKIP HIRE (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies JORDHAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JOSEPH AND JESSE SIDDONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing JOSEPH BEASLEY & SONS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing JOSEPH HOLLOWAY LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies JUBILEE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing JUNCTION 2 INTERIORS LIMITED Sandwell Retail JUPITER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED Dudley Business Services JUST STEEL LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing K D EXPRESS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies K J V FURNITURE INDUSTRIES LIMITED Sandwell Retail K.C. GLASS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail K.ENGINEERING COMPANY (WEST BROMWICH) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing K.R. HARDY (BUILDERS) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies

37 Company LA Sector K.R.P. SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Retail K.T.C. (EDIBLES) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing K2 SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Public Sector KALU LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing KEBRELL NUTS AND BOLTS LIMITED Walsall Retail KEE SAFETY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing KEITH BRYAN SADDLERY CO. LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing KELTIC LIMITED Walsall Retail KELTRUCK LIMITED Sandwell Retail KENNAMETAL UK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing KENT GROUP SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies KEPSTON HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing KERRY COLLINS RECRUITMENT LIMITED Dudley Business Services KESPAR ENGINEERING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing KETO PLASTICS LTD Walsall Retail KEYS GROUP LIMITED Dudley Business Services KEYTRACKER LIMITED Sandwell Retail KILO LIMITED Dudley Retail KIMBER DROP FORGINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing KINDBURLY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing KINGSTON PARTNERS LLP Sandwell #N/A KIRKPATRICK LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing KOMFORT PARTITIONING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing KRAC VAMOOSE LIMITED Walsall Visitor Economy KROTHSCO FINANCE LIMITED Walsall Retail KUHN RIKON (U.K.) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail KUKA ROBOTICS UK LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing KUKA SYSTEMS UK LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies L & S ENGINEERS LIMITED Walsall Business Services L. S. MANUFACTURING U.K. LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing L.M. PRODUCTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing L.T.C. TYRES AND EXHAUSTS LIMITED Dudley Retail LAD CHEMIST LIMITED Dudley Retail LAIDLAW LIMITED Walsall Retail LAIDLER STEELS LIMITED Dudley Retail LANDYWOOD CONCRETE PRODUCTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing LANGLEY BUSINESS SYSTEMS LIMITED Sandwell Retail LAVEROCK SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Retail LAXMI JEWELLERS UK LIMITED Walsall Retail LAY'S WHOLESALE MEATS LIMITED Walsall Retail LAYSTALL ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing LB TRADING UK LTD Dudley Business Services LEAMORE INTERNET LIMITED Walsall Business Services LEAMORE WINDOWS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing LEVI WALTERS METAL MERCHANTS LIMITED Dudley Business Services LEVINE BROTHERS (HOME FURNISHINGS) LIMITED Sandwell Retail

38 Company LA Sector LGX ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LTD Dudley Building Technologies LICHTGITTER (U.K.) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing LIFT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies LIGHTHOUSE VENDING LIMITED Dudley Visitor Economy LIGHTING AND MOBILE ACCESSORIES LTD Sandwell Retail LINAK-UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail LISEGA LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing LISTER GASES LIMITED Walsall Retail LITE-MART LIMITED Walsall Retail LJM HOMECARE LTD Dudley Health LODAR LIMITED Walsall Retail LODENT PRECISION LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies LODGE COTTRELL LTD. Dudley Transport Technologies LODI UK LTD Dudley Retail LOGISTIC ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD Dudley Building Technologies LONDON & CAMBRIDGE PROPERTIES LIMITED Dudley Business Services LONDON SCREW CO.LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing LONES (UK) LIMITED Walsall Retail LONGFORD GROUP LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing LONGWEAR ALLOYS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing LOVATO ELECTRIC LIMITED Dudley Retail LOVELL TRUCKS LIMITED Walsall Retail LOWES TRANSPORT (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies LPW (EUROPE) LTD Sandwell Public Sector LSP HOLDING (UK) LTD Walsall Business Services LUDLOW TAVERNS SPRINGHILL LIMITED Wolverhampton Visitor Economy LYDONFORD LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail M & E JAMES ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing M & MJS LTD Walsall Retail M & S METALS LIMITED Dudley Retail M D TRADING U K LIMITED Dudley Retail M G SHOPFRONTS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies M J C MOTORS LTD Sandwell Retail M. & J. DRILLING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies M. BARNWELL SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Retail M. BILLINGHAM & CO. LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing M. GOLUNSKI & CO., LIMITED Dudley Retail M. GREENAWAY & SON LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing M. PITCHFORD HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing M.B. DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies M.B.H. BUILDERS LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies M.C.H. ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing M.G.B. PRESS BRAKE SECTIONS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing M.J. SECTIONS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing M.K.G. HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Retail MAC GROUP EUROPE LTD Wolverhampton Retail

39 Company LA Sector MAC SURFACING LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies MACHINE TECH ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MAELOR FOODS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing MAGNUM VENUS PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED Dudley Retail MAGRINI LIMITED Walsall Retail MAIN MAN SUPPLIES LIMITED Sandwell Retail MAINLINE HAULAGE LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies MAINSTAY RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LTD Walsall Business Services MAJORFAX LIMITED Walsall Retail MAJORSELL LIMITED Sandwell Retail MAKRO LABELLING UK LIMITED Dudley Retail MALCOLM ENAMELLERS ACP LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MALTHOUSE INDUSTRIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MANOR OPTICAL CO. LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MAPEI (UK) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MAPLEWOOD HOMES (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies MARCEGAGLIA (UK) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MARCUS GEAR LTD. Walsall Retail MARQUIN ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing MARSTON'S PLC Wolverhampton Visitor Economy MARTIN MOTOR SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Retail MARTYN PRICE (BOLTS & NUTS) LIMITED Dudley Retail MA-SHELL (MOTOR CYCLES) LIMITED Dudley Retail MASON METALS LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies MASSTEMPS LIMITED Walsall Business Services MASTERTRADE SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MATERIALS ENHANCEMENT LTD Wolverhampton Public Sector MATRIX PRIMARY HEALTHCARE LTD Walsall Retail MAUDESPORT LIMITED Walsall Retail MAYFIELDS DEVELOPMENT LTD Wolverhampton Building Technologies MAYTHORN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing MAZCARE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail MBH BUILDERS (CN) LTD Dudley Environmental Technologies MCAULIFFE GROUP LTD Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies MCDOWALL HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Business Services MCGEAN-ROHCO (U.K.) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing MECHATHERM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies MEDIA BASED ATTRACTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services MEDICAL WORLD LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies MEDISTOP LIMITED Walsall Retail MEGADYNE UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail MEHTA HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services MEMSAAB (UK) LIMITED Walsall Retail MENFOR SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services MERCIAN WELDCRAFT LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MERIDIAN METAL TRADING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing

40 Company LA Sector MERSONA LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MES ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies MET RECRUITMENT UK LTD Walsall Business Services METAFIN GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing METAL ASSEMBLIES LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing METAL PROCESSES HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing METAL SPRAYING (UK) LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing METALFORMS ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing METALLISATION HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies METALLTECHNIK (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail METALS AND CATALYSTS RECYCLING LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies METALS AND CATALYSTS RECYCLING LIMITED #N/A #N/A METELEC LIMITED Walsall Retail METEOR DEVELOPMENTS HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies METPRO LIMITED Sandwell Retail METRO ALLOYS & RESIDUES LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies METZPRO LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing MFS SEAFOODS LIMITED Walsall Retail MFT COMMERCIAL LTD Walsall Transport Technologies MI GLASS GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MIBSONS (WEST BROMWICH) LIMITED Sandwell Retail MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES LIMITED Sandwell Retail MICRON ALLOY CASTINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MIDDLETON FOOD PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Retail MIDDLETON PAPER COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND BEARINGS LIMITED Dudley Retail MIDLAND BRIGHT STEELS LIMITED Dudley Retail MIDLAND BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND DEBURR & FINISH LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND FUNERAL SUPPLIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND INDUSTRIAL METALS LIMITED Sandwell Retail MIDLAND LAMPS AND PANELS LIMITED Sandwell Retail MIDLAND MACHINERY (HEAVY LIFT) LIMITED Walsall Business Services MIDLAND OIL REFINERY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND POLISHING & PLATING CO LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies MIDLAND PROPERTIES (WEST MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies MIDLAND STRUCTURES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND SUPERCREAM (BRIERLEY HILL) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND TOOL AND DESIGN LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MIDLAND TYRE CONTROL LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies MIDLAND WASTE TREATMENT LTD Sandwell Environmental Technologies MIDLANDS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies MIDLANDS WAREHOUSING LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies MIDSTEEL FLANGES AND FITTINGS LIMITED Dudley Retail MIDSTEEL NORTHERN LIMITED Dudley Retail MIDTHERM FLUE SYSTEMS LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing

41 Company LA Sector MIDTHERM LASER LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MIDWEST ELECTRICAL SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies MIF FILTER SYSTEMS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MILLENNIUM ASSEMBLIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MILLSTOCK STAINLESS LIMITED Walsall Retail MITEK INDUSTRIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MKG (UK) LTD Walsall Visitor Economy MMS RECOVERY LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail MOBILE EXTRA LTD Sandwell Retail MONARCH EQUESTRIAN LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MONARCH-ELS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies MONKS & CRANE INDUSTRIAL GROUP LIMITED Walsall Retail MONMORE CONFECTIONERY (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail MONMORE RECYCLING LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies MONT EVEREST INTERNATIONAL LTD Walsall Business Services MOOG WOLVERHAMPTON LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies MOOI FOODS LIMITED Walsall Visitor Economy MOORE MARINE LIMITED Walsall Sports MORELOCK SIGNS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing MOSELEY BROTHERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MOTOR LAND 2008 LIMITED Walsall Retail MOTOR MARKET LTD Sandwell Retail MPS NETWORKS PLC Dudley Business Services MPT PHARMA LIMITED Walsall Business Services MS (MIDLANDS) LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MTB (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies MTI WELDING TECHNOLOGIES LTD Dudley Transport Technologies MTM HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services MUCKLOW HILL INTERIORS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing MUELLER EUROPE LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing MUKESH AGGARWAL LIMITED Walsall Retail MULTISTAFF RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED Dudley Business Services MULTI-STROKE LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing MY POLICY LIMITED Dudley Business Services N D B ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing N.D. CHEMISTS LIMITED Walsall Retail N.D. JIG AND GAUGE COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing N.E. FASTENERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing N.G. LIMITED Sandwell Retail N.SMITH & COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing N4 CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD Walsall Building Technologies NACB HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing NARROW AISLE LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies NATIONWIDE FIRE & SECURITY (UK) LTD Sandwell Public Sector NATIONWIDE SIGNS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing NATIONWORLD LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies

42 Company LA Sector NCH (UK) LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing NCP HUMPHRIES DEMOLITION LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies NEC GRAPH - FIX LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing NECESSARY MANUFACTURING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing NEO GRANITE LTD Sandwell Retail NEONICKEL LIMITED Dudley Retail NEPRON LTD Walsall Retail NERO PIPELINE CONNECTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Retail NETWORK (CATERING ENGINEERS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing NETWORK CABLE & PIPE SUPPORTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing NETWORK PACKAGING LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies NEW COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Business Services NEW GENERATION COURIER LOGISTICS LTD Sandwell Transport Technologies NEW ROSE LIMITED Sandwell Business Services NEWBREL HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing NEWBY HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing NEWELL PALMER GROUP HOLDINGS LTD Wolverhampton Business Services NEWFORM DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Dudley Retail NEWG420 LTD Dudley Retail NEXT CAR & VAN RENTAL LIMITED Sandwell Business Services NGENERATION LIMITED Dudley Business Services NICHOLAS PACKAGING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing NICKOLLS & PERKS LIMITED Dudley Retail NIKAL STEELS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing NORTHERN GAS HEATING LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies NOVA DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing NU-WELD ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing O & P FASHION FABRICS LIMITED Sandwell Retail OAKHAM SHEET METAL COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing OBSAN LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail OCEAN SWIMMING POOLS LIMITED Dudley Business Services OCEANIC SAUNAS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail OCEANLIGHT LIMITED Sandwell Retail OCKER HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Health ODDGUIDE LIMITED Dudley Retail OFFICE FURNITURE NEW & USED (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Dudley Retail OFFICE OPTIONS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing OFFSHORE STAINLESS SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Business Services OFFSPRING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Dudley Retail OGLAEND SYSTEM (UK) LIMITED Walsall Retail OLD PARK ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies OLDBURY GARAGE LIMITED Dudley Business Services OLYMPIAN SECURITY SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Public Sector OLYMPUS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Sandwell Retail OMEGA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies ONBOARD CORRUGATED LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing

43 Company LA Sector ONE STOP STORES LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies ONE-LUX LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ONLINE POUNDSHOP LIMITED Walsall Retail OOSHA LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail OPENTHORPE ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing OPTIMAL UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Dudley Retail OPTIPRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Retail ORAPI APPLIED LIMITED Sandwell Retail ORBIK ELECTRONICS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ORBIT INTERNATIONAL PLC Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ORCHID JET J G. SHEPHERD LIMITED Dudley Retail ORIGINAL STEEL SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ORWELL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Retail OTIS VEHICLE RENTALS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services OVAKO LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing OVIVO UK LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies OWEN PAYNE RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services P & P NON-FERROUS (STOCKISTS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing P & R ENGINEERING (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies P & R MORSON & COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies P & R PROJECTS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies P J COMMERCIALS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail P S MOTORS MIDLANDS LIMITED Walsall Business Services P. MCCANN LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing P.B.R.ABRASIVES(WOLVERHAMPTON)LIMITED Walsall Retail P.K. ENGINEERING (WEST BROMWICH) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing P8 LIMITED Walsall Business Services PAHAL JEWELLERS LTD Sandwell Retail PAL GROUP LIMITED Walsall Business Services PALACE FURNITURE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PALMAN LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services PALMER TIMBER HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services PALZIV UK LIMITED Dudley Retail PAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PARAGON ENGINEERING & LOGISTICS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing PARGAT & CO LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing PARK HALL HOTEL (HOLDINGS) LTD Wolverhampton Business Services PARKER PRECISION LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies PARKFIELD PHARMACY LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PARKROW ALLOYS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PARMELEE LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PAROH LTD Sandwell Retail PARRY PEOPLE MOVERS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services PASAB LIMITED Walsall Retail PASSENGER LIFT (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies PAVILION DISTRIBUTION LTD Wolverhampton Retail

44 Company LA Sector PAYCARE Wolverhampton Business Services PCES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PDS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies PEDLEY STEELS LIMITED Dudley Retail PENCOM ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PENDEFORD METAL SPINNINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PENN COMMERCIALS LIMITED Sandwell Retail PENTAX DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies PEOPLE SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED Dudley Business Services PEOPLELINE LIMITED Dudley Business Services PERFECTION FOODS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PERRY & CO LIMITED Sandwell Business Services PETER MADDOX & ASSOCIATES LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services PETFORD TOOLS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PGO (TRADE) UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PHILIP HAND LIMITED Walsall Retail PHILMAR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PHOENIX 1872 LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PHOENIX BRANDS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing PHOENIX DISPENSED DRINKS LIMITED Dudley Retail PHOENIX MATERIALS TESTING LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PHOENIX SEATING LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies PHOENIX STEEL STRUCTURES LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services PIPEWORK ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PIQUANT LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PITFORD LTD. Walsall Retail PIXAPRO LIMITED Sandwell Retail PLASTIC BOTTLE SUPPLIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing PLASTIC COATINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PLASTICS PLUS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PM PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing POLISH BAKERY MAZOWSZE LTD. Walsall Advanced Manufacturing POLYDRAIN CIVILS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing POLYMER LOGISTICS (UK) LIMITED Dudley Business Services POLYPACK POLYTHENE LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing POMMIER FURGOCAR UK LIMITED Walsall Retail PORTER & WOODMAN GIFTS LIMITED Dudley Retail POST 'N' PACKAGES LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies POTTERS PORK PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing POUNDLAND LIMITED Walsall Retail POWER UTILITIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing POWERPRO (UK) LIMITED Walsall Business Services POWERSTREAM SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services PRECISION CHAINS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PREMIER FOODS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PREMIER FR. LTD Walsall Retail

45 Company LA Sector PREMIUM CHOICE LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services PRENTEX LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PRESS BOND FABRICATIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing PRESS LEAKAGE CONTROL SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies PRESS METAL UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PRESTIGE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies PRIORY STEEL HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail PRIORY WOODFIELD ENGINEERING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing PROCESS CONTROL PANELS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing PROCESS FLOW COMPONENTS LIMITED Dudley Retail PROCESS STEELS LIMITED Walsall Retail PRO-CLEAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Public Sector PROFAB HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PROFESSIONAL PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Visitor Economy PROFESSIONAL POLISHING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing PROFILE TECHNIQUES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing PROGRESS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Health PROPERTY HOLDINGS & RENTAL SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services PROPLAS 2008 LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing PROTECH COMPUTER SYSTEMS LIMITED Walsall Business Services PROVINCIAL SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Retail PSU DESIGNS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing PTV (UK) LIMITED Dudley Business Services PURITY SOFT DRINKS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing Q.A.ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing QUALFAB LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing QUALITY BITES LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing QUALITY METAL PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing QUALITY OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services QUASARTRONICS LIMITED Dudley Business Services QUEEN ANNE TABLEWARE LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing QUEST 4 ALLOYS LIMITED Walsall Retail QUEST RETAIL LIMITED Walsall Retail QUEST SEARCH AND SELECTION LIMITED Walsall Business Services R AND J MESH LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing R K TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies R S MILLER ROOFING LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies R V ASTLEY LTD Walsall Retail R&R (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing R. DAVIES METALS AND SONS LIMITED Dudley Retail R.D.S. CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies R.F. HOLDINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing R.J.H. ECCLES HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing R.M.P. PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing R.S. RECOVERY LIMITED Sandwell Business Services R.T. BEARINGS LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies

46 Company LA Sector R.W. BADLAND LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing R82 UK LIMITED Dudley Health RAC GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Walsall Business Services RACE TRANSMISSION (PRODUCTS) LIMITED Dudley Retail RAINBOW UPHOLSTERY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RALPH MARTINDALE AND COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing RAMFOAM INTERNATIONAL LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RAMSDEN AND WHALE LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies RAMUS PORSCHA LIMITED Sandwell Retail RAPID INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RAPIDSPEED LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing RAVEL ELECTRONICS LTD Walsall Retail RAYBURN PLASTICS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing RAYTON ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail RCF BOLT & NUT CO (TIPTON) LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RE-CARB ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing RECA-UK LTD Sandwell Retail RECYCLED PLASTICS (UK) LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies RED DIAMOND DISTRIBUTION LIMITED Walsall Business Services REDD INVESTMENTS LIMITED Dudley Business Services REEL (UK) LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies REEVE METAL FINISHING CO. LIMITED(THE) Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing REGAL MOTORS (BILSTON) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail REGENCY HOMES (BRIERLEY HILL) LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies REGENT ENGINEERING CO (WALSALL) LIMITED(THE) Walsall Advanced Manufacturing REHABILITY GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Business Services RELIABLE SPRING & MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED(THE) Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RELOAD SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Retail REPOSE FURNITURE LIMITED Dudley Retail REVELAN HOLDINGS LTD Dudley Business Services RICAL LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RICHARDS AND JERROM LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RICHARDS CUSTOMER CARE LIMITED Walsall Public Sector RICHMOND COURT NURSING HOME LIMITED Sandwell Health RILEY INDUSTRIES LIMITED Walsall Retail RIMSTOCK HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services RIO STAINLESS ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing RIPLEY EUROPE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing RKP INVESTMENTS LIMITED Sandwell Business Services RMD KWIKFORM LIMITED Walsall Business Services RMIG AUTOMOTIVE LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ROADLINK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Walsall Retail ROBERT HOLDCROFT LIMITED Dudley Visitor Economy ROBERT HOPKINS AND SON LIMITED Sandwell Environmental Technologies ROBERT LICKLEY REFRACTORIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing ROBIN REED INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Sandwell Retail

47 Company LA Sector ROBINSON BROTHERS (RYDERS GREEN) LIMITED Sandwell Business Services ROJAC URETHANE LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ROMA FITTINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail ROMAN ROADS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies ROTAHURST (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) LTD Walsall Retail ROTALA PLC Sandwell Transport Technologies ROTHLEY LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies ROTOMETRICS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ROYAL BRUSH MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail RP TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing RSS EDGE SHOES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail RUNFLAT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing RUSKIN PROPERTIES LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies S & B INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies S & R CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies S JONES CONTAINERS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing S.B.S. LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies S.J. DIXON & SON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services S.T.B. FOODS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail S.WEBB & SON LIMITED Walsall Business Services SADDLERS COURT MFG LTD Walsall Advanced Manufacturing SANDLAND PACKAGING HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SANDVIK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SANDWELL CAR SALES LTD Sandwell Retail SANT PRODUCTS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SAPPHIRE STEELS LIMITED Sandwell Retail SAW MART LIMITED Dudley Retail SAWCRAFT UK LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SCHEFF FOODS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail SCHULER PRESSES UK LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing SCIENTIFIC AND CHEMICAL SUPPLIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail SCOT YOUNG RESEARCH LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SDF AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SEAGULL FITTINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail SEALCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Dudley Retail SECURE HEALTHCARE LTD Wolverhampton Business Services SECURENETT SECURITY SYSTEMS LTD Sandwell Business Services SECURICLEAR ALUMINIUM SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SELECT GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies SELECT HARDWARE LIMITED Dudley Retail SELECT HEALTH CARE LIMITED Dudley Health SELECT LIFESTYLES LIMITED Sandwell Health SEP PROPERTIES LIMITED Walsall Business Services SERENE FURNISHINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail SFC (EUROPE) LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing

48 Company LA Sector SHAKESPEARE FORGINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SHARPS BILSTON LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services SHEARLINE STEEL STRIP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SHECO ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies SHELDON CLAYTON HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies SHERBORNE PAPER LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services SHERWOOD STAINLESS AND ALUMINIUM LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SHERWOOD TRUCK AND VAN LTD Sandwell Retail SHINGERS LIMITED Walsall Retail SHIPLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED Walsall Visitor Economy SHIVA JEWELLERS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SHOWELL PACKING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SIDHU FASHIONS (WALSALL) LIMITED Walsall Retail SIDHU'S LIMITED Sandwell Retail SIEVERT UK LIMITED Walsall Retail SIGNOPRINT LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SILVERTHORNE ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SIMCO EXTERNAL FRAMING SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing SIMCORP CORIC LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services SIMONSWERK UK LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SIMPLY FOAM PRODUCTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SIRUS AUTOMOTIVE LTD Dudley Building Technologies SLEEP DESIGN LTD Walsall Retail SMART PLASTIC CARDS LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SMESTOW PATTERN & TOOL COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Business Services SMETHWICK MAINTENANCE COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SMI (UK & IRELAND) LIMITED Dudley Retail SMITHPACK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SOLID SWIVEL COMPANY LIMITED(THE) Sandwell Transport Technologies SOLUTIONS ACRYLIC AND DISPLAY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE PLC Walsall Business Services SOVEREIGN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED Dudley Retail SPEARS WORLDWIDE SECURITY LIMITED Dudley Business Services SPECIALIST JOINERY PRODUCTS LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies SPECIALIST METALLIC COATINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing SPG PACKAGING UK LTD Walsall Retail SPICE HAWK STEEL SECTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing SPIRE GROUP LIMITED Walsall Business Services SPIRE MANUFACTURING LIMITED Sandwell Business Services SPONMECH SAFETY SYSTEMS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SPRITE ALLOYS LIMITED Dudley Retail SPV ROAD CARPET LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies SPV SHOPFITTING AND BUILDING LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies SSAB SWEDISH STEEL LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing STACKIA LIMITED Wolverhampton Transport Technologies STAFF SELECT LTD Walsall Public Sector

49 Company LA Sector STAINLESS HANDRAIL SYSTEMS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing STAINLESS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail STANFORD INDUSTRIAL CONCRETE FLOORING LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies STANLEY HORNE & SONS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing STAR SCAFFOLDING LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies STARCHEM LIMITED Walsall Retail STARDOM LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies STAVE-CON HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services STEAM PLANT ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing STEBRO FLOORING COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies STEEL & ALLOY HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing STEEL & SITE LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies STEEL EXPRESS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail STEEL SECTIONS (WARLEY) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing STEELSTRIP SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing STEELWAY HOLDINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing STELSTOCKS LIMITED Dudley Retail STEPHENS GASKETS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing STEPHENS PLASTIC MOULDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing STEPHENSON HOUSE LIMITED Walsall Business Services STERLING TEXTILES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail STEVEN WALKER & SONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing STEVETONE (UK) LIMITED Dudley Retail STEWARDSON DEVELOPMENTS LTD Dudley Business Services STILL WATERS PROPERTIES LIMITED Walsall Retail STILTZ GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Business Services STOKES GROUP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing STOPEM LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing STOURBRIDGE TURNING & GRINDING LIMITED Dudley Business Services STRAND HARDWARE LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies STREETLY FURNISHINGS LIMITED Walsall Retail STRIMECH ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing STRUCTAL (UK) LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies STRUCTURAL STAIRWAYS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing STRUCTURAL STEELWORK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing STRUT DIRECT LIMITED Walsall Retail STURGE INDUSTRIES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SULO UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail SUMMERCLIFF LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SUNNY SHOWERS LTD Sandwell Retail SUNRISE BAG CO. LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail SUNRISE MEDICAL LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing SUPER SMART SERVICE LTD Walsall Transport Technologies SURESPAN LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies SURFACE PROCESSING LIMITED Dudley Public Sector SUTTON COLDFIELD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies

50 Company LA Sector SWATKINS GROUP LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing SWEET CAUSES LIMITED Walsall Retail SWIFT AND WHITMORE LIMITED Dudley Retail SWIFT PACKAGING SUPPLIES LIMITED Dudley Business Services SWIFT PERSONNEL LIMITED Walsall Business Services SYNERGY BIOLOGICS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing SYSCOM GROUP LIMITED Dudley Business Services T J METALS LIMITED Walsall Retail T L C FORD LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail T T C (LIFTING GEAR) LIMITED Sandwell Retail T. H. BAKER GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Retail T.A.HENN AND SON LIMITED Walsall Retail T.BAKER & SONS(TRANSPORT)LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies T.C. HAYES LIMITED Sandwell Retail T.C.MORRIS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing T.D.R. TRANSPORT SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies T.G.S. LIMITED Walsall Retail T.L. HARVEY LIMITED Walsall Retail T.M. ENGINEERS (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TALBOTS LAW LTD Dudley Business Services TANSUN LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TARDIS ENVIRONMENTAL UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies TARMAC BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing TASK CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail TASMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED Dudley Retail TATTON HALL HOMES LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies TAXRALE ELECTRICS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing TCL STRUCTURES (UK) LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies TECHFRONT UK LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services TECHNO KOLOR LIMITED Dudley Retail TECHNOLOGY FINANCE (UK) LIMITED Walsall Business Services TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services TECHWORX LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TEEPEE ELECTRICAL LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing TEEPEE MATERIALS HANDLING LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies TELE PROSPECTS LIMITED Dudley Business Services TELLDEAL LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies TENNALS GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Business Services TENTEC LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THE ACE OF VAPEZ WHOLESALE LIMITED Walsall Retail THE ALAN NUTTALL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing THE BREWERS WHOLESALE LIMITED Dudley Retail THE CUBRA CASTING COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing THE DERITEND GROUP LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THE FLAME LILY HEALTHCARE LTD Wolverhampton Business Services THE GENERAL ASPHALTE COMPANY LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies

51 Company LA Sector THE INDEPENDENT COATINGS GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Retail THE KGJ INSURANCE SERVICES GROUP LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services THE LABEL CENTRE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing THE LAW PRACTICE (UK) LIMITED Walsall Business Services THE LEE INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY LTD Sandwell Retail THE LINDUM SNACK COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THE PHOENIX PATTERN AND TOOL COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THE POLISH SHOP CASH AND CARRY LTD Sandwell Retail THE POPLARS CARE & SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Health THE STAFFING GROUP LIMITED Dudley Business Services THE STAFFING NETWORK LIMITED Dudley Business Services THE WALSALL AND DISTRICT PROPERTY AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, Dudley Business Services LIMITED THE WALSALL WHEELBARROW COMPANY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THE WASHER FACTORY LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THEOS FOOD CO. LIMITED Walsall Retail THERMETAL LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies THL (UK) HOLDINGS LTD Dudley Retail THOMAS DUDLEY GROUP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing THOMAS HOWSE,LIMITED Dudley Retail THOMAS PARISH & SON(HALESOWEN)LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing THORNE INTERNATIONAL BOILER SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing THREE HAMMERS BAR & BISTRO LIMITED Dudley Visitor Economy THREE PEARS HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail THREE PINES BUILDING CO. LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies THREEWAY PRESSINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail TIGER STATIONERY LIMITED Sandwell Retail TIKOM PLASTICS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TILE CHOICE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail TIMKEN UK LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TIMMINS WASTE SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Environmental Technologies TITAN RECRUITMENT LIMITED Dudley Business Services TITANIUM METALS UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail TITGEMEYER (U.K.) LIMITED Sandwell Retail TOKAI CARBON EUROPE LIMITED. Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TOKYO FABRIC INT LIMITED Walsall Retail TOM CARRINGTON & CO.LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing TONBRIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies TOOLSAVE LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail TOP GEAR DRIVEFORCE LIMITED Dudley Business Services TOP TUBES LIMITED Walsall Business Services TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPLIES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail TOTAL POWER GROUP LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TOTAL SHOP-FIT COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TOTALKARE HEAVY DUTY WORKSHOP SOLUTIONS LTD Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TOWERGLENS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing

52 Company LA Sector TRAC LIMITED Dudley Business Services TRAC TOOLING LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies TRACTOR SPARES,LIMITED Walsall Retail TRADETRUX LTD Dudley Retail TRANSERVICE EXPRESS TRANSPORT LIMITED Sandwell Retail TRAVELSTAR EUROPEAN LTD Walsall Transport Technologies TREDAMEGA LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TRENCH LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TRIBULO LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TRIDENT SECTIONS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TRIFLOW CONCEPTS LIMITED Dudley Retail TRIMAT LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing TRIMSELTER LIMITED Walsall Business Services TRINITY CARPETS LIMITED Sandwell Retail TRINITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED Sandwell Business Services TRINITY PERSONNEL LIMITED Dudley Business Services TRIPLE R SOLUTIONS LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies TRIPLE WARM SEALED UNITS LTD Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TROPHY DISTRIBUTORS UK LIMITED Dudley Retail TRUCK ENGINEERING LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies TRUCK TYRE SOLUTIONS LTD Sandwell Retail TRUCK-LITE CO. LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies TRUCKS DIRECT UK LIMITED Walsall Retail TRUDUCT PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Retail TRUST GROUP UK LIMITED Dudley Retail TRUST HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Environmental Technologies TUDOR EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LIMITED Dudley Business Services TUNKERS-EXPERT UK LIMITED Dudley Retail TURF WORLD LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail TURFORD BROS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing TURNOCK LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing TWD LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail TWENTE EXPRESS LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies TYLERS OF BILSTON LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail UCONTROL LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing UK ACCESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies UK DOORSETS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ULTIMATE CLEANERS (INDUSTRIAL) LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail ULTRA-MATION LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing UNION FASTENERS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing UNION STEEL TUBES LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail UNISTRUT LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing UNITED AEROSOL MANUFACTURING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing UNITED GLASS GROUP LTD Walsall Business Services UNITED INDUSTRIAL CONVERTERS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing UNITED SLITTING SERVICES LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing

53 Company LA Sector UNITED STEELS HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED Dudley Business Services UNIVERSAL BOLTFORGERS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing UNIVERSAL STEEL PROFILES LIMITED Dudley Environmental Technologies UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Public Sector UTOPIA BATHROOM GROUP LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing V4 CARE LTD Dudley Health V4 CARE LTD #N/A #N/A VACUUM FURNACE ENGINEERING LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies VALBRUNA UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail VALE BROTHERS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing VALEN FITTINGS LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing VALENT APPLICATIONS LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services VALGRAM LIMITED Sandwell Retail VALGROVE LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing VAN LEEUWEN LIMITED Dudley Retail VANGUARD FOUNDRY LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing VARLOWE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies VENDAID LIMITED Walsall Retail VENTILATION & ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLIES PLC Dudley Retail VIADUCT STOURBRIDGE LIMITED Dudley Retail VICTORIA HEALTHCARE LIMITED Sandwell Retail VICTORY FASTENERS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail VISION PAPER AND BOARD LIMITED Walsall Retail VITTORIA (MIDLANDS) LIMITED Sandwell Retail VOESTALPINE METSEC PLC Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing VOGUE (UK) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing VOGUE CERAMICS LIMITED Sandwell Retail VOSS STAINLESS UK LIMITED Dudley Retail VWX LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies W B POWERSOURCE HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Retail W. & G. YATES (YIELDFIELDS) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing W. & S. ALLELY LIMITED Sandwell Retail W.BRINDLEY(GARAGES)LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail W.G.THURSFIELD(PATTERN MAKERS)LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing W.H. TILDESLEY LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing W.J.L. ENGINEERING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing W.PYM & SON LIMITED Dudley Retail WADE BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies WADES OF WEDNESBURY LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail WALSALL BRAKE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Retail WALSALL FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE) Walsall Retail WALSALL MOTOR COMPANY LTD Walsall Retail WALSALL PRESSINGS COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies WARLEY CAR CLINIC (MID) LTD Sandwell Retail WARLEY CARRIERS LIMITED Sandwell Transport Technologies WARLEY SUPERMARKET (UK) LIMITED Sandwell Retail

54 Company LA Sector WATTS CLIFT HOLDINGS LTD Walsall Business Services WE DO RENTALS LTD Sandwell Business Services WEATHERITE HOLDINGS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WEDGE-WOOD CONSTRUCTION & JOINERY CO LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies WEDNESBURY MOTORS LIMITED Walsall Retail WEISHAUPT (U.K.) LIMITED Walsall Retail WELBILT (HALESOWEN) LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies WELDED PRESSWORK (1982) LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing WELIN LAMBIE LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing WELLESLEY HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED Dudley Health WEPA UK HOLDING LTD Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing WERGS INVESTMENTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Sports WEST BROMWICH ALBION GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Sports WEST BROMWICH MORTGAGE COMPANY LIMITED Sandwell Business Services WEST LONDON PROPERTIES LIMITED Sandwell Building Technologies WEST MERCIA SECTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WEST MIDLANDS BRIGHT BAR LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing WEST MIDLANDS FOUNDRY CO. LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WEST MIDLANDS MOTORCYCLE CENTRE LIMITED Dudley Retail WESTFIELD TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies WESTGATE COIL AND PROCESSING LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing WESTGATE STAINLESS AND ALLOYS LIMITED Walsall Retail WESTLANDS LIMITED Sandwell Retail WESTLEY PLASTICS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WEYBURY HILDRETH LIMITED Dudley Retail WFF WALSALL LIMITED Walsall Retail WHISTON INDUSTRIES LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WHITEHOUSE COX & CO. LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing WHITMORE REANS PLUMBERS MERCHANTS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail WICKE UK LIMITED Sandwell Retail WIDE RANGE TILES (DISTRIBUTION CENTRE) LIMITED Dudley Retail WILKINSON DYNAMIC BALANCING LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing WILKINSON WHEEL CO. LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WILL HIRE LIMITED Dudley Retail WILLENHALL COMMERCIALS LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail WILLENHALL FASTENERS LIMITED Walsall Retail WILLIAM GIBBONS GROUP LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing WILLIAM HACKETT CHAIN PRODUCTS LIMITED Dudley Advanced Manufacturing WILLIAM KENDRICK & SONS HOLDINGS LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies WILLIAM KING LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WILLIAM MITCHELL CALLIGRAPHY LIMITED Sandwell Retail WILSON VALE CATERING MANAGEMENT LIMITED Sandwell Visitor Economy WINSTER LIMITED Walsall Retail WM FENCING LIMITED Walsall Building Technologies WM. WHEAT & SON LIMITED Walsall Retail WOLVERHAMPTON ELECTRO PLATING LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing

55 Company LA Sector WOLVERHAMPTON HANDLING LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies WOLVERHAMPTON HOMES LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOOTBALL CLUB (1986) LIMITED Wolverhampton Sports WOLVERHAMPTON WASTE SERVICES LIMITED Walsall Business Services WOLVERSON FITNESS LIMITED Walsall Retail WOLVERSON X-RAY LIMITED Walsall Retail WOODCRAFT JOINERY LIMITED Dudley Building Technologies WORCESTER CARSALES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Dudley Business Services WORCESTER PRESSES LIMITED Dudley Transport Technologies WRIGHTS PLASTICS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing WULFRUN BUILDING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Wolverhampton Building Technologies WYKO GROUP LIMITED Dudley Business Services WYVERN GROUP LIMITED Sandwell Business Services YANSPORT SAFETYWEAR LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing YEOMAN PRESSINGS LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing YOKA YO LTD Dudley Retail YOKO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Walsall Retail YOO RECRUIT LTD Walsall Business Services YOUNG'S HOME BREW LIMITED Wolverhampton Retail Z.M.R. LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing ZAUN LIMITED Wolverhampton Advanced Manufacturing ZF LEMFORDER UK LIMITED Walsall Advanced Manufacturing ZIANAS LIMITED Sandwell Public Sector ZICAM INTEGRATED SECURITY LIMITED Dudley Public Sector

56 Appendix 2: Top 100 Charitable Organisations

Company Local Authority Sector WALSALL HOUSING GROUP LIMITED Walsall Business Services STEPS TO WORK (WALSALL) LTD Walsall Business Services MIDLANDS AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY Dudley Business Services PERRY HALL MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST Wolverhampton Public Sector THE SANDWELL COMMUNITY CARING TRUST Sandwell Health COMPTON CARE GROUP LIMITED Wolverhampton Public Sector SANDWELL LEISURE TRUST Sandwell Sports WOLVERHAMPTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LIMITED Wolverhampton Public Sector SIGNPOST SOLUTIONS LIMITED Sandwell Advanced Manufacturing COUNTY AIR AMBULANCE TRUST Walsall Health THE BLACK COUNTRY LIVING MUSEUM TRUST Dudley Visitor Economy YMCA BLACK COUNTRY GROUP Sandwell Visitor Economy WOLVERHAMPTON GRAND THEATRE (1982) LIMITED(THE) Wolverhampton Visitor Economy WOLVERHAMPTON VOLUNTARY SECTOR COUNCIL Wolverhampton Business Services TETTENHALL COLLEGE (INCORPORATED) Wolverhampton Public Sector MARY STEVENS HOSPICE(THE) Dudley Health MURRAY HALL COMMUNITY TRUST Sandwell #N/A DUDLEY AND WEST MIDLANDS ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY LIMITED Dudley Visitor Economy CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY TRUST Sandwell Business Services BLACK COUNTRY WOMEN'S AID Sandwell Visitor Economy KALEIDOSCOPE PLUS GROUP Sandwell Health ANDREW WOMMACK MINISTRIES - EUROPE Walsall Business Services THE ALBION FOUNDATION Sandwell Public Sector LANGSTONE SOCIETY Dudley Health GURU NANAK NISHKAM SEWAK JATHA (B'HAM) UK Sandwell #N/A BEACON CENTRE FOR THE BLIND Dudley Health THE VINE TRUST WALSALL Walsall Business Services FORWARD IN FAITH MINISTRY U.K. Sandwell #N/A SWIMMING TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) Walsall Public Sector THE CONVENT OF THE CONGREGATION OF ST JOSEPH OF LYON Walsall #N/A CURE LEUKAEMIA Sandwell Health THE HAVEN WOLVERHAMPTON Wolverhampton Visitor Economy VISION HOMES ASSOCIATION Sandwell Health OPTIONS FOR LIFE Sandwell Health CFAN Dudley #N/A MOHS WORKPLACE HEALTH LIMITED Sandwell Health BRITISH YOUTH FOR CHRIST Dudley Business Services HALAS HOMES Dudley Health FLORIS BOOKS TRUST LIMITED Dudley Business Services SHRI VENKATESWARA (BALAJI) TEMPLE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Sandwell #N/A YMCA WOLVERHAMPTON Wolverhampton Visitor Economy WOODLANDS QUAKER HOME Wolverhampton Health THE SANDWELL CROSSROADS CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME LIMITED Sandwell Health ABU BAKR TRUST Walsall #N/A

57 Company Local Authority Sector ELMFIELD RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOL LIMITED Dudley Public Sector OPEN COLLEGE NETWORK WEST MIDLANDS Wolverhampton Public Sector DUDLEY COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE(THE) Dudley Health WOLVERHAMPTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX Wolverhampton Health WOLVERHAMPTON YOUTH ZONE Wolverhampton Visitor Economy GORDON MOODY ASSOCIATION Dudley Health GURU NANAK GURDWARA SMETHWICK Sandwell #N/A NEWBRIDGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL LIMITED Wolverhampton Public Sector CITIZENS ADVICE SANDWELL LTD Sandwell Health LINKWAY CONSORTIUM LIMITED Walsall #N/A BETHEL UNITED Sandwell #N/A PALFREY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Walsall Public Sector THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT CENTRE LIMITED Wolverhampton Business Services THE ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON NHS TRUST CHARITY Wolverhampton #N/A IDEAL FOR ALL LIMITED Sandwell Health LYNG COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Sandwell Business Services UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON STUDENTS' UNION Wolverhampton Public Sector ALDRIDGE PCC Walsall #N/A DUDLEY DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX Dudley Business Services SANDWELL VALLEY SCHOOL LIMITED Sandwell Public Sector RELATE SHROPSHIRE HEREFORDSHIRE & NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE LTD Walsall Health WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FOUNDATION Wolverhampton Sports WEST BROMWICH AFRICAN CARIBBEAN RESOURCE CENTRE Sandwell Health SMETHWICK ASRA LIMITED Sandwell Health ALL NATIONS CHRISTIAN CENTRE (WOLVERHAMPTON) Wolverhampton Public Sector AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY INITIATIVE (A.C.C.I.) Wolverhampton Health WORDSLEY HOUSING SOCIETY Dudley Visitor Economy GURU NANAK SIKH TEMPLE,SEDGLEY STREET,WOLVERHAMPTON UK Wolverhampton #N/A NEW HORIZONS COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE Walsall Business Services DGNHS CHARITY Dudley #N/A SANDWELL ASIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED Sandwell Health T.P. RILEY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Walsall Public Sector WALSALL CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU Walsall Business Services BIRMINGHAM LAW CENTRE Walsall Business Services WALSALL COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED Walsall Transport Technologies ACCESS TO BUSINESS Wolverhampton Business Services WELL WISHERS Walsall #N/A AGE CONCERN DUDLEY Dudley Health ONE FOOTSTEP Wolverhampton Public Sector SALTMINE TRUST Dudley Visitor Economy MANOR FARM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Walsall #N/A BASE 25 Wolverhampton Health GURU NANAK GURDWARA Walsall #N/A BLACK COUNTRY WHEELS Sandwell Public Sector SANDWELL HOMELESS AND RESETTLEMENT PROJECT LIMITED Sandwell Health ST ALBANS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Sandwell Health

58 Company Local Authority Sector OLD SWINFORD HOSPITAL Dudley #N/A BIRMINGHAM (WEST) AND OLDBURY METHODIST CIRCUIT Dudley #N/A CHAMPIONS CHURCH Dudley #N/A YMCA WALSALL Walsall Business Services PRIMROSE HILL COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED Walsall Public Sector LIGHT HOUSE MEDIA CENTRE Wolverhampton Visitor Economy LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE WALSALL GROUP OF HOSPITALS Walsall #N/A WOLVERHAMPTON METHODIST CIRCUIT Wolverhampton #N/A LIFESPRING MINISTRIES Wolverhampton Business Services REVIVAL FIRES Dudley #N/A

59 Appendix 3: Top 100 Strategic Companies – Board Representation

Company Female Male % Number of Directors Directors Female Directors A&H CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1 1 50% 2 A.F.BLAKEMORE AND SON LIMITED 1 7 13% 8

ACENTA STEEL LIMITED 3 0% 3

ACERINOX (U.K.) LIMITED 4 0% 4

ALTODIGITAL NETWORKS LIMITED 4 0% 4 AMARI METALS LIMITED 1 4 20% 5 ANDREWS SYKES GROUP PLC 1 7 13% 8 ANGEL SPRINGS LIMITED 1 5 17% 6

ARCELORMITTAL DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED 4 0% 4

ARCELORMITTAL TAILORED BLANKS BIRMINGHAM LIMITED 2 0% 2

ASH & LACY HOLDINGS LIMITED 3 0% 3 ASSA ABLOY LIMITED 1 7 13% 8

ASSET ALLIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED 5 0% 5 B.E. WEDGE HOLDINGS LIMITED 2 10 17% 12

B.T.C. ACTIVEWEAR LIMITED 4 0% 4

BARHALE HOLDINGS PLC 4 0% 4

BARLOW MOTORS LIMITED 2 0% 2

BEESWIFT LIMITED 7 0% 7

BROMFORD HOUSING GROUP LIMITED - C BROWN SERVICES LIMITED 2 4 33% 6

CARVER GROUP LIMITED 6 0% 6

CASTINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 6 0% 6

CENTRAL SUPPLIES (BRIERLEY HILL) LTD 2 0% 2

CHARTER COURT FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP PLC 9 0% 9 CLAVERLEY HOLDINGS LIMITED 2 5 29% 7 CST HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED 1 2 33% 3

DART PRODUCTS EUROPE LTD. 3 0% 3 DAVRO STEEL LIMITED 2 4 33% 6

DIRECT CORPORATE CLOTHING PLC 2 0% 2

DPDGROUP UK LTD 3 0% 3

EAST END FOODS HOLDINGS LIMITED 6 0% 6

EFB HOLDINGS LIMITED 2 0% 2 ELTA GROUP LIMITED 1 4 20% 5

ENABLELINK LIMITED 3 0% 3 ERA HOME SECURITY LIMITED 1 4 20% 5

ERIKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED 3 0% 3 FLINT INK (U.K.) LIMITED 1 5 17% 6

FORTEL CONSTRUCTION GROUP LIMITED 2 0% 2

GENERATION (UK) LIMITED 3 0% 3

GROSVENOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 5 0% 5

GUEST MOTORS LIMITED 4 0% 4 HADLEY INDUSTRIES PLC 1 5 17% 6

HAYLEY GROUP HOLDING LIMITED 6 0% 6

HICKMAN INDUSTRIES LIMITED 3 100% 3

60 Company Female Male % Number of Directors Directors Female Directors HOMESERVE PLC 3 7 30% 10 HS MARSTON AEROSPACE LIMITED 1 5 17% 6

HYDRATIGHT LIMITED 4 0% 4 IBP GLOBAL TRADING LIMITED 1 1 50% 2 IN TOUCH GAMES LIMITED 1 2 33% 3 INTU PROPERTIES PLC 2 7 22% 9 J. C. (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2 1 67% 3 JAGUAR LAND ROVER AUTOMOTIVE PLC 2 4 33% 6

JANAN MEAT LIMITED 2 0% 2

JLE GROUP LTD 1 0% 1

JONATHAN LEE CONTRACTS LIMITED 3 0% 3

K.T.C. (EDIBLES) LIMITED 5 0% 5 KELTRUCK LIMITED 1 5 17% 6 KEYS GROUP LIMITED 2 4 33% 6

LONDON & CAMBRIDGE PROPERTIES LIMITED 9 0% 9

LSP HOLDING (UK) LTD 7 0% 7 MAPEI (UK) LIMITED 1 4 20% 5 MARCEGAGLIA (UK) LIMITED 2 2 50% 4 MARSTON'S PLC 3 5 38% 8 MEHTA HOLDINGS LIMITED 1 1 50% 2

MERIDIAN METAL TRADING LIMITED 7 0% 7

MITEK INDUSTRIES LIMITED 3 0% 3

MOOG WOLVERHAMPTON LIMITED 4 0% 4

MUELLER EUROPE LIMITED 5 0% 5

NCH (UK) LIMITED 4 0% 4 ONE STOP STORES LIMITED 1 2 33% 3 PALMAN LIMITED 1 4 20% 5 PALMER TIMBER HOLDINGS LIMITED 1 5 17% 6

PEOPLE SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED 1 0% 1

PHILMAR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2 0% 2

POUNDLAND LIMITED 6 0% 6

PRESS METAL UK LIMITED 3 0% 3 RAC GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1 10 9% 11

ROTALA PLC 7 0% 7 SANDVIK LIMITED 2 5 29% 7

SHARPS BILSTON LIMITED 1 0% 1

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE PLC 6 0% 6

SUNRISE MEDICAL LIMITED 3 0% 3 T. H. BAKER GROUP LIMITED 1 5 17% 6 TARMAC BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED 1 5 17% 6 TASK CONSUMER PRODUCTS LIMITED 1 2 33% 3

THE ALAN NUTTALL PARTNERSHIP LIMITED 7 0% 7 THE STAFFING GROUP LIMITED 2 5 29% 7

THL (UK) HOLDINGS LTD 4 0% 4

THOMAS DUDLEY GROUP LIMITED 4 0% 4

THYSSENKRUPP MATERIALS (UK) LIMITED 5 0% 5

61 Company Female Male % Number of Directors Directors Female Directors TOP TUBES LIMITED 3 0% 3 TRUCK-LITE CO. LIMITED 1 2 33% 3

TRUST GROUP UK LIMITED 3 0% 3

VOESTALPINE METSEC PLC 7 0% 7 W.BRINDLEY(GARAGES)LIMITED 2 12 14% 14

WEST BROMWICH ALBION GROUP LIMITED 3 0% 3 WILLIAM KING LIMITED 1 5 17% 6 WOLVERHAMPTON HOMES LIMITED 7 3 70% 10 WORCESTER CARSALES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2 4 33% 6

ZF LEMFORDER UK LIMITED 6 0% 6 Grand Total 68 423 14% 491

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Agenda Item 8

Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership Board

21st October 2019

LEP Core and Strategic Funding Report

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 To present to the board the LEP funding and expenditure for the six-month period to 30th September 2019.

1.2 The report details the expenditure allocated against the LEP Core and Strategic funding budget, and the LEP Implementation Review Budget.

2. Recommendations

That the LEP Board: -

2.1. Note the LEP funding and expenditure position as at 30th September 2019.

2.2. Approve an adjusted final balance brought forward figure on the Strategic Fund as set in Table B of £94,609.

2.3. Approve the allocation to the Walsall MBC Technical Assistance post £46,045 as captured in Table D)

3. Report Detail

Back Ground

3.1. The Black Country Consortium Limited Business Plan recognises income from various sources including Local Authority Subscriptions, Sport England Funding, Careers and Enterprise Company funding, and various project funding (including the LEP income referred to in this report).

3.2. In 2012 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ('BEIS', previously 'BIS') announced un-ringfenced core funding for Local Enterprise Partnerships ('LEP's) to drive forward their regional growth priorities, for three financial years from 2012/13 to 2014/15. With Central Government's contribution to be made by equal contributions from BEIS and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government ('MHCLG', previously 'DCLG'). New allocations have been made each year from 2015/16 to 2019/20.

3.3. LEP core funding awarded to date by the Government totals £1,878,000 (see appendix table A). This supports activities such as providing capacity for LEPs to drive forward their growth priorities, to allow them to do long term resource planning and to strengthen support and autonomy of the business led boards.

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3.4. The 2012/13 core funds were unrestricted, but 2013/14 onwards were dependent on match funding which is being provided by the Black Country Local Authority BCC Ltd subscriptions aligned to capacity costs for LEP related activities. The match is provided on a £1 per £1 match basis and equates to £62.5k per local authority.

3.5. Since 2013/14, the Government awarded BC LEP £1,250,000 (see appendix table B) to cover the costs associated with the development of their key strategic documents and funding plans, including the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) and the EU Strategic Investment Framework (EUSIF) known as the Heseltine Fund (Strategic Fund)

3.6. In December 2018 The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government awarded £200,000 to the Black Country LEP, in order to fund the implementation of the LEP Review and the development of the Local Industrial Strategy

3.7. Walsall Council acts as the BCLEP's nominated Accountable Body and recipient for the core and strategic funds.

3.8. The Grantee (the Black Country Consortium) administers the funding in its role as secretariat for the Black County LEP ('BCLEP'). Decisions on what the funding can be allocated for and subsequently spent upon rest with the BCLEP board.

3.9. An application for the funding is completed each year, and in the first instance signed off by the Chair of the LEP Board, and the accountable body S151 Officer.

3.10. Detailed analysis and ongoing reviews of the LEP Core and Strategic Funds occur via the Black Country Consortium Ltd Audit Committee.

Core Funding (Table C)

3.11. Core funding for 2019-20 consists of the £250,000 grant and, in addition, £112,640 of unallocated funding carried forward from previous years.

3.12. For the six-month period to 30th September 2019 the current year grant expenditure shows an underspend of £13,910 against budget, and an underspend of £20,969 on the unallocated funding from previous years. Underspends have arisen due to vacant capacity posts and underspends on other budget lines.

Strategic Funding (Table D)

3.13. Core funding for 2019-20 consists of the £250,000 grant and in addition, £94,609 of unallocated funding carried forward from previous years.

3.14. For the six-month period to 30th September 2019 the current year grant expenditure shows an underspend of £8,158 against budget and an overspend of £1,260 against unallocated funding from previous years.

3.15. Following the year end close down as reported to the BCC Ltd Audit Committee the actual carry forward resource is £94,609 following a small adjustment from pre-close down of £97,389.

LEP Review Implementation and LIS Development Funding (Table E)

3.16. For the year of 2018-19 MHCLG made available £200,000 to fund the implementation of the LEP Review and the Development of the BC Local Industrial Strategy. Expenditure was

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procured and committed by the end of the 2018-19 financial year and has continued into the current financial year.

3.17. For the period to 30th September 2019 expenditure against budget in line with expenditure forecasts and profiles at this point in time.

4. Financial Implications

4.1 The report is for information and does not contain any financial implications.

5. Legal Implications

5.1 The report is for information and does not contain any legal implications

6. Risk Management

6.1 The report is for information.

7. Equality Implications

7.1 There are no Equality implications.

Sarah Middleton Chief Executive Black Country Consortium Ltd

Contact Officer Gloria Bates Company Accountant Tel: 01384 471108 Email: [email protected]

Source Documents: None

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Appendix

Table A – Core Funding Awards Carry Core Funding Award Claimed Balance Forward 2012/13 £125,000 £125,000 £0 £0 2013/14 £250,000 £250,000 £0 £0 2014/15 £253,000 £236,978 £16,022 £16,022 2015/16 £250,000 £119,912 £130,088 £146,110 2016/17 £250,000 £252,204 -£2,204 £143,906 2017/18 £250,000 £235,778 £14,222 £158,128 2018/19 £250,000 £295,488 -£45,488 £112,640 2019/20 £250,000 £79,228 £170,772 £283,412 Total £1,878,000 £1,594,588 £283,412

Table B – Strategic Funding Awards Carry Strategic Funding Award Claimed Balance Forward 2013/14 250,000 250,000 0 0 2014/15 250,000 139,015 110,985 110,985 2015/16 250,000 158,006 91,994 202,979 2016/17 250,000 257,252 -7,252 195,727 2017/18 250,000 329,555 -79,555 116,172 2018/19 250,000 271,563 -21,563 94,609 2019/20 250,000 77,487 172,513 267,122 Total 1,750,000 1,482,878 267,122

Table C – Core Funding Budget/Actual Comparison Annual Budget 2019/20 Core Budget agreed by LEP Board Period Budget £ Actual £ Variance £ £ Capacity 165,748 82,874 76,580 6,294 Travel 10,000 5,000 5,624 -624 Room Hire & Refreshments 10,000 5,000 3,005 1,995 Premises and Office Cost recharge 31,866 15,933 12,000 3,933 IT & Stat 13,886 6,943 4,201 2,742 Professional 8,500 0 0 0 Corporate Board Development 10,000 5,000 5,430 -430 2019/20 Budget Total 250,000 120,750 106,840 13,910 Unallocated funds b/fwd Capacity 110,458 55,229 33,852 21,377 Unallocated 2,182 2,182 2,590 -408 Total 362,640 178,161 143,281 34,880

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Table D – Strategic Funding Budget/Actual Comparison

2019/20 Strategic Budget agreed by LEP Board Budget £ Period Budget £ Actual £ Variance

Marketing Communications & PR 30,000 15,000 11,575 3,425 IT Development 10,000 0 0 0 Stakeholders Conference March 2020 20,000 0 0 0 Walsall MBC Technical Assistant Post 46,045 0 0 0 Midlands Engine Subscriptions 19/20 20,000 0 0 0 WMCA Subscriptions 19/20 25,000 25,000 25,000 0 Innovation Alliance Contribution 19/20 25,000 25,000 25,000 0 Ladders for Black Country Contribution 10,000 5,000 5,000 0 Energy Steering Group Support 30,000 15,000 12,720 2,280 Strategic Employment Sites Study 25,000 8,853 8,853 0 LEP Network subscription 19/20 6,000 6,000 7,200 -1,200 Local Nature Partnership Contribution 19/20 8,400 0 0 0 Overspend 19/20 grant reallocate to funds b/fwd -5,445 3,654 0 3,654 2019/20 Budget Total 250,000 103,507 95,349 8,158 Unallocated funds b/fwd Midlands Engine Subscriptions Previous Years 40,000 0 0 0 Local Nature Partnership Contributions Previous 8,400 0 0 0 Years SEP & LIS Develop 40,000 0 0 0 Overspend 19/20 grant 5,445 5,177 6,437 -1,260 Unallocated Funds 764 0 0 0 Total Funding 344,609 108,684 101,785 6,899

Table E – LEP Review Implementation and LIS Development Funding Budget/Actual Comparison LEP Implantation Review Funding 2018/19 & Carried Budget Expenditure 2019/20 forward Capacity 76,718 35,272 41,446 Legal Expenses 15,000 0 15,000 LEP Board Recruitment Campaign 12,640 8,400 4,240 Intelligence 60,000 59,171 829 Business Engagement Campaign 35,642 16,571 19,071 Total 200,000 119,414 80,586

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Black Country LEP Growth Deal Dashboard as at 1st October 2019 v1.0 Summary - IN FLIGHT 19/20 FINANCIAL YEAR

SPEND PROFILE 2019/20 Project Spend (£m) Growth Deal 1,2 & 3 Funding Profile £32.98m Grant Funding 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Total Allocated LGF Competitive £23.70 £33.25 £11.94 £4.44 £7.13 £0.03 £80.49 ➢ A number of projects have constructively closed in 2018/19 2019/20 Quarterly Spend Profile (Cumulative £m) LGF DfT Retained (M6 J10) £0.65 £0.35 £0.12 £1.12 with some slippage of spend due to unforeseen delays. £35 Those projects will be claiming all spend in 2019/20. LGF DfT Competitive (M6 J10) £13.93 £14.60 £28.53 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total LGF Expansion £3.90 £3.60 £3.60 £6.40 £6.40 £23.90 ➢ Outputs are being delivered by projects which have completed their Grant Funding as well as projects yet to £30 GD 3 £12.82 £10.39 £5.32 £26.52 £55.05 draw down all their allocated funding. Total LGF Programme Funding £8.25 £16.49 £24.74 £32.98 £32.98 Total LGF Commitment £24.35 £37.50 £28.48 £18.43 £32.78 £47.55 £189.09 ➢ 2019/20 projects is mostly capital schemes with some £25 LTB pre-allocated £5.60 £8.80 £2.90 £1.10 £0.20 £18.60 development funding for transport. Baseline 19/20 £7.89 £15.78 £23.68 £31.57 £31.57 Existing DfT transport major* £3.60 £3.60 ➢ PMO and Accountable Body have now finalised the year end changes for 2018/19. £20 Total Other £9.20 £8.80 £2.90 £1.10 £0.20 £0.00 £22.20 Latest Forecast 19/20 £0.09 £17.59 £31.24 £41.58 £41.58 £15 Total Growth Deal £33.55 £46.30 £31.38 £19.53 £32.98 £47.55 £211.29 Under/OverNB: Growth Utilisation Deal Programme of Grant Funding Funding includes LGF Competitive, LGF/LTB and DfT funding for M6 J10 £8.60 *tail funding for Darlaston NB: Excludes £6m awarded for DMBC Housing Revenue Account £10 OUTPUTS – TO BE REALISED POST PROJECT DELIVERY Core Outputs Achievement against Output Targets 2015-16 to 2021+ Baseline Expenditure compared to Latest Forecast for 2019/20 Programme Outputs – Direct & Indirect £5 Housing Units Commercial 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% £45 Jobs Created Business Assists Completed Learner Floorspace (sqm) £40 Assists Jobs Created £35 £ Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 49% 51% £30 £8,367,784 Local Growth Deal 6,384 2,536 3,200 8,984 39,244 £25 £1,144,292 Target Housing Units Completed 52% 48% £10,921,697 £20 Planned forecast to 8,157 886 1,292 1,180 2,285 11 14,621 83,216 53,054 £15 2021 Business Assists 18% 82% £10 Planned forecast to £1.1m committed* 0 0 62 0 115 0 524 0 0 2025 £5 as of 30th September 2019 Learner Assists 35% 65% £0 Combined Forecast 8,157 886 1,354 1,180 2,400 11 15,145 83,216 53,054 1 2 3 4 *Committed as per Project Status Report Updates to PMO Commercial Floorspace (sqm) 44% 56% Total LGF Programme Funding Baseline 19/20 Latest Forecast 19/20 Actual 3,984 1 710 0 437 9 5,337 36,673 26,012 £3,260,649 Actual Target NB: The above are subject to validation by the Accountable Body. *Apprenticeships included as ‘Jobs Created’ as per approval by BEIS. PROGRAMME ISSUES & RISKS £5,187,901 CLAIMS Outputs Commentary Issue Impact Description RAG Action 19/20 Grant Claimed YTD (£m)

Submitted September YTD Paid September YTD ➢ Programme Office emphasise to scheme bidders the need The £55.05m GD3 profile was radically reprofiled during March for eligible outputs and schemes with little or no outputs 2017 resulting in £26.52m of the award being profiled into Growth Deal Claim Value (£m) £1.14m £0.18m are unlikely to receive grant support Growth Deal 3 – Funding Profile & 20/21. This presents a range of challenges for the programme, BEIS have now confirmed that outputs can be counted until Outputs not only with managing the Cashflow to the new profile but 2024/25. Funding profiles discussion currently on-going. ➢ Delays experienced by some schemes has resulted in delivering the target Outputs consistent with the new funding th outputs for 2021 delivery, slipping into 2021/22. Details profile. ➢ At 30 September 2019, claims to value of £1,144,292 for LGF and LTB captured in table above. Some schemes scheduled to combined have been submitted to Walsall Accountable Body Limited capacity to support Currently, there is insufficient resource to develop and deliver ➢ reach peak delivery in 2022. Transport Director is re-directing Growth Deal funds to support £841,246 LGF Pipeline Development & delivery all of the schemes listed within the programme over a 10 year development of major schemes. ➢ £303,047 LTB of Transport Schemes period. ➢ PMO undertaking Outputs analysis to identify any areas of underperformance within the in-flight projects. ➢ To date £180,905 has been paid Risk Impact Description RAG Action ➢ £180,905 LGF £5,950,559 ➢ Skills projects have been asked to analyse the impact of ➢ £0 LTB £11,227,764 £6,848,771 falling Apprenticeship figures due to trend changes. High proportion of Revenue Risk that revenue funding awarded will not result in capital PMO and Accountable Body to monitor use of revenue funding Mitigation measures are in place. Funding approved against capital scheme. Funding cannot be capitalised resulting in under- and periodically report risk impact to board. programme. utilisation of grant. 1

BCC Programme Office – LGF Programme Dashboard Summary 19/20 – In Flight v1.0 Contact Officer: Shannon Nicklin Source Data: LGF Project Status Reports (Confidential – not for public review) GD 2019/20 SPEND PROFILE – LATEST FORECAST & OVERALL PROJECT RAG STATUS

2019/20 PROJECT NAME Borough Last Period This Period Commentary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TOTAL Development work has resulted in an OBC for City East Gateway Phase 1&2 and a MRN bid being submitted which has been ranked top 7 schemes for Accessing Growth - City North City East Major Development W'hampton £0.00 £0.01 £0.00 £0.00 £0.01 potential delivery in the first tranche. LEP funding to be claimed and finalised early 2019/20. Works onsite are now completed aside from snagging. Post scheme evaluation to be completed by October 2019. Accessing Growth - Springfield Campus Ph2 W'hampton £0.00 £0.05 £0.10 £0.00 £0.15 LEP Funding has been claimed and works continue on relative sites. Accessing Growth - Walsall Economic Growth & Infrastructure Package Walsall £0.00 £0.01 £0.00 £0.00 £0.01 Bridleway diversion now open. Earthworks progressing to complete the roundabout. Accessing Growth - i54 Western Extension Access Package W'hampton £0.00 £1.54 £0.21 £0.26 £2.00 First housing units now constructed and finished externally, including proposed show home and apartment block. Loxdale School handed over and Bilston Urban Village W'hampton £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 opened to pupils September 9th. Project continues to work on site and all anticipated deliverables will be achieved. A short course program is in development to begin delivery as soon as we have secured deliverers and actively marketed this program. New Project Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills BC Wide £0.00 £0.03 £0.02 £0.00 £0.05 Manager to be recruited, hoping to hire by Novemeber. S106 has been signed by Keepmoat and WHG and is currently with Walsall Council for completion. This will facilitate the release of the planning decision Goscote Lane Corridor Walsall £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 notice which will allow a start on site for Phase 3. Programme is now fully committed. Spend to be finalised by October 2019. Continuation of monitoring outputs by Sandwell MBC. Growing Priority Sectors BC Wide £0.00 £0.25 £0.32 £0.00 £0.57 Growth Deal funding allocation has now been spent and fully claimed. Project to be monitored on progress for the remainder of the programme. Wolverhampton Civic Hall W'hampton £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 Contractor should be starting in Autumn 2019. Land aqcuisition now in process. Advanced works to commence late 2019. M6 Junction 10 Walsall £0.00 £7.56 £5.50 £0.88 £13.94 Onsite matters were completed June 2019. Final claims to be made in 2019/20 following delay of invoice by Network Rail. Woods Lane Sandwell £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 Final accounts agreed at Middlepark Road. Plots 1-6 at Stuarts Road have brickwork up to first floor level and retaining wall completed to the south of Dudley Brownfield Land - Ph 1 Dudley £0.00 £0.14 £0.18 £0.00 £0.31 site. Contract has commenced on site at Portway Close. All 7 towpaths now complete. Canal River Trust to provide a quotation for the supply of signages along the routes for the 2017/19 project delivered to Managing Short Trips Tranche 2 BC Wide £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 enable a meaningful discussion around utilising underspend. Still awaiting CRT to provide signage cost. Severn Trent are nearing the completion of their diversion works. Conclusion of legal agreements with WCC and grant agreement with Walsall Council i9 Wolverhampton W'hampton £0.00 £0.80 £1.33 £1.86 £3.99 still ongoing. Final contract sum to be agreed with Main Contractor. Attended the Spoga trade show (Germany). Development began on a new Saddle Flap Butt with a market required 'tacky' finish. We have interest from The Leather Industry Expansion Walsall £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 existing UK customers for this product and are looking to expand our market if the initial trial period is successful. Sub-Contractor has been appointed and construction has now started on site. Marketing of units has commenced. Hatherton Street Phase 2 Walsall £0.00 £0.23 £0.21 £0.36 £0.80 Roof repairs now complete. External chemical cleaning of building façade booked. Internal plastering ongoing and room partitioning completed. Second Church Square Apartments Sandwell £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 floor plumbing and electrics underway. Water and Electricity utilities underway. Ph 1 blk 2 construction work now ongoing. Phase 2/3 drawings went to planning 14 June 2019. Tender due to be published end September 2019. Halesowen College - Business & Construction Management Centre Dudley £0.00 £0.92 £0.79 £1.82 £3.54 Continue with groundwork (road and sewers) and commence timber frame erection. Woods Lane Phase 2 Sandwell £0.09 £1.07 £0.54 £0.00 £1.70 Review further version of draft grant agreement and seek to agree the final document. Legal agreements with contractor to be in place by end of Phoenix 10 Phase 1 Walsall £0.00 £0.72 £0.00 £0.00 £0.72 October 2019. Permission from NLHF to start on site has been achieved. Financial claims to start subject to finalising and submitting further documentation. Invitiations Black Country Living Museum - Forging Ahead Dudley £0.00 £0.65 £0.92 £1.06 £2.63 sent to tender four contractors on the Construction West Midlands framework. Stage 1 tender returns deadline of October 2019. New build roof coverings will continue to be installed. The envelope to the new build will continue. Installation of the retaining wall has commenced. School of Architecture and Built Environment W'hampton £0.00 £2.01 £0.57 £0.20 £2.78 Works to the heritage building will be progressed including the preparation of the structure for the new roof trusses. Severn Trent Water connection in Grimstone Street, road closure confirmed September 2019. Final connection works on Cannock Road & Cambridge Springfield Phase 1 Infrastructure and Remediation W'hampton £0.00 £0.56 £0.21 £0.16 £0.93 Street to be completed by October 2019. UKPS have advised all electrical works programmed for completion by November 2019. Further discussions with key stakeholders/ potential funders are ongoing to progress the project. Work undertaken by Arcadis to research the industry National Brownfield Institute SEED Funding W'hampton £0.00 £0.36 £0.14 £0.00 £0.50 sector is nearing completion - this will inform the next stage for the NBI project. Highways England and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Section 6 Agreement signed enabling Investigatory works to commence on site. Birchley Island Development Funding Sandwell £0.00 £0.00 £1.05 £0.96 £2.01 Environmental Scoping Report complete. Letter received from the Planning Authority confirming the original planning view. Site Investigation Approved Funding Specialist rig has completed on site. Awaiting Coal Authority support to development. Shidas Lagoon (SI) Sandwell £0.00 £0.04 £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 Work was completed invoice obtained, but too late to put in final claim. Request for change process papers to request the outstanding payment has University College Dudley (UCD) SI W'hampton £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 been submitted. PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT JC Programme expenditure BC Wide £0.00 £0.06 £0.06 £0.06 £0.18 JC Technical Advice - Property BC Wide £0.00 £0.05 £0.05 £0.05 £0.14 JC Technical Advice - Legal BC Wide £0.00 £0.01 £0.01 £0.01 £0.03 LEP Programme Management BC Wide £0.00 £0.06 £0.06 £0.06 £0.18 LA Programme - Transport W'hampton £0.00 £0.04 £0.04 £0.03 £0.10 Total Committed / Forecast Spend £0.09 £17.19 £12.29 £8.62 £38.19

LTB PROJECTS As per 'M6 Junction 10' Commentary above. M6 Junction 10 (LTB) Walsall £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 As per 'Accessing Growth: i54 Western Extension Access' Commentary above. i54 Western Extension Access Package (inc. Accessing Growth) W'hampton £0.00 £0.00 £1.13 £1.13 £2.26 Funding awarded to a range of transport schemes to undertake required studies to support development of full business cases. LTB Development Funding Total BC Wide £0.00 £0.00 £0.24 £0.24 £0.48 Total Committed / Forecast Spend LTB £0.00 £0.00 £1.37 £2.01 £3.38 * Includes projects that have been approved by the Black Country Joint Committee 2 Black Country LEP Growth Deal Dashboard as at 1st October 2019 v1.0 Summary 2 of 2 – FUTURE YEARS

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Growth Deal 1, 2 & 3 Funding Profile Programme Funding vs Spend (Cumulative £m) Competitive LGF Funding (£m) See reverse for breakdown by project £250.00 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Total 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Total LGF Competitive £23.70 £33.25 £11.94 £4.44 £7.13 £0.03 £80.49 LGF DfT Retained (M6 J10) £0.65 £0.35 £0.12 £1.12 £200.00 Total LGF Grant Award* £29.95 £46.30 £31.38 £19.53 £32.98 £47.55 £207.70 LGF DfT Competitive (M6 J10) £13.93 £14.60 £28.53 LGF Expansion £3.90 £3.60 £3.60 £6.40 £6.40 £23.90 Baseline £28.33 £39.97 £39.89 £20.86 £8.81 £26.88 £164.73 £150.00 GD 3 £12.82 £10.39 £5.32 £26.52 £55.05 Latest Committed / Forecast Spend £29.83 £46.06 £31.38 £19.53 £41.58 £39.31 £207.69 Total LGF Commitment £24.35 £37.50 £28.48 £18.43 £32.78 £47.55 £189.09 £100.00 LTB pre-allocated £5.60 £8.80 £2.90 £1.10 £0.20 £18.60 Over/Under-utilisation of Grant Funding £0.12 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £8.60 -£8.24 -£0.01 Existing DfT transport major* £3.60 £3.60

£50.00 *Inc. GD 1, 2 & 3 Competitive, LTB Pre-Committed Funds & DfT for M6 J10 Total Other £9.20 £8.80 £2.90 £1.10 £0.20 £0.00 £22.20 ➢ PMO and Accountable Body are working closely to finalise last two financial years of Total Growth Deal £33.55 £46.30 £31.38 £19.53 £32.98 £47.55 £211.29 £0.00 the Growth Deal Programme 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 ➢ This programme is now fully committed. *tail funding for Darlaston This results from: Total LGF Grant Award* Baseline Latest Committed / Forecast Spend ➢ Adoption of over programming in the early years of the programme ➢ Slippage of schemes from previous financial years. OUTPUTS – TO BE REALISED POST PROJECT DELIVERY Includes Direct outputs only, subject to validation by Walsall Accountable Body Achievement against Direct Output Forecast 2015/16 - 2020/21 +

Forecast by Year Forecast to Total Actual to Outputs 2021 Forecast Date 2015-2017 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+ Jobs Created 10% 90% Jobs Created 520 400 270 1,162 1,542 43 3,894 3,937 388 Jobs Jobs Safeguarded 119 11 549 254 270 0 1,203 1,203 367 Jobs Safeguarded 31% 69% Homes Started 116 606 740 249 98 50 1,809 1,859 1,609 Houses Homes Completed 40 572 296 206 218 62 1,332 1,394 710 Homes Completed 51% 49% # new enterprises receiving non financial support 0 5 5 16 6 0 32 32 7

# of enterprises receiving non financial support 112 139 791 460 483 120 1,985 2,105 218 Total Business Assists 17% 83% # of enterprises receiving grant support 16 15 7 57 0 0 95 95 106 Business Assists Learner Assists 33% 67% # of enterprises receiving financial support other than Grant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # of potential entrepreneurs assisted to be enterprise ready 73 63 55 60 69 0 320 320 113 Apprenticeships Started 64% 36% Total Business Assists 201 222 858 593 558 115 2,432 2,547 437 Learner Assists 2,247 2,370 4,077 3,452 3,546 524 15,692 16,216 5,337 New build / refurbished training/ learning space (sqm) 63% 37% Learner Assists Apprenticeships Started 596 1,083 1,214 1,202 1,021 467 5,116 5,583 3,596 Commercial floorspace constructed / Refurbished Gross (sqm) Apprenticeships Completed 203 247 644 805 827 224 2,726 2,950 1,124 40% 60%

New build / refurbished training/ learning space (sqm) 3,903 4,327 802 0 0 5,008 9,032 14,040 8,809 Area of site reclaimed, (re)developed or assembled (ha) 21% 79%

Land and Property Commercial floorspace constructed / Refurbished Gross (sqm) 9,832 21,184 10,625 26,954 22,107 0 90,702 90,702 36,673 Total Length of Resurfaced Roads (Km) 74% 26% Area of site reclaimed, (re)developed or assembled (ha) 26 9 12 2 22 0 71 71 15 Total Length of Newly Built Roads (Km) 77% 23% Visitor Economy Visitor Numbers 63,925 68,195 65,217 100,250 170,268 180,000 467,855 647,855 63,860 Total Length of New Cycleway (km) Total Length of Resurfaced Roads (Km) 13 1 5 0 0 0 18.45 18.45 13.58 87% 13% Infrastructure Total Length of Newly Built Roads (Km) 6 0 2 0 0 0 7.82 7.82 5.99 Total Length of New Cycleway (km) 37 7 9 0 0 0 52.66 52.66 45.58 Actual to Date Total Programme Forecast

BCC Programme Office – LGF Programme Dashboard Summary 2 of 2 – Future Years v1.0 Contact Officer: Shannon Nicklin 1 Source Data: LGF Project Status Reports (Confidential – not for public review) GROWTH DEAL 1, 2 & 3 FUNDING COMMITMENT FULL PROGRAMME 2015/16 – 2020/21

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 PROJECT NAME Total LGF Leverage Total Project Investment TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Garden City Completed Projects £0.00 £0.06 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.06 £0.08 £0.15 Bilston Urban Village £2.75 £2.09 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £4.84 £81.16 £86.00 Goscote Lane Corridor £1.70 £2.81 £4.31 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £8.82 £78.59 £87.41 Woods Lane £0.55 £2.53 £0.98 £0.27 £0.02 £0.00 £4.36 £0.00 £4.36 Walsall Waterfront £0.03 £0.10 £0.01 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.15 £0.28 £0.43 Dudley Brownfield Land - Ph 1 £0.00 £0.99 £0.72 £0.41 £0.31 £0.00 £2.43 £26.78 £29.21 Holloway Street, Gornal (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.00 £0.05 Reedswood (former) Golf Course (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.01 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.01 £0.00 £0.01 Sandwell Residential Programme SI £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.02 £0.06 Woods Lane Phase 2 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.70 £0.00 £1.70 £6.64 £8.34 HVM City Completed Projects £0.30 £1.74 £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.06 £14.87 £16.93 Growing Priority Sectors £1.49 £1.34 £1.67 £3.16 £0.57 £0.00 £8.23 £25.50 £33.73 Airfield Drive £0.00 £0.00 £0.37 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.37 £4.71 £5.08 Very Light Rail SEED Funding £0.00 £0.64 £0.20 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.84 £0.00 £0.84 Wharf Approach, Aldridge (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.03 £0.00 £0.00 £0.03 £0.00 £0.03 Shidas Lagoon (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.08 £0.04 £0.00 £0.12 £0.00 £0.12 Former Willenhall ST Works (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.06 £0.00 £0.00 £0.10 £0.00 £0.10 Bilston Urban Village East SI £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.06 £0.00 £0.00 £0.06 £0.04 £0.10 Phoenix 10 Phase 1 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.22 £0.72 £0.00 £1.94 £0.00 £1.94 The Leather Industry Expansion £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.45 £0.00 £0.00 £0.45 £1.05 £1.50 Economic Capital Completed Projects £0.17 £0.32 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.49 Wolverhampton Civic Hall £1.88 £2.30 £1.23 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £5.41 £7.23 £12.64 Chances Glassworks Site Assembly £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 Refurbishment of 203/204 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley £0.00 £0.00 £0.15 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.15 £0.52 £0.66 Challenge Block (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.00 £0.04 Black Country Living Museum (SI) £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 £0.04 £0.06 Church Square Apartments £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.12 £0.00 £0.00 £0.12 £0.44 £0.57 Hatherton Street Phase 2 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.80 £0.00 £0.80 £2.03 £2.83 i9 Wolverhampton £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.99 £0.01 £4.00 £12.66 £16.66 Black Country Living Museum - Forging Ahead £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.63 £6.37 £9.00 £14.69 £23.69 Very Light Rail Development Funding £0.00 £0.00 £0.84 £0.31 £0.00 £0.00 £1.15 £0.00 £1.15 Skills Capital Completed Projects £5.88 £11.05 £1.40 £0.48 £0.00 £0.00 £18.82 £6.66 £10.93 Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills £0.00 £1.75 £5.97 £0.77 £0.05 £0.00 £8.55 £4.45 £13.00 City Learning Quarter (SI) £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.12 £0.00 £0.00 £0.12 £0.07 £0.19 University College Dudley (UCD) SI £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.04 £0.02 £0.00 £0.06 £0.03 £0.09 Halesowen College - Business & Construction Management Centre £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.18 £3.54 £2.22 £5.93 £2.54 £8.47 School of Architecture and Built Environment £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.73 £2.79 £0.00 £3.52 £37.35 £40.87 Springfield Phase 1 Infrastructure and Remediation £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.49 £0.93 £0.00 £4.42 £2.08 £6.50 National Brownfield Institute SEED Funding £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.50 £0.00 £0.50 £0.00 £0.50 Local Transport Solutions Completed Projects £2.43 £3.86 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £6.29 £0.20 £6.49 Accessing Growth Programme £1.99 £5.69 £1.77 £2.34 £3.01 £0.00 £14.80 £7.98 £22.78 Wolverhampton Interchange Commercial Gateway Phase 2 £4.50 £0.00 £3.50 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £8.00 £95.10 £103.10 M6 Junction 10 £0.65 £0.35 £0.12 £0.00 £13.94 £14.59 £29.65 £34.55 £64.20 Major Transport Scheme £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.69 £0.00 £6.93 £7.62 £0.00 £7.62 Managing Short Trips Tranche 2 £0.00 £0.00 £2.02 £2.16 £0.00 £0.00 £4.19 £0.16 £4.35 City North Gateway Phase 1 £0.00 £0.00 £2.32 £1.03 £0.00 £0.00 £3.35 £0.11 £3.46 Birchley Island Main Scheme £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £8.08 £8.08 £9.49 £17.58 Birchley Island Development Scheme £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.01 £0.00 £2.01 £0.00 £2.01 PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT JC Programme expenditure £0.13 £0.20 £0.18 £0.23 £0.18 £0.18 £1.08 £0.00 £1.08 JC Technical Advice - Property £0.00 £0.04 £0.02 £0.04 £0.14 £0.12 £0.36 £0.00 £0.36 JC Technical Advice - Legal £0.00 £0.00 £0.01 £0.01 £0.03 £0.04 £0.09 £0.00 £0.09 LEP Programme Management £0.26 £0.30 £0.20 £0.14 £0.18 £0.18 £1.26 £0.00 £1.26 LA Programme - Transport £0.21 £0.21 £0.25 £0.10 £0.10 £0.10 £0.98 £0.00 £0.98 LA Programme Work and Development £0.34 £0.51 £0.76 £0.00 £1.60 £0.00 £0.00 Total Committed / Forecast Spend LGF £25.26 £38.89 £29.15 £18.77 £38.20 £38.81 £189.09 £478.11 £650.56

LTB PROJECTS Local Transport Solutions - LTB M6 Junction 10 (LTB) £0.10 £0.00 £0.20 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.30 As Above £0.30 Wolverhampton Interchange Commercial Gateway Phase 2 (LTB) £4.37 £4.63 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £9.00 As Above £9.00 Birchley Island M5 J2 £0.10 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.10 £0.00 £0.10 A4101 Pensnett Strategic Access Improvement Scheme £0.00 £2.35 £1.45 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.80 £2.50 £6.30 i54 Western Extension Access Package £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.24 £2.26 £0.50 £3.00 £0.00 £3.00 LTB Development Funding Total £0.00 £0.19 £0.58 £0.52 £0.48 £0.00 £1.76 £0.00 £1.76 LTB Unallocated Funds (Aldridge Station) £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.64 £0.00 £0.64 £0.00 £0.64 Total Committed / Forecast Spend LTB £4.57 £7.17 £2.23 £0.75 £3.38 £0.50 £18.60 £2.50 £21.10

Grand Total £29.83 £46.06 £31.38 £19.53 £41.58 £39.31 £207.69 £480.61 £671.66

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Total Total LGF Grant Award (LGF/LTB/M6 J10) £29.95 £46.30 £31.38 £19.53 £32.98 £47.55 £207.70 Utilisation of Grant Funding £29.83 £46.30 £31.38 £19.53 £41.58 £39.31 £207.69 Variance £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £8.60 -£8.24 -£0.01 2 GROWTH DEAL SUMMARY OF PROJECTS IN OUTPUT MONITORING – TO DATE

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 PROJECT NAME Borough Total LGF TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Advance Science, Engineering & Technology Centre Dudley £1,059,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £1,059,000 Dudley Advance Construction Centre Dudley £2,028,108 £5,851,892 £0 £0 £0 £0 £7,880,000 FAB Kit programme BC Wide £0 £36,300 £0 £0 £0 £0 £36,300 Science, Technology & Prototyping Centre W'hampton £1,296,594 £3,583,406 £0 £0 £0 £0 £141,000 Ruskin Mill Glasshouse Phase 3 Dudley £160,026 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £98,787 Walsall Waterfront Walsall £31,638 £100,771 £14,965 £0 £0 £0 £4,880,000 Walsall College - Improving Engineering Capacity Walsall £207,128 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £160,026 UoW Apprenticeship Hub W'hampton £150,000 £50,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £455,000 Walsall College IT Academy Walsall £147,767 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £207,128 Airfield Drive Walsall £0 £0 £370,993 £0 £0 £0 £200,000 Halesown College - Access Centre for HE Dudley £0 £700,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £147,768 Dudley College - Specialist Equipment for HVM Sector Dudley £0 £104,400 £0 £0 £0 £0 £40,000 Walsall College - Additional Engineering Equipment Walsall £0 £149,250 £0 £0 £0 £0 £370,993 Dudley College - Construction Apprenticeship Training Centre Dudley £0 £507,247 £92,753 £0 £0 £0 £699,795 Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre Walsall £0 £0 £722,999 £0 £0 £0 £104,400 Refurbishment of 203/204 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley Dudley £0 £0 £145,947 £0 £0 £0 £149,250 Walsall College Engineering & Construction Expansion Walsall £0 £0 £500,832 £483,168 £0 £0 £600,000

*Projects in output monitoring have spent all Growth Deal Grant funding awarded, initial physical delivery is completed and contracted outputs are to be delivered over an agreed period of time. (monitored until March 2022) GROWTH DEAL – COMPLETED TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING SUMMARY – TO DATE 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 PROJECT NAME Borough Total LGF TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Wolverhampton to Willenhall Metro Extension W'hampton/Walsall £0 £0 £150,000 £10,550 £0 £0 £160,550 Dudley Bus Station Dudley £0 £157,677 £42,323 £0 £0 £0 £200,000 West Coast Mainline HS2 Study Sandwell £0 £0 £40,000 £40,000 £0 £0 £80,000 A461 Corridor Improvements Phase 2 & 3 Walsall £0 £0 £63,877 £19,787 £0 £0 £83,664 Bloxwich Mitigation Package Walsall £0 £0 £100,000 £0 £0 £0 £100,000 Birchley Island Transport Development Funding Sandwell £0 £0 £0 £150,000 £0 £0 £150,000 I54 Western Extension Transport Development Funding Wolverhampton £0 £0 £0 £63,213 £0 £0 £63,213 Sustainable Transport Scheme Development Funding Wolverhampton £0 £0 £0 £40,000 £0 £0 £40,000

*It is expected that a Capital Scheme will follow on from Transport Development funding. 3 GROWTH DEAL - CLOSED PROJECT SUMMARY – TO DATE

2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 PROJECT NAME Borough Total LGF TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL Accessing Growth - Pinfold Bridge, Wednesfield Road, Wolverhampton W'hampton £0 £674,568 £0 £0 £0 £0 £2,895,288 Accessing Growth - Bilston Urban Village W'hampton £726,627 £2,168,661 £0 £0 £0 £0 £630,000 Accessing Growth - Junction & Highway Improvements (Canal Side) Sandwell £630,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £6,290,845 Accessing Growth - M6 J10 Resilience Package Walsall £94,519 £1,235,176 £0 £0 £0 £0 £477,673 Accessing Growth - Springfield Campus Interchange Connectivity W'hampton £0 £600,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £1,329,695 Accessing Growth - A459 Dudley Road/Coombs Road Halesowen Dudley £0 £259,291 £280,709 £0 £0 £0 £400,000 Accessing Growth - City East Gateway - A454 Willenhall Road Corridor W'hampton £0 £158,800 £26,517 £0 £0 £0 £149,352 Accessing Growth - City North Gateway - A449 Stafford Road Corridor W'hampton £0 £101,011 £13,336 £0 £0 £0 £600,000 Accessing Growth - B4176 Himley Rd Junction Improvements Dudley £0 £0 £78,500 £0 £0 £0 £540,000 Accessing Growth - M6 J10 (Major) Walsall £0 £0 £218,835 £0 £0 £0 £674,568 Accessing Growth - WCC Coach Station W'hampton £387,673 £90,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £185,317 Accessing Growth - Compton Park Improved Connectivity W'hampton £149,352 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £114,347 Accessing Growth - Salters Road & Shire Oak Improvements Walsall £0 £0 £768,340 £618,604 £0 £0 £78,500 Accessing Growth - Westside Link Development W'hampton £0 £0 £54,461 £100,539 £0 £0 £218,834 Accessing Growth - Wednesbury to Brierly Hill Metro Extension Dudley £0 £400,000 £130,000 £100,000 £0 £0 £630,000 Elite Centre Feasibility Study BC Wide £170,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £170,000 Managing Short Trips BC Wide £2,430,009 £3,860,836 £0 £0 £0 £0 £6,290,845 City Learning Quarter Feasability W'hampton £310,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £310,000 Music Institute Feasability Dudley £80,000 £69,997 £0 £0 £0 £0 £149,997 Very Light Rail Feasability Dudley £150,000 £150,000 £0 £0 £0 £0 £300,000 Pensnett Estate Extension Dudley £0 £1,477,368 £0 £0 £0 £0 £1,477,368 Very Light Rail SEED Funding Dudley £0 £637,814 £198,914 £0 £0 £0 £836,728 City North Gateway Phase 1 Sandwell £0 £0 £2,319,080 £1,031,920 £0 £0 £3,351,000

*Closed projects have spent all Growth Deal Grant Funding, practical completion and contracted Outputs delivered.

4 GROWTH DEAL – COMPLETED SITE INVESTIGATION SUMMARY – TO DATE

PROJECT NAME Borough 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Commentary Parkrose Industrial Estate (SI) Sandwell £53,994 £19,170 £0 £0 £0 £0 Main scheme is awaiting planning permission Popes Lane (SI) Sandwell £54,290 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 Capital Scheme completed 17/18 Pensett Estate Extension (SI) Dudley £41,165 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 Capital Scheme completed 17/18 Alexander Metals (SI) W'hampton £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Moxley Business Park (SI) Walsall £0 £88,600 £23,298 £0 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Bourne St, Coseley (SI) Dudley £0 £63,565 £0 £0 £0 £0 Capital Scheme underway without LEP Funding Music Institute (SI) Dudley £0 £32,579 £0 £0 £0 £0 Main scheme progressing through LPIF Challenge Block (SI) Walsall £0 £0 £21,092 £19,908 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Wharf Approach, Aldridge (SI) Walsall £0 £0 £0 £25,898 £0 £0 Main scheme progressing through LPIF Bull Street (SI) Walsall £0 £34,761 £0 £0 £0 £0 Main scheme progressing through LPIF Black Country Living Museum (SI) Dudley £0 £20,148 £3,821 £0 £0 £0 Main scheme progressing through Growth Deal Reedswood (former) Golf Course (SI) Walsall £0 £0 £9,330 £0 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Former Willenhall ST Works (SI) Walsall £0 £0 £43,278 £56,980 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Holloway Street, Gornal (SI) Dudley £0 £0 £43,235 £0 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward City Learning Quarter (SI) W'hampton £0 £0 £0 £120,000 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Sandwell Residential Programme SI Sandwell £0 £0 £0 £44,808 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward Springfield Campus SI W'hampton £0 £0 £83,195 £0 £0 £0 Main scheme progressing through Growth Deal Bilston Urban Village East SI W'hampton £0 £0 £0 £58,225 £0 £0 SI completed, awaiting a capital scheme to come forward

*It is expected that a Capital Scheme will follow on from Site Investigation funding. Sufficient underwriting or clawback is agreed at time of Grant Award for Site Investigations

5 Black Country Wide LEP Priority Pipeline Dashboard 1st October 2019 v1.0 Summary – BLACK COUNTRY PIPELINE

PROJECT PIPELINE Note: Initial Proposals have been received for all projects listed on reverse. Full Business Cases are under development for priority schemes. (See Appendix 1 for full detail)

Summary - Projects Bids by LEP Priority Proposition (Excluding Transport bids)

Funding Bid (£m) Core Outputs

Learning LEP Proposition Total Investment Business Land Commerial 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Sub Total 2021 + Total Jobs Housing Learner Assists Apprenticeships Flrspace Assists Remediated Floorspace (sqm)

Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £536.01 £0.00 £7.36 £40.69 £30.85 £13.33 £92.23 £1.50 £93.73 2,655 2,615 35 23 11 111.46 189,357 - Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £569.22 £0.00 £7.54 £36.14 £45.42 £1.00 £90.09 £0.00 £90.09 5,311 1,105 - 1,593 877 58.84 203,586 11,000 West Bromwich Triangle £333.41 £0.00 £4.08 £16.24 £35.16 £7.60 £63.07 £26.16 £89.23 546 2,168 200 900 115 58.54 40,676 1,300 Wednesbury to Brierly Hill £128.61 £0.00 £1.36 £10.51 £19.87 £22.51 £54.25 £3.20 £57.45 37 239 25 1,080 256 29.81 65,355 -

Outside and Serving £210.04 £0.00 £0.21 £10.45 £12.77 £2.43 £25.85 £4.00 £29.85 168 1,358 42 - 84 78.50 380 -

Programme and Development & Delivery £8.90 £1.78 £1.78 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.56 £0.00 £3.56 ------

GRAND TOTAL £1,786.19 £1.78 £22.32 £114.03 £144.06 £46.86 £329.05 £34.86 £363.91 8,717 7,485 302 3,596 1,343 337.15 499,354 12,300

COMMENTARY PROGRAMME ISSUES

➢ The pipeline is now consolidated listing of all the priority bids for Black Country Wide support and will tap into a range of funding opportunities; Issue Impact Description RAG Resolution ➢ Land and Property Investment Funds 17/18 + ➢ Growth Deal 3 17/18 + Black Country Joint Committee approval has been awarded to capitalise proposition development work - £8.9m to 2021. Each Local Authority Limited resources in Local Authorities to ➢ Transport Majors Limited capacity to will be requested to identify, for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 support project development and ➢ Other opportunities as they arise support Pipeline financial years, any revenue funding that could become available as a subsequent project delivery will impact Development & delivery result of this capital allocation to form a Black Country Proposition Black Country economic growth in future of Projects Funding Pot that can be used to underwrite speculative capital ➢ The PMO continue to update the pipeline; working collaboratively with each of the councils, the colleges and the University to further refine the years. timeline of when Grant support will be needed for Strategic Priority schemes. expenditure.

➢ This profile of potential Grant bids linked to LEP Funded SI and Development activity presently being undertaken with potential Delivery timeframes identified as working towards is shown overleaf Limited transport resources in Local Limited capacity to Authorities to support project support Pipeline Black Country Transport Director is urgently developing a range of development and subsequent project ➢ This will facilitate the development of a schedule of Grant funding requirements, specific to prioritised schemes, that can be supported as Growth Development & delivery innovative responses to help secure funding for priority Black Country Deal 3 and Land and Property Investment Fund and any other Grant Funding opportunities become available. delivery would impact Black Country of Transport Schemes ability to take advantage of emerging transport schemes. transport scheme funding opportunities. ➢ Councils are now developing Business Cases for their strategic priority schemes.

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BCC Programme Office – BC Pipeline Dashboard Summary v1.0 Contact Officer: PMO BCLEP Source Data: PMO Project Initial proposal data Economic CapitalEconomic Super Corridor Corridor Super SEP Proposition SEP

HVM City Garden City Former Caparo and Reedswood Golf Course, Walsall Course, Golf Reedswood Caparo and Former Former Gasholders Site, Darlaston Rd Site,Darlaston Gasholders Former Regeneration of Former Jabez Cliff Jabez Formerof Regeneration Stafford Works and William William andWorks House Stafford Willenhall ST Works (Anson Road) (Anson Willenhall WorksST Regeneration EstateTown Heath Regeneration of Bilston Centre Bilston of Regeneration Willenhall 1 Willenhall City Garden Phase Aspect 2000, Bentley Mill 2000, Mill Bentley Way Aspect - Bilston Urban Village Village Urban Bilston East Wolverhampton City East Gateway toWalsall Town Challenge Block Challenge Scheme Name Scheme Station Street Station Parallel Parallel 9 Phoenix 10 Phoenix - 10 In muliple ownerships, public realm under the control of the of control theunder realm public ownerships, Inmuliple Walsall Council and Dalriada Trustees Limited (separateLimited Dalriada Walsall andTrustees Council Currently within two separate land ownershipsland separate two within Currently Midland Land Portfolio Ltd (Severn Trent) (SevernLtd PortfolioLand Midland adjoining land parcels, not joint owners)joint not parcels, land adjoining Walsall PropertiesHolman Walsall and Council walsall private walsall ownership Council City of Wolverhampton Council WolverhamptonCity of usrd netet Ltd InvestmentsBulstrode Council as Local Local Authority as Council City WolverhamptonCity of Walsall Walsall MBC andHCA Private landownerPrivate Land Ownership Land St Francis Group Francis St Private 0 Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Diligence Diligence Concept Concept Concept Concept Stage Due Due Investmen £100.00 £37.24 £19.38 £12.98 £22.63 £32.48 £92.96 £10.08 £19.75 £18.00 £60.13 £3.18 £9.00 £8.30 Total (£m) t Funding Grant Funding Requested £35.21 £10.03 £1.54 £2.55 £3.00 £3.89 £1.70 £5.40 £2.00 £3.46 £5.05 £1.75 £9.00 £5.00 (£m) engaged and working with the Council the with andworking engaged Walsall Council is in discussions with a a with in Walsall discussions is Council exercise undertaken. Process ongoing Process undertaken.exercise subject to land owner ceasing current ceasing land owner to subject potential applicant for a a developmentfor applicant potential address issues and bring forward site forward andbring issues address landowners) low quality employment uses on uses low quality employment Walsall Council is in discussions with with in Walsall discussions is Council Living WV InterestDeveloper Strong WMBC undertaking site preparation site WMBC undertaking private are in consideredbeto Sites WMBC reviewing WMBC delivery reviewing & funding options / known developer interest developer / known options Development partner procurement partner Development place with the majority landowner, majority the with place Working closely with landowner to landowner with closely Working ownership. Engagement has taken has Engagement ownership. owner / known developer interestdeveloper / known owner Established relationship with land with relationship Established land with relationship Established land with relationship Established potential developer for a for schemedeveloperpotential aktrpr opee. Strong completed.report Market owner / land owner funding site funding / land owner owner and in discussion with with potential discussion andin owner / site actively actively / site marketedowner surveys & other investigations Site is in private ownership ( 7 7 ( private ownership is in Site further engagement required engagementfurther to appoint preferred bidder. preferred appointto CWC (repackaged) CWC Market+ developer interest. developer - developer landowners havebeen landowners scheme Private TBC

Other Other FundingStatus Vialbility - site RAG WMBC site acquisition to supportto acquisition WMBC site reviewing with delivery reviewing options with delivery reviewing options TBC subject to outcome of site of outcome to TBC subject site of outcome to TBC subject WMBC site acquisitions £2.6m WMBC acquisitions site project delivery c£775k max delivery c£775k project Walsall currently Walsall is Council currently Walsall is Council reviewing WMBC currently the assistance of externalof assistance the externalof assistance the c£30m c£30m delivery delivery options investigations investigations CWC CWC match CWC match consultants consultants Public - TBC TBC TBC TBC confirmed Not Likely to Not succees Likely due to barriers significant to faces succeed barriersbut Development likely to delivery without any great be delivered difficulty will Development Viability (RAG) Viability Barriers to development to Barriers development generate any meaningfulgenerate no realised asset value realised asset no Heavily Heavily contaiminated Land ContaminationLand ContaminationLand ContaminationLand ContaminationLand ContaminationLand ContaminationLand Contaminated Land Contaminated Access constraints Access site is unlikely to is unlikely site Derelict Land Derelict description Abnormals Abnormals Funding return land BCR BCR Rating 14.7 18.7 16.8 11.3 37.7 14.8 16.6 6.1 0.0 2.8 1.0 1.1 0.6 0.5 100 140 400 100 575 370 55 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jobs 250 150 836 510 217 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Housing

5 3 0 4 5 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Business Assists 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Learner Assists Core OutputsCore

0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Apprentice-ships 10 18 24 11

1 1 0 0 3 8 5 4 1 9 Land Remediated (ha) 23,800 24,000 26,022 31,500 57,575 12,000 1,100 9,402 9,500

0 0 0 0 0 Commercial Floorspace (sqm)

Learning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FloorSpace (sqm) Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Delivery Timeline Delivery KEY Q2 Q1 / 16/17 Q4 Q3 Awaiting revised information from informationrevised Awaiting Main Main Scheme Development Site Assembly / Remediation Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning / Q1/ Q2 17/18 Q4 Q3 / Q2 Q1 applicant / 18/19 Q4 Q3 / Q2 Q1 / 19/20 Q3 /Q3 Q4

20/21 21/22+ Full Business Case received, Been through appraisal appraisal and throughBeen received, Case Full Business has been approved by the boards for upto £35.2m uptofor byboards theapproved been has Initial Proposal received and is is in appraisal and receivedInitial Proposal 2 Comments Super Corridor Corridor Super Corridor Super SEP Proposition SEP Proposition SEP

Economic Capital Garden City Skills Capital Economic Capital HVM City Garden City - - Grove Lane Intervention Area, Smethwick Area, LaneGrove Intervention West BromwichTriangle Wolverhampton City Centre North Gateway& Wolverhampton Interchange I9 Wolverhampton Interchange (inc Wolverhampton College) Wolverhampton (inc Bull Street West Bromwich WestBull Street Eastern Gateway Phase 4 Gateway Phase Eastern i54 Western Extensioni54 Western Royal Royal Wolverhampton City City Learning Quarter (Cleveland Corridor) (Cleveland Canalside Canalside South Lye City Garden Scheme Name Scheme Name Scheme St Georges St Mill Steam The Lyng Council/ interchange partnership owned partnership interchange Council/ Wolverhampton City Council & Severn Trent / / Marstons Trent & Severn City Council Wolverhampton The City of Wolverhampton Council WolverhamptonofCity The City of Wolverhampton Council WolverhamptonCity of Council WolverhamptonCity of Sandwell MBC MBC / sector Private Sandwell Mixed inc CRT CRT andUoW inc Mixed Mixed Private SectorPrivate Mixed SectorPrivate Mixed Land Ownership Land Ownership Land JK JK Builders Private HCA - vacant possession vacant ation developme Implement Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Feasibility Diligence Concept Concept scheme Stage Stage Due nt - Main Investmen Investmen £123.07 £131.00 £26.82 £18.50 £39.25 £16.80 £16.45 £40.00 £33.80 £1.47 £7.15 £7.50 Total Total (£m) (£m) t t Funding Grant Funding Requested Grant Funding Requested £12.53 £40.06 £15.22 £16.80 £11.00 £1.45 £5.20 £0.00 £3.83 £2.80 £5.00 £1.20 (£m) (£m) studies prior to partner engagementpartner toprior studies Awaiting completion of feasibility feasibility of completionAwaiting Soft market testing completed testing market Soft Developer secured Developer secured Developer Potential partner identified partner Potential Strong Developer InterestDeveloper Strong InterestDeveloper Strong InterestDeveloper Strong £13.2m £13.2m £600m £600m Draft Masterplan Draft Not secured Not Private Private - - NOT secure NOT not secure not - - Neptune Neptune Funding statusFunding Funding statusFunding CoW and HCA contribution for contribution andHCA CoW Private sector match funding match sectorPrivate Contributions from existing existing from Contributions contribution Significant match funding match Significant HCA support in place HIF in place support HCA CWC match andothers CWC match LEP. Staffs inc Partners CoW contribution TBC contributionCoW ie cee TBC wider scheme through CWC through under review under CWC CWC match CWC match Public Public TBC No No - acquisitions Viability (RAG) Viability (RAG) Viability Vialbility RAG Fragmented Ownership Fragmented to Barriers development in Buildings poor Derelict to Barriers development None other thanfunding other None over 30 registered titles. 30 over registered Fragmented Ownership. Fragmented buidlings. Potential land Potential buidlings. land Potential buidlings. Demolition of existing existing of Demolition existing of Demolition Listed Building on site onBuilding Listed dangerous structure dangerous Contaminated Land Contaminated Land Contaminated Derelcit Buildings / Buildings Derelcit Land RemodellingLand ownerships, Land ownerships, fragmented land fragmented demolishing the demolishing contamination contamination contamination description description abnormals condition Not Likely to Not succees Likely due to barriers significant to faces succeed barriersbut Development likely to delivery without any great be delivered difficulty will Development - BCR BCR Rating BCR Rating 33.3 10.8 21.1 77.2 0.0 1.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 1.6 3.8 3.6 1,700 280 261 40 20 0 0 0 0 Jobs 0 0 0 Jobs 450 900 494 340 370 60 0 Housing 0 0 0 0 0 Housing 20 0 0 0 0 Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Business Assists Assists 1,593

0 0 0 0 0 Learner 0 0 0 0 0 0 Learner

Assists Assists Core Outputs Core OutputsCore 827 50

0 0 0 0 0 Apprentice- 0 0 0 0 0 Apprentice- ships ships

Land Land 30 10 16 24 1 4 2 Remediated 5 2 0 1 0 Remediated (ha) (ha) 100,000 14,772 40,000 5,600 4,436 3,128

600 Commercial Commercial 0 0 0 Floorspace 0 0 Floorspace (sqm) (sqm)

Learning 11,000 Learning 0 0 0 0 0 FloorSpace 0 0 0 0 0 0 FloorSpace (sqm) (sqm) Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Development Scheme Main Remediation / Site Assembly Site Investigation Development Delivery Timeline Delivery Timeline Delivery Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 16/17 / / 16/17 Q4 Q3 Q4 Q3 / / Q1/ Q1/ Q2 Q2 17/18 17/18 Q4 Q3 Q4 Q3 / / Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 18/19 / / 18/19 Q4 Q3 Q4 Q3 / / Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 19/20 / / 19/20 Q4 Q3 Q4 Q3 / /

20/21 20/21 21/22+ 21/22+ KEY development SMBC contribution cannot be consideredbe cannot SMBC contribution development appraisal andis in recevied beenhas case Full business appraisal andis in recevied beenhas case Full business Multiple Landowners with with LandownersMultiple Housing Zone Status from HCA HCA from Status Zone Housing Targeted. FBC under development ready Feb 18 18 will ready Feb developmentunder FBC Targeted. Amended scheme name to Phase 1 1 Phaseto name scheme Amended be difficult to bring forward as forward bring to difficult be as "Match" going to cabinet Dec 17 Dec cabinetto going as "Match" undergo Gap. Decision March 18 March Gap.Decision undergo busniess 3 Main Main Scheme Development Site Assembly / Remediation Site Investigation Feasibility/Planning Comments Comments now occupying site occupying now actibe - HIF Funding £15.3m £15.3m FundingHIF May users. business resi as as - FBC under FBC indsutrial Development will be delivered without any great difficulty Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation

Development faces barriers to delivery but likely to succeed KEY Site Assembly / Remediation RAG Main Scheme Development Super Corridor - Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Vialbility Not Likely to succees due to significant barriers

Funding status Core Outputs 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20

Total - Investmen Funding Grant Requested Barriers to development SEP Proposition Scheme Name Land Ownership Stage Viability (RAG) BCR Rating Delivery Timeline Q1 Q3 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Comments t (£m) description Q1/

Private Public / / / / / / / 20/21

21/22+

(ha)

Jobs Land

ships Q2

(sqm) (sqm)

Assists Assists

(£m) Learner

Housing Q2 Q4 Q4 Q2 Q4 Q2 Q4

Business Learning

Floorspace

FloorSpace

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Commercial Remediated Feasibility/Planning Implementa Site Investigation tion - Main Full business case received, been through appraisal, Site Assembly / Dudley Brownfield Land Improvement Programme Phase 2 Dudley MBC/ Private Secotr scheme £15.88 £2.72 Developer interest secured DMBC match Land Contamination 0.0 0 320 0 0 0 6 0 0 been approved by boards, awating grant agreement to Remediation developme be signed, applicant started on site and is delivering

Garden City Garden nt Main Scheme Development Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation EZ Approved by Gvt, first schemes to Private sector match funding Site Assembly / DY5 Brierley Hill Package - DY5 and Strategic Centre Dudley MBC / Private Sector Feasibility £12.00 £11.00 None other than funding 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 be submitted summer 2017. under review Remediation Main Scheme Development Feasibility/Planning Implementa Site Investigation tion - Main Full business case received, been through appraisal, HLF fully engaged & design stage Site Assembly / The Black Country Living Museum: Forging Ahead BCLM scheme £23.69 £9.00 None. Charity funding. None other than funding 1.8 58 0 0 308 19 2 12,491 2,530 been approved by boards, awating grant agreement to progressing. Remediation developme be signed nt Main Scheme Development Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation Site Assembly / Dudley Zoological Gardens Investment Package Dudley and West Midlands Zoological Society Feasibility £6.00 £3.49 None other than funding 1.3 20 0 0 0 5 0 1,250 0 Remediation

Main Scheme EconomicCapital Development Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation Dudley Town Centre Town Heritage Scheme Building and Site Site Assembly / Mixed Feasibility £0.58 £0.12 Private Sector HLF, ERDF,DMBC Land Assembly/Funding 22.3 10 35 5 0 0 1 0 0 Programme Remediation Main Scheme Development Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation Due Initial scheme prepared, first IPs to be Private sector match funding Full business case received, been through appraisal, Portersfield Retail Scheme DMBC/Private TBC TBC None other than funding 0.0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.81 0.00 0.00 Diligence submitted summer 2017. under review Site Assembly / curretly awaiting board approval Remediation Main Scheme Development

Super Corridor - Outside and Serving

Funding status Core Outputs 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20

Total - Investmen Funding Grant Requested Barriers to development SEP Proposition Scheme Name Land Ownership Stage Viability (RAG) BCR Rating Delivery Timeline Q1 Q3 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Comments t (£m) description Q1/

Private Public / / / / / / / 20/21

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Jobs

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Business Learning

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FloorSpace

Apprentice Commercial Remediated Feasibility/Planning WMBC currently reviewing Site Investigation WMBC majority land owner and delivery options for Phase 3b; whg Site Assembly / Brownhills Residential Masterplan Phase 3 Walsall Council / Walsall Housing Group Feasibility £14.62 £2.20 Land Contamination 2.1 0 90 0 0 0 2 380 0 working in partnership with whg commencing Phase 3a through Remediation SOAHP funding Main Scheme Development Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation Neogiations with co-owner Heavily contaiminated Site Assembly / Friar Park, Wednesbury Sandwell MBC / Midland Land Portolio 50/50 Seven Trent Feasibility £103.03 £10.06 HCA support in place HIF 0.7 0 600 0 0 0 27 0 0 progressing land Remediation Main Scheme Development Feasibility/Planning Implementa Site Investigation tion - Main Options agreement being finalised Full business case received, been through appraisal, Business Case for site remediation Site Assembly / Goscote Lane Residential Development Scheme St Francis Group scheme £35.82 £3.59 between land owner and public sector Land Contamination 0.8 0 233 0 0 0 9 0 0 been approved by boards, awating grant agreement to being prepared by land owner Remediation developme purchaser be signed Main Scheme

Garden City Garden nt Development Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation Awaiting completion of feasibility Private sector match funding Funding and land Site Assembly / Garden City - Holloway Street, Gornal Dudley MBC / Private Sector Feasibility £29.60 £4.00 0.6 0 200 0 0 0 11 0 0 studies prior to partner engagement under review contamination Remediation Main Scheme Development Contamination, ground Feasibility/Planning conditions, expensive Site Investigation remediation and Site Assembly / Brookside (Wednesbury) Private/Mix Feasibility £0.00 £0.00 Strong developer interest No demolition of factory 0.0 0 100 0 0 0 32 0 0 Remediation premises due to Main Scheme decommissioning of Development machinery Feasibility/Planning Site Investigation Due Working closely with landowner to TBC subject to outcome of site Site Assembly / Ironpark Moxley Tip Top Private and Public £54.50 £14.70 Land Contamination 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 Full business case has been recevied and is in appraisal Diligence address issues and bring forward site investigations Remediation

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Core Outputs Funding Bid (£m) Total Total BCR Project Bid Name / Site Borough Corridor Super Corridor % Leverage Business Learner Apprenticeship Land Commercial Learning Flrspace Total Learners and Investment/£m Sub Total 17/18 - Leverage Jobs Housing Rating 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 2021 + Total Assists Assists s Remediated Floorspace (sqm) Apprenticeships Total 2021+ Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town East Park Gateway Wolverhampton RC4 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £17.11 £0.00 £0.16 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.16 £0.00 £0.16 £0.16 £16.95 73% 60 0 0 0 0 11.80 1,280 0 0 87.8 Station Street, Walsall Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £19.38 £0.00 £0.00 £0.55 £1.25 £0.75 £2.55 £0.00 £2.55 £2.55 £16.83 87% 55 250 3 0 0 0.70 1,100 0 0 6.1 Heath Town Estate Regeneration Wolverhampton RC4 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £100.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.50 £2.50 £0.00 £5.00 £0.00 £5.00 £5.00 £95.00 50% 0 217 0 5 9 9.00 0 0 14 0.5 Willenhall Garden City Phase 1 Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £18.00 £0.00 £0.30 £0.45 £2.50 £5.75 £9.00 £0.00 £9.00 £9.00 £9.00 46% 0 836 0 0 0 23.88 0 0 0

1.1 City

Garden Cable Street Wolverhampton RC4 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £39.77 £0.00 £0.04 £5.16 £0.00 £0.00 £5.20 £0.00 £5.20 £5.20 £34.57 87% 0 276 0 0 0 7.30 0 0 0 0.6 Livingstone Road, Bilston Wolverhampton RC4 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £7.07 £0.00 £0.89 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.89 £0.00 £0.89 £0.89 £6.18 87% 0 54 0 0 0 2.00 0 0 0 0.7 Saddlers Quay, Walsall Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £43.44 £0.00 £0.00 £0.82 £6.38 £4.63 £11.82 £0.00 £11.82 £11.82 £31.62 73% 0 237 0 0 0 0.46 0 0 0 0.2 Former Caparo & Reedswood Golf Course, Walsall Walsall RC7 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £60.13 £0.00 £0.13 £4.50 £5.40 £0.00 £10.03 £0.00 £10.03 £10.03 £50.10 83% 0 510 0 0 0 11.40 0 0 0 0.6 Anson Road, Willenhall Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £32.48 £0.00 £0.12 £0.14 £3.20 £0.00 £3.46 £0.00 £3.46 £3.46 £29.02 89% 575 0 6 0 0 10.00 31,500 0 0 37.7 Showcase Cinema, Bentley Mill Way Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £8.32 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £0.00 £1.50 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £6.82 82% 180 0 2 0 0 2.53 10,150 0 0 27.2 Former Deeley's Castings Walsall RC7 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £8.10 £0.00 £0.50 £1.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £6.60 81% 154 0 1 0 0 2.54 10,000 0 0 23.3 Tempus Ten Onyx & opal Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £10.43 £0.00 £0.50 £3.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.50 £0.00 £3.50 £3.50 £6.93 66% 300 0 2 0 0 3.46 10,500 0 0 19.4 Aspect 2000, Bentley Mill Way Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £9.00 £0.00 £0.20 £0.50 £1.00 £0.00 £1.70 £0.00 £1.70 £1.70 £7.30 81% 140 0 5 0 0 3.30 9,402 0 0 18.7

Former Gasholders Site, Darlaston Rd Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £22.63 £0.00 £0.00 £5.40 £0.00 £0.00 £5.40 £0.00 £5.40 £5.40 £17.23 76% 400 0 6 0 0 8.30 26,022 0 0 City

HVM 16.8 Bilston Urban Village East Wolverhampton RC4 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £10.08 £0.00 £1.05 £4.00 £0.00 £0.00 £5.05 £0.00 £5.05 £5.05 £5.03 50% 370 0 0 0 0 4.40 12,000 0 0 16.6 Challenge Block Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £37.24 £0.00 £0.04 £0.50 £1.00 £0.00 £1.54 £0.00 £1.54 £1.54 £35.70 96% 100 0 5 0 0 1.26 23,800 0 0 14.7 Parallel 9-10 Walsall RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £8.30 £0.00 £0.00 £2.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.00 £0.00 £2.00 £2.00 £6.30 76% 100 0 1 0 0 4.59 9,500 0 0 11.3 Hills Scrap Yard, Wolverhampton Road Walsall RC7 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £7.19 £0.00 £0.00 £2.00 £0.90 £0.00 £2.90 £0.00 £2.90 £2.90 £4.29 60% 120 0 0 0 0 1.62 6,500 0 0 9.4 Pantheon Park, Wednesfield Way Wolverhampton RC6 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £26.09 £0.00 £2.50 £2.50 £0.00 £0.00 £5.00 £0.00 £5.00 £5.00 £21.09 81% 54 0 0 0 0 0.00 12,077 0 0 2.4 Regeneration of Former Jabez Cliff Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £12.98 £0.00 £0.56 £2.22 £1.11 £0.00 £3.89 £0.00 £3.89 £3.89 £9.08 55% 47 15 4 18 2 0.42 24,000 0 20 2.8 Regeneration of Bilston Centre Wolverhampton RC7 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £3.18 £0.00 £0.00 £1.25 £1.75 £0.00 £3.00 £0.00 £3.00 £3.00 £0.18 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Walsall Waterfront Lex Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 0% 0 70 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Hatherton Street Phase 2 Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £2.96 £0.00 £0.00 £0.45 £0.44 £0.00 £0.89 £0.00 £0.89 £0.89 £2.07 70% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1,526 0 0

EconomicCapital 15.6 Walsall town centre public realm improvements Walsall Walsall Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £12.40 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £1.50 £4.50 £1.50 £6.00 £6.00 £6.40 0% 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 0 0 0 0.0 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town Total £516.26 £0.00 £6.99 £40.44 £30.43 £12.63 £90.48 £1.50 £91.98 £91.98 £424.28 £15.48 2,655 2,465 35 23 11 110.96 189,357 0 £34.00 Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway Royal Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £33.80 £0.00 £0.00 £0.80 £0.40 £0.00 £1.20 £0.00 £1.20 £1.20 £32.60 96% 0 370 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 3.6 Daisy Bank (SI) Wolverhampton RC4 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.02 £0.02 £0.00 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0

Garden City Garden Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £13.35 £0.00 £1.97 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.97 £0.00 £1.97 £1.97 £11.39 85% 0 95 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.6 i54 Western Extension Wolverhampton RC1 Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £30.40 £0.00 £0.00 £2.00 £2.00 £1.00 £5.00 £0.00 £5.00 £5.00 £25.40 3% 1,700 0 0 0 50 24.20 100,000 0 50 77.2 St Georges Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £16.80 £0.00 £0.00 £6.80 £10.00 £0.00 £16.80 £0.00 £16.80 £16.80 £0.00 0% 280 0 0 0 0 2.20 5,600 0 0

3.8 City HVM IronPark Moxley Tip Top Walsall RC5 Wolverhampton City East Gateway to Walsall Town £54.50 £0.00 £0.00 £6.87 £7.83 £0.00 £14.70 £0.00 £14.70 £14.70 £39.80 58% 0 0 0 0 0 11.26 0 0 0 0.0 Lupus Park Wolverhampton RC1 Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £55.50 £0.00 £1.50 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £54.00 97% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Strategic Centre – Wolverhampton Public Service Hub Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £55.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £0.00 £3.00 £0.00 £3.00 £3.00 £52.00 95% 1,500 50 0 0 0 0.00 20,000 0 0 113.6 Southside Infrastructure works Wolverhampton RC3 Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £54.10 £0.00 £0.50 £3.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.50 £0.00 £3.50 £3.50 £50.60 92% 1,000 0 0 0 0 0.00 20,000 0 0 64.8 Building 48 Pensnett Estate Dudley RC10 Outside and Serving £2.24 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.63 £0.00 £0.63 £0.00 £0.63 £0.63 £1.61 72% 0 0 0 0 0 0.10 1,858 0 0 33.7 Canalside Quarter Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £131.00 £0.00 £3.00 £3.00 £5.00 £0.00 £11.00 £0.00 £11.00 £11.00 £120.00 0% 0 340 0 0 0 15.50 40,000 0 0 33.3 Wolverhampton Westside Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £57.50 £0.00 £0.00 £4.00 £1.50 £0.00 £5.50 £0.00 £5.50 £5.50 £52.00 87% 550 250 0 0 0 0.00 13,000 0 0

23.2 EconomicCapital Wolverhampton Interchange: Steam Mill and Sack Works Site Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £7.50 £0.00 £0.40 £2.40 £0.00 £0.00 £2.80 £0.00 £2.80 £2.80 £4.70 63% 261 0 0 0 0 0.58 3,128 0 0 21.1 Connected Places – Commercial Centre Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £3.25 £0.00 £0.00 £1.00 £1.25 £0.00 £2.25 £0.00 £2.25 £2.25 £1.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 City Learning Quarter Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £39.25 £0.00 £0.17 £4.77 £10.28 £0.00 £15.22 £0.00 £15.22 £15.22 £24.03 43% 20 0 0 1,593 827 5.00 0 11,000 2,420

1.6 Skills Skills Capital City Learning Quarter Phase 2 Paget Road Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway £15.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £5.00 £0.00 £5.00 £0.00 £5.00 £5.00 £10.00 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Wolverhampton City Centre & North Gateway Total £569.22 £0.00 £7.54 £36.14 £45.42 £1.00 £90.09 £0.00 £90.09 £90.09 £479.13 £9.58 £5,311.00 £1,105.00 £0.00 £1,593.00 £877.00 £58.84 £203,586.00 £11,000.00 £2,470.00

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Core Outputs Funding Bid (£m) Total Total Total Learners BCR Project Bid Name / Site % Leverage Business Apprenticeship Land Learning Flrspace Investment/£m Leverage Jobs Housing Learner Assists Commerial Floorspace and Rating Assists s Remediated (sqm) Total 17/18 - Apprenticeships 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 Sub Total 2021 + Total 2021+ West Bromwich Triangle Lye Garden City £18.50 £0.00 £0.45 £0.95 £1.90 £1.90 £5.20 £0.00 £5.20 £5.20 £13.30 70% 0 900 20 0 0 30.00 0 0 0 2.0 Grove Lane Intervention Area, Smethwick £26.82 £0.00 £0.00 £0.30 £9.44 £2.80 £12.53 £0.00 £12.53 £12.53 £14.29 53% 40 450 0 0 0 3.87 600 0 0 1.1 Eastern Gateway South (West Brom Town Centre) £7.15 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £7.15 99% 0 60 0 0 0 2.26 0 0 0 0.0

Mill Lane £15.45 £0.00 £0.07 £0.98 £0.98 £0.00 £2.03 £0.00 £2.03 £2.03 £13.43 86% 0 90 0 0 0 2.30 0 0 0 0.5 City

Garden Woods Lane Phase 2 (Developer Bid) £13.36 £0.00 £1.00 £0.60 £0.00 £0.00 £1.60 £0.00 £1.60 £1.60 £11.76 0% 0 130 0 0 0 3.62 0 0 0 1.0 Church Square Apartments (17 Church Square) £0.46 £0.00 £0.00 £0.15 £0.00 £0.00 £0.15 £0.00 £0.15 £0.15 £0.31 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0.02 0 0 0 0.3 The Lyng £123.07 £0.00 £0.08 £6.28 £8.24 £0.00 £14.60 £25.47 £40.06 £40.06 £83.00 67% 0 494 0 0 0 9.88 0 0 0 0.1

Shidas Lagoon £11.69 £0.00 £0.02 £1.75 £0.00 £0.00 £1.77 £0.00 £1.77 £1.77 £9.92 85% 216 0 0 0 0 2.80 10,684 0 0 27.7 City HVM Chances Glassworks Main Scheme £35.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £10.50 £0.00 £10.50 £0.00 £10.50 £10.50 £24.50 0% 200 0 0 0 0 2.20 0 0 0 4.3 Bull Street Multi Storey Phase 1 £1.47 £0.00 £0.08 £1.11 £0.26 £0.00 £1.45 £0.00 £1.45 £1.45 £0.02 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1.40 14,772 0 0 0.0 St Michaels Square, West Bromwich £6.91 £0.00 £0.06 £0.21 £0.76 £0.40 £1.43 £0.69 £2.12 £2.12 £4.80 68% 40 40 0 0 0 0.19 620 0 0 4.5

Commonwealth Aquatic Centre £60.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.50 £2.50 £5.00 £0.00 £5.00 £5.00 £55.00 0% 20 0 80 0 15 0.00 14,000 0 15 1.0

Capital Economic West Brom Public Realm £1.98 £0.00 £0.00 £1.21 £0.58 £0.00 £1.79 £0.00 £1.79 £1.79 £0.19 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Sandwell College - New Talent Studio £9.32 £0.00 £0.25 £2.55 £0.00 £0.00 £2.80 £0.00 £2.80 £2.80 £6.52 0% 30 0 100 900 100 0.00 0 1,300 1,000 4.2

Bangladeshi Islamic Centre £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Skills Skills Capital Sandwell College - Health & Social Care Innovation Hub £2.24 £0.00 £2.08 £0.16 £0.00 £0.00 £2.24 £0.00 £2.24 £2.24 £0.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 West Bromwich Triangle Total £333.41 £0.00 £4.08 £16.24 £35.16 £7.60 £63.07 £26.16 £89.23 £89.23 £244.18 £5.29 546 2,168 200 900 115 58.54 40,676 1,300 1,015 Wednesbury to Brierly Hill Mounts Road, Stanhope Road & King Street (Sandwell Gap Funding) £12.05 £0.00 £0.00 £2.31 £0.00 £0.00 £2.31 £0.00 £2.31 £2.31 £9.75 0% 0 66 0 0 0 2.46 0 0 0 0.3 Swan Lane £13.90 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.70 £0.00 £3.70 £0.00 £3.70 £3.70 £10.20 73% 0 138 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.4 Stourbridge Law Courts £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Phoenix Street £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Dudley Brownfield Land Improvement Programme, Phases 3 - Redevelopment of Arley Court and Compton £9.92 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.54 £0.00 £2.54 £0.00 £2.54 £2.54 £7.38 74% 0 0 0 0 0 1.10 0 0 0

Court 0.0 Garden City Garden Dudley Brownfield Land Improvement Programme, Phases 4 - Redevelopment of Wells Court and Manor £5.72 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £2.21 £0.00 £2.21 £0.00 £2.21 £2.21 £3.51 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.65 0 0 0 Court 0.0 Bradleys Lane Site Acquisition £2.30 £0.00 £0.00 £0.80 £1.50 £0.00 £2.30 £0.00 £2.30 £2.30 £0.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 5.80 0 0 0 0.0

Brierley Hill Brownfield Land Programme £4.00 £0.00 £0.14 £1.50 £1.20 £1.16 £4.00 £0.00 £4.00 £4.00 £0.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 45,000 0 0 102.0 City HVM DY5 EZ – Investment Programme – Phase 1 £19.00 £0.00 £0.10 £0.70 £3.00 £3.00 £6.80 £2.20 £9.00 £9.00 £10.00 0% 0 0 18 0 0 5.80 17,945 0 0 0.0 Dudley Zoological Gardens Investment Package £6.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.25 £0.99 £1.25 £2.49 £1.00 £3.49 £3.49 £2.51 0% 20 0 0 0 5 0.00 1,250 0 5 1.3 Dudley Town Centre Town Heritage Scheme Building and Site Programme £0.58 £0.00 £0.12 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.12 £0.00 £0.12 £0.12 £0.46 0% 10 35 5 0 0 1.00 0 0 0 22.3

VLR - Fast Track to Future Competitiveness £3.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.75 £0.75 £0.00 £1.50 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £1.50 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Capital Economic DY5 Brierley Hill Package - DY5 and Strategic Centre £12.00 £0.00 £1.00 £2.25 £2.25 £5.50 £11.00 £0.00 £11.00 £11.00 £1.00 0% 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 0 0 0 0.0 Halesowen College Student Hub and Business Centre £7.67 £0.00 £0.00 £1.95 £1.34 £2.07 £5.37 £0.00 £5.37 £5.37 £2.30 30% 5 0 0 0 250 0.00 0 0 0 0.1 Ellowes Hall Sports College £0.83 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.39 £0.00 £0.39 £0.00 £0.39 £0.39 £0.44 27% 2 0 2 1,080 1 1.00 1,160 0 0 0.0

University College Dudley (Main Scheme) £31.63 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £9.53 £9.53 £0.00 £9.53 £9.53 £22.10 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

Skills CapitalSkills 0.0 Wednesbury to Brierly Hill Total £128.61 £0.00 £1.36 £10.51 £19.87 £22.51 £54.25 £3.20 £57.45 £57.45 £71.16 £2.04 £37.00 £239.00 £25.00 £1,080.00 £256.00 £29.81 £65,355.00 £0.00 £5.00 Outside and Serving Bourne Street, Coseley £14.40 £0.00 £0.10 £0.40 £0.00 £0.00 £0.50 £0.00 £0.50 £0.50 £13.90 97% 0 118 0 0 0 2.60 0 0 0 2.8 Brownhills Residential Masterplan Plan - Phase 3 £14.62 £0.00 £0.00 £0.30 £1.05 £0.85 £2.20 £0.00 £2.20 £2.20 £12.42 82% 0 90 0 0 0 2.00 380 0 0 2.1 Parkfields Wolverhampton (Former School) £5.28 £0.00 £0.00 £0.75 £0.45 £0.08 £1.27 £4.00 £5.28 £5.28 £0.00 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Wolverhampton Environment Centre (SI) £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.02 £0.00 £0.02 £0.02 £0.00 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 Heathfield Lane West £17.30 £0.00 £0.05 £1.00 £2.25 £0.00 £3.30 £0.00 £3.30 £3.30 £14.00 81% 0 250 0 0 0 4.60 0 0 0 0.9

Garden City Garden Friar Park, Wednesbury £103.03 £0.00 £0.06 £5.00 £5.00 £0.00 £10.06 £0.00 £10.06 £10.06 £92.97 90% 0 600 0 0 0 27.00 0 0 0 0.7 Garden City - Holloway Street, Gornal £29.60 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £2.50 £0.00 £4.00 £0.00 £4.00 £4.00 £25.60 84% 0 200 0 0 0 10.50 0 0 0 0.6 Brookside (Wednesbury) £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 0% 0 100 0 0 0 31.80 0 0 0 0.0

Black Country Innovation Fund £25.80 £0.00 £0.00 £1.50 £1.50 £1.50 £4.50 £0.00 £4.50 £4.50 £21.30 83% 168 0 42 0 84 0.00 0 0 84 Capital

Economic 2.7 Outside and Serving Total £210.04 £0.00 £0.21 £10.45 £12.77 £2.43 £25.85 £4.00 £29.85 £29.85 £180.19 £7.17 168 1,358 42 0 84 78.50 380 0 84

Programme Development & Delivery £8.9 £1.8 £1.8 £0.0 £0.0 £0.0 £3.6 £0.0 £1.8 £3.6 £0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0

GRAND TOTAL £1,786.19 £1.78 £22.32 £114.03 £144.06 £46.86 £329.05 £34.86 £362.13 £363.91 8,717 7,485 302 3,596 1,343 337.15 499,354 12,300 3,608

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SPEND PROFILE Project Committed Spend (£m)

FUNDING PROFILE £53 ➢ The first tranche of the funding £53 Million Facility is available up to Spend Profile (£m) March 2021. £48 2017-2021 2022-2026 Total ➢ The second tranche £97 Million facility to become available once 18/19 19/20 20/21 2021 + Total the £53M tranche is fully utilised. £42 ➢ Total LPIF Commitment 7 Schemes have been through Joint Committee and are now Latest Projects Forecast £6.62 £19.38 £21.42 £3.62 £51.04 £53 £97 £150 progressing through Grant Award . £37 (m) ➢ A range of project bids are currently under technical appraisal, with Porgramme Management Costs £0.99 £0.72 £0.14 £0.14 £1.99 the expectation that these projects will progress through the £32 Leverage (m) £207.93 £0 £207.93 approval process in the summer. Total Committed LPIF funds £7.61 £20.10 £21.56 £3.76 £53.03 ➢ Residential schemes and Site Investigations are progressing well on £27 site. Investment Leverage Forecast £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £207.93 £21 OUTPUTS £16

PROGRAMME OUTPUTS Key Outputs Achievement against Output Target £11 0% 50% 100% Outputs Outcomes to follow from Land Remediation £5

Land Remediated Housing Units Completed Housing Units Completed Jobs Created Construction Jobs Floorspace (sqm) Business Assists £ £1.902m (ha) Jobs Created £9,823 Target 46 1,600 1,800 0 126,000 11 Construction Jobs *Based on forecasts£18.4m submitted by Forecast 63.68 1605 1871 1376 134,388 13 Floorspace (sqm) project managers Actual 10.87 93 0 0 0 0 Land Remediated (ha) Project Claims (£m) £53 • This includes Outcomes post 2021 Business Assists • Apprenticeships have been included in the Jobs created forecast £48 • Includes projects that have approved derogation of outputs Actual Forecast £42 PROGRAMME ISSUES & RISKS VALUE ADDED BENEFIT CLAIMS £37 £32

Issue Impact Description RAG Action Potential GVA Impact: £m Grant Claimed YTD (£m) £27 Original Baseline £53m: £891 Major Scheme may not Committed Grant Funding may be claimed by £21 PMO to work with applicants on the timescales Current £53m: £926 Submitted YTD Paid YTD deliver all Outputs by March 2021 and Direct outputs will be delivered for delivery of committed outputs. March 2021 post March 2021 £16 Potential Business Rate Impact: £m per annum LPIF Claim Value (£m) £11,410,473 £11,410,473 Original Baseline £53m: £18.90 £11 Risk Impact Description RAG Action Current £53m: £20.16 *Based on claims verified by the Accountable Body and £5 Discussions continue with the WMCA regarding includes management costs The initial facility of £53m is Some schemes may need to await release of the early access to the £97m,. This is required to Potential Council Tax Impact: £m per annum £1,589m £ fully committed second tranche of £97m protect projects currently in the pipeline. Original Baseline £53m: £2.15 £11,410 Current £53m: £2.16 £1.24m £5.267

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Baseline Schemes

The below table outlines the original schemes put forward for the Land and Property Investment Fund. These are schemes that are of strategic importance within the Black Country. Included are assumptions based on the level of funding required and the amount of outputs they may potentially deliver. Key to delivery of outputs is the level of land remediation required, there is an indicative level of land remediation costs associated with each project.

Total Outputs 17/18 20/21 + Homes Pure Land Total Project England Funding Total % Total Remediation Project Bid Name / Site Sub - Programme Borough Grant £m Investment Land Commentary Priority Start Date Leverage Leverage Costs £m Commercial £m Remediated Housing Jobs Created Business Assists Apprenticeships Site 16/17-20/21 Flrspace (sqm) (ha)

Establishing High Value Manufacturing City Commercial - Land Middlemore Lane Walsall 2017/18 £4.24 £16.75 £20.99 79.78% £0.41 5.77 0 503 22,703 5 0 Awaiting Full Business Case submission, discussions ongoing with applicant Remediation

Phoenix 10 Walsall 2017/18 £11.70 £36.30 £48.00 75.63% £10.13 16.50 0 900 55,000 6 0 Approved by the BCJC for LPIF funding, project is in delivery

Delivering Black Country Garden City Housing - Land Planning permission approved for main scheme, awaiting full business case Bourne Street, Coseley Y Dudley 2017/18 £0.50 £13.90 £14.40 96.53% £0.50 2.60 118 0 0 0 0 Remediation submission Mixed Use Cable Street Development - Land Y W'hampton 2017/18 £5.20 £34.57 £39.77 86.92% £5.20 4.20 200 0 0 0 0 Alternative WMCA funding secured for this scheme Remediation Heath Town Estate Housing Y W'hampton 2017/18 £4.00 £39.00 £43.00 90.70% £2.00 0.00 400 0 0 0 22 Full Business Case under technical appraisal Regeneration Development

Strategic Population Centres

The Black Country Living Visitor Economy Dudley 2017/18 £8.00 £10.60 £18.60 56.99% £0.03 0.00 0 60 5,575 0 29 Approved by the BCJC for LPIF funding, project is in delivery Museum: Forging Ahead

Canalside Public Realm W'hampton 2017/18 £11.00 £120.00 £131.00 91.60% £4.00 15.50 340 0 40,000 0 0 Alternative WMCA funding is being sought for this scheme

Wolverhampton Interchange: Steam Mill and Sack Works Public Realm W'hampton 2017/18 £2.80 £4.70 £7.50 62.67% £0.40 0.58 0 261 3,128 0 0 Alternative WMCA funding is being sought for this scheme Site

Music Institute Cable Plaza Public Realm Dudley 2017/18 £7.16 £41.29 £48.45 85.22% £1.10 1.00 600 138 0 0 0 Approved by the BCJC for LPIF funding, project is in delivery

Bull Street Public Realm Sandwell 2018/19 £1.37 TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBc TBC Alternative WMCA funding is being sought for this scheme

Total £54.60 £317.11 £371.71 £23.77 46.15 1,658 1,862 126,406 11 51 2

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In flight Projects Spend Profile Outputs Outcomes Land Remediated Floorspace Housing Jobs Construction Jobs Apprenticeships Business Assists 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021 + Total Rag Status (ha) (sqm) Total Forecast Forecast Forecast Forecast Project Name Theme/Proposition Grant Leaverage Project Actual Forecast Actual Forecast Forecast Forecast Actual Previou Actual Forecast Actual Forecast Actual Forecast Actual Actual Actual Actual Commentary £m £m Leverage %Investment £m £m £m £m £m £m £m s Current Work is progressing extremely well on the site with partitioning work now complete. The first fix has also been Resonance - Music Institute Economic Capital £7.16 £2.00 21.84% £9.16 £3.86 £3.30 £0.24 £0.00 £0.00 £3.30 £4.10 1 0 500 0 138 0 0 0 4,800 0 0 0 0 0 completed and the second fix is progressing to plan Details of the external works have now been finalised which will result on the commencement of these works. 7 sites have been completed to date, All other sites are Dudley Brownfield Land Phase 2 Garden City £2.72 £13.16 82.87% £15.88 £0.00 £2.11 £2.11 £0.60 £0.00 £2.71 £2.11 3.19 2.07 158 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 progressing to plan. 93 houses completed and handed over to new ownership The site has now been fully remediated, a cut and fill Goscote Lane Residential Development Scheme Garden City £3.60 £4.70 56.63% £8.30 £2.76 £0.83 £0.83 £0.00 £0.00 £0.83 £3.59 8.8 8.8 263 0 0 0 1,126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 exercise has been completed and is now ready for handover to Homes England Tibbington Open Space ( The Cracker) Site Work is now fully completed and the final SI report has Garden City £0.02 £0.01 25.63% £0.03 £0.00 £0.02 £0.02 £0.00 £0.00 £0.02 £0.02 3.4 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Investigation been received for review

Sit investigation has been completed; site and technical Narrowboat Way Site Investigation Economic Capital £0.05 £0.00 2.51% £0.05 £0.00 £0.05 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.05 £0.00 1.48 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 5,000 0 0 0 6 0 reports have been received for review All legal agreements are currently being reviewed by the High Value Manufacturing Phoenix 10 £32.26 £60.64 65.27% £92.90 £0.00 £7.83 £0.00 £20.82 £3.62 £32.26 £0.00 18 0 0 0 1,100 0 0 0 57,575 0 0 0 7 0 various parties which will then move the project forward in City earnest Portersfield Phase 1 (Cavendish House) Economic Capital £0.66 £0.00 0.00% £0.66 £0.00 £0.66 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.66 £0.00 0.81 0 189 0 324 0 0 0 7,013 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Agreement negotiations are underway

Full business case under appraisal with Thomas Lister, Heath Town Garden City £3.58 £96.42 96.42% £100.00 £0.00 £3.58 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £3.58 £0.00 3 0 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 updated cost reports have been submitted.

High Value Manufacturing i54 Western Extension £1.00 £33.00 23.00% £43.00 £0.00 £1.00 £0.00 £0.00 £0.00 £1.00 £0.00 24 0 0 0 0 0 250 0 60,000 0 0 0 0 0 Grant Agreement negotiations are underway City

Total £51.05 £207.93 £269.98 £6.62 £19.38 £3.20 £21.42 £3.62 £44.42 £9.82 63.68 10.87 1,605 93 1,862 0 1,376 0 134,388 0 9 0 13 0

Spend Profile 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021 + Total Programme Management Costs Actual Forecast Actual Forecast Forecast Forecast Actual £m £m £m £m £m £m £m

Accountable Body Expenditure £0.57 £0.03 £0.58 £0.03 £0.03 £0.09 £1.15 LEP Programme Management £0.23 £0.04 £0.00 £0.04 £0.04 £0.12 £0.23 Financial Appraisals & Due Diligence £0.03 £0.01 £0.01 £0.01 £0.01 £0.03 £0.04 Programme Legal Advisors £0.07 £0.02 £0.01 £0.02 £0.02 £0.06 £0.08 Professional Property Advisors £0.08 £0.03 £0.00 £0.03 £0.03 £0.09 £0.08 Evaluation £0.00 £0.01 £0.00 £0.01 £0.01 £0.03 £0.00

Total Programme Management & Development Spend £0.99 £0.14 £0.60 £0.14 £0.14 £0.42 £1.59

Total Programme Spend £7.61 £19.52 £3.80 £21.56 £3.76 £44.84 £11.41

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SUMMARY - SHORT TERM PIPELINE OF INDICATIVE SCHEMES

Total Outputs Grant £m Total Outcomes 2018/19 to 2020/21 + 17/18 20/21 + Total Project Project Bid Name / Site Propostion Location Status Leverage Land Learning Investment £m Commercial Apprenticeshi Business 19/20 20/21 2021+ Total Remediated Housing Jobs Created Flrspace Flrspace (sqm) ps Assists (ha) (sqm) Establishing High Value Manufacturing City Establishing High Value Manufacturing IronPark (Moxley Tip) Walsall Approved by LEP Board £6.87 £7.83 £0.00 £14.70 £39.80 £54.50 11.26 0 900 43,664 0 0 2 City Establishing High Value Manufacturing Invited to Submit an Initial Middlemore Lane Walsall £3.12 £1.01 £0.11 £4.24 £16.74 £20.98 5.77 0 503 22,703 0 0 5 City Proposal Delivering Black Country Garden City Saddlers Quay, Walsall Delivering Black Country Garden City Walsall FBC in Appraisal £0.82 £6.38 £4.63 £11.82 £31.62 £43.44 0.46 237 0 0 0 0 0

Parkfields Wolverhampton Delivering Black Country Garden City Wolverhampton Invited to Submit FBC £0.75 £0.53 £4.00 £5.28 £0.00 £5.28 2.69 106 0 0 0 0 0

Dudley Brownfield Land Improvement Programme, Phase 3 - Delivering Black Country Garden City Dudley FBC in Appraisal £2.54 £0.00 £0.00 £2.54 £7.38 £9.92 1.10 70 0 0 0 0 0 Redevelopment of Arley Court and Compton Court Dudley Brownfield Land Improvement Programme, Phase 4 - Delivering Black Country Garden City Dudley FBC in Appraisal £2.21 £0.00 £0.00 £2.21 £3.51 £5.72 0.65 36 0 0 0 0 0 Redevelopment of Wells Court and Manor Court Dudley Brownfield Land Improvement Programme, Phase 5 Delivering Black Country Garden City Dudley FBC in Appraisal £0.11 £0.63 £0.10 £0.84 £2.56 £3.40 1.13 30 0 0 0 0 0 Sandwell Gap Funding Housing sites Delivering Black Country Garden City Sandwell FBC in Appraisal £2.30 £0.00 £0.00 £2.30 £9.75 £12.05 2.46 66 0 0 0 0 0 Mill Lane Oldbury Delivering Black Country Garden City Sandwell FBC in Appraisal £2.40 £0.00 £0.00 £2.40 £12.20 £14.60 2.40 88 0 0 0 0 0 Wynchbury Homes Delivering Black Country Garden City Sandwell FBC in Appraisal £0.25 £0.00 £0.00 £0.25 £4.83 £5.08 1.00 45 0 0 0 0 0 Bourne Street, Coseley Delivering Black Country Garden City Dudley Invited to Submit FBC £0.06 £0.44 £0.00 £0.50 £13.90 £14.40 2.60 100 0 0 0 0 0 Economic Capital

Regeneration of Former Jabez Cliff Economic Capital Walsall FBC in Appraisal £3.89 £0.00 £0.00 £3.89 £9.08 £12.98 0.42 15 47 24,000 0 2 4

Very Light Rail Main Scheme Economic Capital Dudley Awaiting project redesign £9.90 £7.50 £0.00 £17.40 £6.50 £23.90 6.00 0 341 5,784 0 610 84 Skills Capital

City Learning Quarter Skills Capital Wolverhampton FBC in Appraisal £5.00 £15.00 £10.00 £30.00 £10.00 £40.00 2.00 100 20 10,700 0 2,500

University College Dudley - IOT Skills Capital Dudley Approved by LEP Board £0.00 £9.53 £0.00 £9.53 £22.10 £31.63 0.00 0 105 0 4,650 80 37 Total £40.21 £48.85 £18.84 £107.89 £189.97 £297.87 40 893 1,916 106,851 4,650 3,192 132 Proposition

Total Project Investment Proposition Grant Funding Leverage % Split by Proposition Potential GVA Impact (£m) £m Future Pipeline funding £2,523 Establishing High Value Manufacturing City £18.94 £56.54 £75.48 17.56% Potential Business Rate Impact £m per annum Delivering Black Country Garden City £28.13 £85.75 £113.88 26.07% Future Pipeline funding £16.03 Economic Capital £21.29 £15.58 £36.88 19.73% Potential Council Tax Impact £m per annum Skills Capital £39.53 £32.10 £71.63 36.64% Future Pipeline funding £1.02

Total £107.89 £189.97 £297.87 100.00% 1

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PROGRAMME FUNDING KEY Site development / land remediation Tourism Education / skills development Interest Accrued on Allocation Total Building refurbishment Technology development Allocation Charity Site investigation Capital £13,530,564 £198,904 £13,729,468 Wolverhampton Environment Centre Revenue £1,098,439 £18,504 £1,116,943 Norit Site Infrastructure FUNDING LEVERAGE & TARGETED OUTPUTS Total £14,629,003 £217,408 £14,846,411 Wolverhampton CC Canalside CAPITAL ➢ £13.83m allocated to 13 projects to date, this includes £300k over-programming as Darlaston EZ previously approved by LEP Sub Group Daisy Bank £27m ERDF ➢ Includes allocation of Loan, Grant and combination of both. Loan allocation totals £150m £37m £5.15m. Grant allocation totals £8.67m Private Public £6m ➢ £9.4m has been drawn down to date (£4.4m remains) sector SFA ➢ Nine projects have fully drawn down – Darlaston EZ , Dudley Canal Trust, YMCA sector Dudley Canal Trust YMCA £187m funding Western Gateway, YMCA John Dando, Opus Blueprint, Dudley College, Walsall funding MBC (Norit) and Stuart Works (CPD and Dudley MBC). Total ➢ One project is currently making loan repayments (£2.3m - repaid to date) £2m Dudley College, Advance Innovation Centre funding HCA ➢ Capital available for reinvestment was previously £5,427,963.40 however £3.7m Opus Blueprint is to be allocated to a Dudley Project which leaves £1,727,963.40 for £1m £0.3m HLF Reinvestment. Castle Hill LA £0.6m REVENUE EHCG ➢ £1.11m including interest earned for revenue expenditure all now allocated to Revenue SMBC Superfast Broadband projects: ➢ Black Country Broadband - £250k initially allocated, £165k utilised and £85k Stuart Works allocated to LGF site investigation fund. SEED - £50k allocated and drawn down ➢ Black Country Consortium subscription - £447k allocated in total and drawn down ➢ Daisy Bank and Wolverhampton Environment Centre site investigations are 35ha land 82,588m2 new industrial 2 currently setting up a grant agreement with the Accountable Body. remediated 889 new residential 7,848 m refurbished buildings 2,490 jobs created ➢ Remaining Revenue funding: / retail buildings buildings / units 19,500m2 new office buildings 64 jobs safeguarded ➢ Of the funding allocated to Growing Places M&A, £52,766.64 is still to be drawn down CASHFLOW - GRANT CASHFLOW - LOAN 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22+ Grant Overview Start Balance £5,159,377 £5,141,681 £2,371,885 £3,443,282 £4,063,967 £4,109,967 £4,149,393 £4,195,393 £2,500,000 Repayments (IN) £0 £31,320 £1,692,807 £620,685 £46,000 £46,000 £46,000 £46,000 ➢ £2.3m is still to be drawn down from the £8.67m grant Loan Advanced (OUT) £17,696 £2,801,116 £621,410 £0 £0 £6,574 £0 £0 £2,000,000 ➢ Current claim profiles forecasting defrayment of grant in Difference -£17,696 -£2,769,796 £1,071,397 £620,685 £46,000 £39,426 £46,000 £46,000 £1,500,000 full by the end of Q1 20/21. End Balance £5,141,681 £2,371,885 £3,443,282 £4,063,967 £4,109,967 £4,149,393 £4,195,393 £4,241,393 £1,000,000 Net Loan Outstanding £500,000 Based on current profiles, the cashflow forecast £0 £6,000,000 shows; 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 £5,000,000 ➢ Currently £3.44m loan has been allocated. £4,000,000 ➢ Although loan allocation is not fully recoverable Actual Claims Paid Forecast Claim Paid within a 15-year payback period, repayments £3,000,000 commenced during 2015/16 £2,000,000 ➢ There is now £1.6m available loan funding for 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 Total £1,000,000 reinvestment due to the withdrawal of funding for Rolfe Street. Actual Claims Paid £1,217,840 £2,088,657 £1,399,359 £1,646,947 £0 £910,758 £7,263,560 £0 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22+ Forecast Claim Paid £1,217,840 £2,088,657 £1,399,359 £1,646,947 £0 £910,758 £7,263,560 Repayments (IN) Load Advanced (Out) Loan Capacity BCC Programme Office – Growing Places Dashboard Summary v1.0 Page 1 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar Source Data: Growing Places Monitoring Data (confidential – not for public review) GROWING PLACES PROJECT REGISTER

Follow On Investment Funding Approved (£) Funding Drawn Down (£) Loan Jobs Sites & Premises (£m)

Commercial Brownfield Brownfield New Sector / Loan Building Refurbished Mixed Total Total Funding Jobs Land Land New Houses Residential Private Public Project Name Borough Investment Status Commentary Loan Grant Loan Grant repaid to Jobs Created (Industrial, Buildings Development Intervention Intervention remaining Safeguarded Remediated Redeveloped Built (units) Buildings Sector Sector Type date Retail Office) (sqm) (sqm) (ha) (ha) (units) (sqm)

Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual TargetActual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual

Capital Projects

Two claims totalling £593k received and paid.

Local Outstanding loan of £6k. Wolverhampton City Centre, Canal W'hampton Authority / In progress £600,000 £600,000 £593,426 £593,426 £6,574 £0 2,300 19 29,300 750 £143 £2.00 Side Relocation The majority of jobs will be created once development complete.

Local Seven claims submitted and paid. Authority / Darlaston EZ Walsall In progress £180,000 £180,000 £123,203 £123,203 £56,797 £0 Site Project will not draw down any Investigation further funding as of 07/03/2017

Loan of £1.41m has been drawn Complete down and repaid in full on 01/07/16.

YMCA Black Country Group, Western Charity / The total loan repayable is Sandwell £1,410,400 £1,429,600 £2,840,000 £1,410,400 £1,429,600 £2,840,000 £0 £1,442,647 96 £3.82 £3.08 Gateway Expansion (loan repaid £1.442m; principle of £1.4m and but no output interest of £32k. reporting to date)

All loan funds of £560k have been drawn down. Charity / YMCA John Dando Sandwell In progress £560,000 £560,000 £560,000 £560,000 £0 £574,685 31 Expansion The total loan repayable is £575k; principle of £560k and £15k interest. This has been repaid in full June 2017

A loan of £753k was drawn down against an original offer of £755k.

Repayments have been reduced from £15,660 per quarter (until March 2034), to £11,500 per Tourism / Dudley Canal Trust (Trips) Ltd Dudley In progress quarter because DCT were able to £755,000 £755,000 £753,193 £753,193 £1,807 £304,480 14 1.0 1,000 8,350 £0.43 £1.95 Expansion make a one off additional payment of £200,000 at the start of this financial year.

At the end of Q2 17/18 a total of £304k has been repaid.

BCC Programme Office – Growing Places Dashboard Summary v1.0 Page 2 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar Source Data: Growing Places Monitoring Data (confidential – not for public review) GROWING PLACES PROJECT REGISTER

Follow On Funding Approved (£) Funding Drawn Down (£) Loan Jobs Sites & Premises Investment (£m) Commercial Brownfield Brownfield New Sector / Total Loan Building Mixed Total Funding Jobs Land Land New Houses Residential Refurbished Private Public Project Name Borough Investment Status Commentary Loan Grant Loan Grant Interventio repaid to Jobs Created (Industrial, Development Intervention remaining Safeguarded Remediated Redeveloped Built (units) Buildings Buildings (sqm) Sector Sector Type n date Retail Office) (sqm) (ha) (ha) (units) (sqm) Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual

This project is still in process.

Management Stuart Works (Complex Development Dudley Services / In progress £658,539 £658,539 £658,539 £658,539 £0 N/A 33 1.4 2,029 18 £2.69 £1.79 Projects Ltd) Refurbishment Waiting an update from Complex Development Projects (CDP) on progress.

The full grant of £646k has been drawn down.

Local Authority Funding of £487k has Stuart Works (DMBC) Dudley / In progress £486,977 £645,699 £1,132,676 £645,699 been formally Refurbishment decommitted from Dudley and reallocated via the Growing Places fund.

Daisy Bank Site Investigation

Currently awaiting for a Local Authority Wolverhampto grant agreement / In progress £13,107 £13,107 N/A n between applicant and Refurbishment accountable body.

Wolverhampton Environment Centre Site Investigation Currently awaiting for a Local Authority Wolverhampto grant agreement / In progress £7,421 £7,421 N/A n between applicant and Refurbishment accountable body.

Commercial Development / Grant of £56k drawn Opus Blueprint Sandwell Complete £67,500 £67,500 £56,362 £56,362 £11,138 N/A 9.2 44,129 £19.50 Site down. Remediation

£1.9m has been drawn Local Authority down to date. SMBC Superfast Broadband Sandwell / New In progress Outstanding amount of £3,000,000 £3,000,000 £2,389,242 £2,389,242 £610,758 N/A Technology £1m will be fully drawn down by Q4 18/19.

BCC Programme Office – Growing Places Dashboard Summary v1.0 Page 3 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar Source Data: Growing Places Monitoring Data (confidential – not for public review) GROWING PLACES PROJECT REGISTER Follow On Funding Approved (£) Funding Drawn Down (£) Loan Jobs Sites & Premises Investment (£m) Commercial Brownfield Brownfield New Sector / Total Building Mixed Total Funding Loan repaid Jobs Land Land New Houses Residential Refurbished Private Public Project Name Borough Investment Status Commentary Loan Grant Loan Grant Interventio Jobs Created (Industrial, Development Intervention remaining to date Safeguarded Remediated Redeveloped Built (units) Buildings Buildings (sqm) Sector Sector Type n Retail Office) (sqm) (ha) (ha) (units) (sqm) Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual Target Actual

Awaiting update from Zoological / Dudley Zoo following Dudley Castle Hill Dudley In progress £300,000 £300,000 £0 £300,000 N/A Expansion liaison with DMBC regarding project.

Total grant of £798k Complete drawn down.

Dudley College, Dudley Advance and Education / Dudley A project closure £798,360 £798,360 £798,360 £798,360 £0 N/A £5.89 Innovation Centre Expansion meeting will be ( no output completed to gather reporting to output information date) which will then be reported.

Full grant now drawn Complete down.

Practical completion obtained. ( no output Construction / reporting to Norit site infrastructure Walsall £375,000 £375,000 £375,000 £375,000 £0 N/A 0.7 1,866 Redevelopment date) Claim received and being processed for full grant amount.

A project closure meeting will be completed to gather output information which will then be reported.

Total Capital £3,992,377 £7,295,226 £11,287,603 £3,440,222 £6,352,802 £9,147,325 £987,074 £2,321,812 2,347 - 12.2 19 78,324 8,350 768 127 - - £150 £34

Revenue Projects £85k allocated to LGF Black Country Broadband W'hampton Complete £250,000 £250,000 £250,000 £250,000 £0 N/a site investigation fund. SEED Sandwell Complete Project complete. £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 £50,000 £0 N/a Revenue Other Remaining £96,823 Growing Places M&A Sandwell £368,612 £368,612 £271,789 £271,789 £96,823 * N/a required. Black Country Black Country Consortium Subscription In progress All funding drawn down. £447,000 £447,000 £447,000 £447,000 £0 N/a Wide * £96,823 allocated to Growing Places M&A and NOT available funding

Total Revenue £1,115,612 £1,115,612 £1,018,789 £1,018,789 £96,823 *

Growing Places Total (inc. over programming) £5,159,377 £9,790,310 £14,949,687 £1,701,127 BCC Programme Office – Growing Places Dashboard Summary v1.0 Page 4 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar Source Data: Growing Places Monitoring Data (confidential – not for public review) October 2019 Black Country Enterprise Zones have the potential to deliver:

2 502,804m2 131,078m 15,630 £298.18m+ Commercial & Office Industrial Floorspace New Jobs Business Rates Floorspace

Enterprise Zones consist of the following areas:

Wolverhampton / i54 Walsall / Darlaston Brierley Hill / DY5

PROPOSED DELIVERY: PROPOSED DELIVERY: Delivered to date PROPOSED DELIVERY: Delivered to date Delivered to date Investment Value (Public Sector) £4,145,915 Investment Value £24.30 Investment Value (bn) 1,037 Hectares Developed (ha) 3 Hectares Developed (ha) 60 Hectares Developed (ha) 5 Industrial Floorspace (sqm) 22660 Industrial Floorspace (sqm) 239,854 Refurbished Floorspace(sqm) 14,711.64 Commercial Floorspace (sqm) 0 Commercial Floorspace (sqm) 6,342 New Floorspace (sqm) 15,632.83 Jobs Created 4,060 Jobs Created Circa 65 £71m+ Business Rates Uplift (to 2037) 118.98 Business Rates Uplift (to 2037) TBC Jobs Created 741 Initial Business Rates Uplift (to 2037) £490,989.00 £1.13bn+ + Western Extension £98m+ Investment Initial 40 hectare site * Initial Investment Investment 76 hectares 44 developed hectares 65,000m2 122,626, developed New Industrial 2 (net) 315,178m 2 Space 2 New Industrial Space 40.49 m 13,078m Delivered hectares New Industrial New Commercial developed Space Space Delivered 100,000m2 2,274 New Office Space 6,356 New Jobs 32,800m2 New Jobs Open Storage 2 Space 36,000m 18,000m2 £88.61m New Technology Vacant Office Space Business Rates Space Refurbished By 2037 (25years) £44.57m Business Rates By 2037 *I54 Western Extension is an extension of the i54 not necessarily an extension of the Enterprise Zone 5 (25 years) £165m Business Rates BCC Programme Office – Black Country Enterprise Zone Dashboard v1.0 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar 7,000 By 2042 1 New Jobs (25years) SITE DETAIL

OPERATING MARKET READY/INVESTMENT REQUIRED ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISES

JLR Eurofins Moog Tempus 10 - Onyx Tempus 10 - Opal Plot D & E MCR 42 ha Porche Atlas Copco Costa Drive Thru 1.06 Ha 4.41 Ha 1.5 ha 1.5 ha 4.9 ha 7.29 ha 1700 Jobs 1.05 ha 1.21 ha 0.28 ha 236 Jobs 459 Jobs 150 Jobs 150 Jobs 450 Jobs 700 Jobs 192,300 sqm 34 Jobs 64 Jobs 25 Jobs 3,715 sqm Industrial 20,475 sqm Industrial 5,000 sqm Industrial 5,000 sqm Industrial 21,800 sqm Industrial 35,500 sqm Industrial Industrial Floorspace 2,802 sqm Commercial 4,100 sqm Industrial 167 sqm Industrial Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace i54 South Tempus 10 Tempus 10 Wobaston Road i54 South I54 South I54 South I54 South The Gateway Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire Staffordshire The Gateway Staffordshire The Waterfront ISP 1B Plot 6, 7, 8, ERA 7.05 ha 1.80 ha 1B Plot 9 (Charter Court) Plot 3 Garringtons – 3 ha 3.12 ha 654 Jobs 87 Jobs 0.40 ha Euro Garages Plot 1 & 2 750 Jobs 168 Jobs 10,901 sqm Commercial + 6,600 sqm Industrial 240 Jobs 0.20 ha 1.21 ha 9,000 sqm Industrial 12,600 sqm Industrial 4,800 sqm Learning Floorspace 2,873 sqm Commercial 50 Jobs 43 Jobs Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace 5,000 sqm commercial 11,700 sqm Open Floorspace floorspace Storage Wolverhampton i54 South i54 South Wolverhampton Garringtons – Plot 1 Business Park The Waterfront Staffordshire Staffordshire The Gateway Business Park & 2

* 18 Plot 6,7,8 is currently a temporary car park * Garrington’s Plot 1 & 2 are operational as that is generating rates storage Units but investment still required

SITE PREPARATION ENTERPRISES WHICH REQUIRE -BUILD & FIT OUT

Phoenix 10 Box Pool Former Charles Richards- Aspect 2000 Parallel 9/10 Gasholders Lupus Park 16.5 ha 1.60 ha Pensnett Plot C George Dyke 3.8 ha 4.95 ha 8.3 ha 4.05 ha 900 Jobs 3,000 sqm Industrial 6 ha 1.29 ha 2 ha 140 Jobs 100 Jobs 400 Jobs 350 Jobs 57,575 sqm Industrial Floorspace 333 Jobs 60 Jobs TBC Jobs 9,400 sqm Industrial 10,000 sqm Industrial 26,000 sqm 18,000 sqm Industrial Floorspace 4,500 sqm Open 24,000 sqm Industrial 6,100 sqm Industrial 2,000 sqm Industrial Floorspace Floorspace Industrial Floorspace Storage Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace Floorspace i54 South Phoenix 10 George Dyke Lupus Park Box Pool Aspect 2000 Parallel 9/10 Gasholders Pensnett Staffordshire

Harts Hill Pensnett Dreadnaught Canal Walk 14.79 ha Blackbrook Valley* Archill 6 ha 7.00 ha 100,000 sqm Technical 4.85 ha 9.65 ha 333 Jobs 115,000 sqm Floorspace 258 Jobs 12,000 Sqm Retail FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SITES 24,000 sqm Industrial / Residential Floorspace 18,594 sqm Industrial 30,000 sqm Residential Mixed Use Floorspace 18,000 Retail Floorspace 70,000 Office Floorspace Holland Industrial Holland Industrial Central Point Pensnett Harts Hill Estate East– Plot 2 Estate West - Plot 1 Canal Walk Blackbrook Valley 1.67 ha Archill 0.34 ha 0.76 ha TBC Jobs 19 Jobs 42 Jobs 16,500 sqm Open 1,100 sqm Industrial 2,500 sqm Industrial Storage * Phoenix 10, Parallel 9/10 and Gasholders are Floorspace Floorspace under project development Holland Industrial Holland Industrial Central Point Estate - East Estate West

KEY Wolverhampton/I54 Walsall/Darlaston BCC Programme Office – Black Country Enterprise Zone Dashboard v1.0 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar Brierley Hill/DY5 2 SITE SIZE KEY DELIVERY UPDATES

Size of sites (ha) DY5 The chart demonstrates the composition of Comprehensive programme of activity is underway including: the EZ sites across the Black Country portfolio. There is a total of 55 EZ sites across the Black - Cushman and Wakefield procured to review and market test the DY5 Enterprise Zone Country, totalling 150 ha. Masterplan against current and future market demand. - DY5 Open House Events (13th June) >40 ha - Ongoing Master planning now focusing on becoming an investable masterplan. - 0 / 0% Increased social media activity. Ongoing via @DudleyBusiness1 - Trade advertising and bespoke events with Business Insider. Ongoing throughout 2019 - Potential attendance at MIPIM 2020

Large (10-40ha) 2 / 4% The Pensnett area is also trading well with a further investment planned creating new industrial floorspace and currently there is 70% occupancy of the sites in the area.

Walsall/Darlaston – Gasholders, land at the rear of the site has been acquired, which has Medium (3-10 ha) given the council full control over the site. The consultation was programmed for May 2019, 12 / 21% after the local elections. Expected delivery of Darlaston Railway station currently anticipated at the end of 2021. Parallel 9/10 has submitted Initial proposals for grant funding through the EZ business rates mechanism to support scheme viability. Box Pool Small (<3 ha) have now submitted a Full Business case which is currently under appraisal. 43 / 75% Wolverhampton – Positive engagement has happened with MCR who are the owners of Plot C on Wobaston road. The owners look to submit an IP to the LEP over the coming weeks. In relation to Discovery Park plot D on Wobaston Road, units have been built and marketed. Reports indicate that interest in the units is high. In regards to the i54 Western Extension, works on the access road has begun and there is a keen interest from the local and wider region and it is likely that interest will further grow. UPLIFT Projected view of Business Rates

Enterprise Zone Business Rates Uplift (£m) Projected Business Rates over the Years Enterprise Zone 2013-2017 2018-2022 2023-2027 2028-2032 2033-2037 £180.00 £160.00 £140.00 Wolverhampton – £9.08 £27.16 £48.57 £69.98 £91.39 £120.00 (Cumulative Rates) £100.00 £80.00 £0.15 £1.98 £15.80 £30.19 £44.57 Walsall

Rates Rates (£m) £60.00 £40.00 £3.75 £8.09 £8.09 £8.09 £164.84 £20.00 DY5 £0.00 2013-2017 2018-2022 2023-2027 2028-2032 2033-2037 Total 10.44 35.13 70.13 105.71 298.02 Years

Wolverhampton Walsall DY5 Note: Wolverhampton rates subject to * Wolverhampton and Walsall rates subject to rate review and inflation change due to model update in progress BCC Programme Office – Black Country Enterprise Zone Dashboard v1.0 Contact Officer: Arun Kumar 3 Agenda Item 10

Public Minutes of a Meeting of the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership Funding Applications Sub-Group

2nd October 2019 at 2.00pm at The Deckhouse, Brierley Hill

Present: Simon Eastwood Chair Lindsey Flynn Well Associates Ltd Tom Westley Westley Group Chris Handy Accord Group

In Attendance: (From 2.00pm) Lara Cragg Black Country Consortium Ltd Stuart Everton City of Wolverhampton Council Alison Guerra Walsall MBC Kelly Valente Walsall MBC Rebecca Hill Black Country Consortium Ltd (From 3.00pm) Richard Lawrence City of Wolverhampton Council Kate Martin City of Wolverhampton Council

Apologies: Mark Lavender and Ninder Johal.

153/19 Declarations of Interest

No declarations were made.

154/19 Minutes

The Minutes of the meeting held on the 4th September 2019 were submitted.

Agreed that the minutes of the meeting held on 4th September 2019 be received and confirmed as a correct record.

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Part A - Land and Property Investment Fund (LPIF)

155/19 Forecast utilisation of £53m LPIF available to BC Local Enterprise Partnership

In March 2017 the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Board approved a facility of £150m for LPIF in the Black Country to be managed through the BCLEP. A condition of that approval was the delivery of a range of specified Direct Outputs, which covered Housing Units, Jobs Created, and Commercial Floorspace from offering Grant support from the Fund.

In addition, WMCA required that the facility be split into an initial tranche of £53m, which has subsequently been time limited for usage to March 2021.

The balance of the £150m became available when the initial £53m tranche had been successfully consumed and Direct Outcomes resulted and Outputs started to flow.

Outputs and Outcome targeted by the LPIF facility are:

• 46Ha of remediated land • 1,600 Houses • 1,800 New Jobs • 126,000 sqm of Commercial floorspace

Each LPIF grant supported application required to deliver a contribution towards meeting these Outputs targets.

Discussion was given to the Portersfield project and it was noted that further meetings were to be arranged with Dudley Council officers and the applicant.

Agreed 1) That the progress of LEP Approved Schemes and the continued development of the LPIF Pipeline of deliverable schemes be noted. 2) That a meeting be arranged between the single accountable body and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council to discuss the Portersfield project.

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156/19 LPIF Dashboards

The LPIF Performance Dashboard indicated that there were currently nine schemes that sought £51.05m grant support, progressing through the Grant Award contracting process with Wolverhampton Accountable Body.

Four of these projects had now completed and signed Grant Agreements with the Accountable Body, with a number of these projects continuing to work at risk.

As part of the LEP review instructions from Government in the summer of 2018, all funding programmes awarded to the BC LEP began to migrate this year, across to Walsall Council, as they had been nominated and approved as the ‘single accountable body for the Black Country’.

A number of additional new scheme bids had all passed the screening point established by submitting Initial Proposals to test their eligibility and would progress to submitting Full Business Case applications to be evaluated by the Technical Appraisers.

Walsall Council had undertaken the process of the management of the LPIF programme as the Single Accountable Body, having met with the WMCA during June to discuss the handover and the Black Country protocols.

Board members noted that the BC LEP and West Midlands Combined Authority, were reviewing outputs from the first tranche of funding.

Agreed that the update be noted.

157/19 Black Country Strategic Economic Plan – Growing Places Fund

Lara Cragg stated that further information on Growing Places would be shared at the next meeting. The funding in Growing Places had been previously agreed to facilitate any Growth Deal over programming.

Lindsey Flynn suggested that Robert Franks from WM5G be invited to the next meeting of the Board in order to allow members the opportunity of direct questioning in relation to the requested 5G payment.

Agreed that WM5G be invited to the next meeting of the Board.

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158/19 Black Country Strategic Economic Plan – Pipeline Project - Birchley Island

An update on the Birchley Island project was presented. Members asked that officers undertake further discussions prior to the LEP Board before a formal paper was presented to the LEP Board.

Agreed 1) that the Sandwell project updates be communicated to the Leader of Sandwell MBC; and 2) that the Black Country Director of Transport contact the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Mayor, Andy Street to provide an update on the Birchley Island project.

159/19 i54 Western Extension – Change Request

Lara Cragg stated that the access road had been funded, and continued to progress well. £1M had been requested via LPIF, and £4M funded via Growth Deal. All funding was enabled to be drawn down in 2020.

Tom Westley stressed that this was an important and strategic site which needed prioritisation, whilst Chris Handy added that the project involved a sensitive timing issue.

Lara Cragg explained that papers needed to be submitted to the November Advisory Board and suggested that wording was considered with the Consortium’s Chief Exectuive.

Simon Eastwood suggested that an additional paper could be considered via email in order for it to reach the October 2019 LEP meeting.

Lara Cragg asked members to confirm if they were comfortable with the overall plan for this project. Members unanimously confirmed they were.

Agreed that members approved and confirmed the overall plan in relation to i54.

160/19 Saddlers Quay, Walsall

It was noted that the red book valuation had highlighted some concerns, and as a result the grant request had been reduced.

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Board members expressed their support of the project and that it fitted in well. It was suggested that it should be kept within the pipeline and bought back once funding was sourced. The project then had the potential to be re-evaluated. Chris Handy stressed that it needed to be made clear that the applicant should not make assumptions about funding until it was a reality.

The developer had worked closely with Walsall MBC for some time.

Lara Cragg stated that she would draft a template letter to address these issues.

Agreed that the PMO draft a template letter in connection with the Saddlers Quay project and for future projects.

161/19 Pensnett Prime Point Phase 2

Phase one of the project had been funded by Growth Deal.

Members discussed the project and observed that some of the development costs appeared to be higher than normal for this project. Members asked officers to investigate further with Dudley MBC.

Agreed that the PMO seek clarity from Dudley MBC on the project fit with the DY5 Enterprise Zone.

160/19 Mill Lane, Oldbury

Lara Cragg shared that she had spoken to Nick Oakley, who had confirmed that West Midlands Development Capital would look to fund this project. It was scheduled to be taken to WMCA Investment Advisory Group and the WMCA Investment board meetings in October 2019.

Agreed that the update be noted.

161/19 Very Light Rail

Lara Cragg advised that there was a potential funding gap on this project with the Coventry element of the scheme.

Agreed that the update be noted.

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162/19 YMCA Cleveland Road

Board members were advised that the gap had been identified as relating to the training/commercial element of the project.

Kate Martin explained that the project had been established in three parts alongside Homes England, who had offered strategic support. This project was live and a vital part of the Wolverhampton to Walsall growth corridor, with a completion timeframe of two years; any deferral would see operational issue occur.

The Board stressed that funding was a difficult issue, with finances simply not readily available in the current climate.

CWC stressed that without funding, the project would stall halfway, as the commercial and residential aspects were integrated into the same building. Kate added that the main building was under construction now, which resulted in both aspects being undertaken simultaneously.

Lara Cragg explained that the full business case had read as a stand- alone project with a contribution from Homes England.

CWC stated that the need to facilitate the additional phases and to see the next part of the scheme was extremely important to the authority. Any funding needed to be drawn down as soon as possible. Any in-house financial cover would be very short term, any longer would result in the project failing.

It was explained that from the board’s perspective, it appeared that funding had been presumed. They enquired whether there was an audit trail of assurance as there did not appear to be a formal record of confirmation.

The board stressed enthusiasm for the project, but no assurance could be found that events had been funded. It was noted that future guarantees could not be made.

Lara Cragg suggested that a reassessment could be undertaken during December 2019. This would be related to the previous change requests where there was the possibility of underspends.

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It was noted that board members wished to support the project but timing was a concern, given the need to have clarity on alternative funding source.

Simon Eastwood suggested that the proposal be bought back into one clear paper with careful phrasing to support eligibility. Lara Cragg asked whether a wider scheme overview would be of assistance and Board members felt that it would be.

Simon Eastwood stated that aspects could be looked at ‘offline’ also, with Lara Cragg repeating that underspend could not yet be confirmed.

Agreed that the PMO provide a wider scheme overview with further detail, working in partnership with Wolverhampton City Council and Thomas Lister.

163/19 City Learning Quarter

That the option of putting the request forward for additional site investigation work be put forward as an additional funding/change request to the original CLQ Site Investigation project.

CWC observed that it was possible for the two elements to be combined; one college, but two campuses, provided the accountable body were satisfied.

The Accountable Body stated that they would double check on this matter to ensure there were no unforeseen issues. Both Tom Westley and Simon Eastwood confirmed they would be happy with this arrangement.

Agreed that the LEP Board be recommended to approve a maximum of £92,000 for additional surveys in relation to the City Learning Quarter Site Investigation project.

164/19 Enterprise Zone

It was felt that a baseline needed to be established, and principles and priorities refreshed. Aligning the four LA’s was seen to be a useful exercise.

The Accountable Body explained that a new model would be divided into categories, for example: -

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▪ Certain ▪ Probable ▪ Possible/remote

The PMO advised that the outcome would go to the next scheduled Enterprise Zone meeting on 11th November 2019.

Simon Eastwood added that the Consortium’s Chief Executive should to be involved in the Enterprise Zone priorities review of the EZ principles and priorities.

Agreed that the BCC Ltd Chief Executive be involved in the Enterprise Zone priorities review.

165/19 Date of Next Meetings

The dates of future meetings were noted, and it was

Agreed that the next FSG note that the next meeting would be held on 6th November 2019.

(The meeting closed at 4.20pm)

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Active Black Country Partnership Board Meeting Tuesday 24th September 2019 (Beacon Centre, Wolverhampton Road East, Wolverhampton WV4 6AZ)

Present:

Board Members: Deborah Williams (DW) Amanda Tomlinson (AT), Richard Medcalf (RM), Kim Babb (KB), Richard Callicot (RC) Anam Choudhury (AC) and Rachel Conlisk (RCL)

ABCA Nominated: Lisa McNally (LM) and Cllr Farut Shaheen (FS)

Advisors: Ian Carey (IC) Jennie Bimson (JB)

In attendance: Michael Salmon (MS) Daniel Allen (DA) and Rebecca Hill (RH)

Apologies: guy Shears, Arwyn Jones, Sarah Middleton, Cllr Nicolas Barlow, Graham MacPherson Ash Rai and Paul Griffiths

MINUTE NOTES & ACTION Who NO. 43/19 Welcome and Apologies

Welcome from Chair.

Apologies noted.

44/19 Minutes – 30th July 2019

The minutes of the meeting held in 30th July 2019 were submitted and confirmed as a correct record of the meeting.

However, a request was put forward to amend the following points:

• That Rachel Conslick was reappointed as an Independent member RH and not a co-opted member as referred to in the minutes. Completed

• Page 7 typographical error; should be ‘social prescribing’, not ‘social RH subscribing. Completed

45/19 Approval of Advisory Board Member

The Chair confirmed that Board Members were happy to appoint Sue Wilkinson as an Advisory Member. Sue was scheduled to attend her first Active Black Country Board (ABC) meeting on 27th November 2019.

46/19 Strategic Engagement with Sport England via ABCA (Attached)

IC shared that at the June 2019 ABC Board meeting an update was

provided on the letter drafted on behalf of the Association of Black Country Authorities (ABCA) to Tim Hollingsworth (CEO Sport England). This letter had highlighted the appetite for Black Country stakeholders to work collaboratively to drive forward transformational change in physical activity levels across the Black Country.

The letter built on previous discussions with Sport England regarding their level of investment into the Black Country in 2018/19. Those discussions resulted in an additional £150,000 of investment provided by Sport England to trial a place-based approach in tackling physical inactivity.

The fund is destined to develop a framework for place-based change, developing a sense of shared purpose to make the best use of community assets and lead to better outcomes. In response to the ABCA letter Sport England have requested to attend a future ABCA meeting to discuss the overarching approach between Black Country Stakeholders and Sport England.

Sport England had been invited to attend either the December 2019 ABCA meeting or the January2020 ABCA meeting. This enabled sufficient time to be taken to develop a cohesive view with partners and associated ‘ask’ of Sport England.

47/19 Towards An Active Black Country Strategic Framework

Health & Wellbeing

Board Members were informed that ABC had been invited by the STP to sit on the core team of a new Population Health Management project that looked to tackle health inequalities amongst children and young people with a specific focus on early years with the use of an intervention that, at the time, was yet to be decided.

Following discussions amongst the Core team the project focus was narrowed down to three topics;

• Identifying SEN in early years to increase school readiness • Increasing levels of physical literacy amongst young people to reduce health inequalities • Developing asthma pathways for early years

Confirmation was received in August 2019 that the Black Country STP had selected the topic of physical literacy; the core group will now look to develop a targeted intervention over the coming months. This process will include; • A literature review into physical literacy, carried out by the NHS Strategy Unit. • The mapping of potential data sources by an Analyst team who were working in parallel to the Core team. This provided the project with high level forecasting and opportunity analysis with a view to having modelled data at MSOA or LSOA level. • A 2-day regional event will be held in mid-September where all Core teams across the West Midlands are to receive additional training in the principles of Population Health Management and the Black Country team had the opportunity to consider the options for an intervention.

The ABC Board will be regularly informed of progress.

Cycling Social Prescribing Pilot - Smethwick

The Board was informed at the July 2019 meeting that ABC had worked with Transport for West Midlands, British Cycling and Sandwell MBC on a pilot to see cycling increased in the region through social prescribing referrals. It has been confirmed that the pilot will take place in the town of Smethwick in Sandwell. A number of potential starting sites have been identified including Hadley Stadium and Victoria Park.

Volunteers will be recruited by British Cycling (but using resources across all partner organisations) using a digital marketing campaign, local community organisations, schools, GPs and council and wider networks. Using both indoor and outdoor facilities at Hadley Stadium in Smethwick, British Cycling intended to hold one 2-day training course for 20 individuals as part of this programme that looked to incorporate two separate elements;

The project aims to incorporate two recruitment pathways; • GP-Led Recruitment: Sandwell Public Health and ABC have engaged two GP surgeries in the Smethwick area (Cape Hill Medical Practice and Victoria Health Centre) with the aim of encouraging referrals from GPs into ‘Learn to Ride’ or ‘Guided Rides’ programme. Engaged practices shall be encouraged to achieve Active Practice status, as defined by a new partnership between Sport England and the Royal College of General Practitioners. • Community Self-Referral: Utilising the soft launch of Sandwell MBC’s community based social prescribing programme, whereby residents self-refer to activities and opportunities within a web-based system.

Community

Faith Centre engagement Faith and Sport Forum took place on Tuesday 9th July 2019 at the Balaji Temple, Sandwell. In the region of 70 people attended, with the delegates ranging from Places of worship/faith-based groups, strategic partners and Sport providers.

Since the Faith and Sport forum a number of national governing bodies have connected with Places of Worship. The Wolves foundation, Staffordshire cricket and The Lawn Tennis Association all delivered their sport as part of a multisport day at the Guru Nanak which engaged over 1000 participants.

Equally, these national governing bodies had also delivered taster sessions with Balaji Temple and Aladdin’s education Centre in Wolverhampton. Moreover, sector partners and National Governing bodies continued to develop relationships with places of worship as a result of the forum.

Headline feedback from the Faith and Sport forum focused around establishing more localized Interfaith Networks, support to upskill faith centre volunteers, resources (directory and myth busting) and the continued connection of the sectors.

West Midlands PCC ABC’s “Community Safety Partnership” was established via the collection of organizations/groups from across Black Country who had a proven track record of using sport/P as a diversionary activity.

ABC had secured circa £138,000 from West Midlands PCC to disseminate to 8 organizations/sports clubs in “Community Safety Partnership” across the Black Country to deliver sport/P. A across the school summer holiday period to divert young people away from crime and Anti-Social Behavior.

The Summer activities programme ended on 30th August 2019, with focus moved on to the collecting of monitoring data from all of the organizations involved in the programme. Early signs showed that as a collective the organisations engaged over 1000 young people over the summer period and more importantly diverted many young people away from crime/ASB. - There will be an Impact report to follow.

Inclusive Cycling provision: Consultation had taken place with Sandwell and Dudley Local Authorities along with various other partners on the placement of Inclusive Cycling Hubs. The current position is to see bids to submitted to Sport England places to ride investment programme to secure investment for the Hubs in Sandwell and Dudley.

Sport England Community Asset Fund ABC had been involved in a pilot project with Sport England around their Community Asset Fund (CAF). CAF was a capital funding programme designed to support a range of community organisations and groups by making them more sustainable community businesses. ABC developed a pipeline of projects and a pipeline of priority projects that were aimed to support investment across the Black Country.

Activity Alliance A proposal for the Get out and get active (GOGA), a proposal led by the Activity Alliance nationally had been developed. Activity Alliance identified the Black Country as an area of potential investment for this programme due to the work being conducted around places of worship and social prescribing. The proposal focused on two referral routes, being places of worship audiences and referrals through GP’s. The outcome is to be fed back to the Board at a later date.

Black Country Fund

IC confirmed that a place-based approach was to be adopted to see funds utilised over eight wards within the Black Country. Residents engagement and partnership work with ‘Black Country Together’ via two Community Connectors were the intended route to see investment spent.

The finances had been channeled via the West Midlands Combined Authority, and tenders had now gone live. The closing date was 31st October 2019, with awards undertaken once the applications had been reviewed by the procurement panel.

Education

Education paper was tabled for Board members interest Workforce, Employment and Skills

WSE paper was tabled for Board members interest

48/19 Commonwealth Games 2022 Report

Sandwell Aquatics Centre

LM confirmed that the planning process for the Aquatics Centre was on schedule and there were no areas of concern.

Black Country Commonwealth Games 2022 Group

IC stated that the Board had sighted the Terms of Reference for the Steering Group last year. These had been developed by the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership along with ABC. These terms had successfully been approved by ABCA. Appropriate stakeholders had been proposed, yet the flexibility for membership to remain fluid had been permitted.

The steering group had developed a framework that featured a set of meaningful, resilient legacy themes. The draft legacy framework sought to identify key strategic legacy priorities and how they supported a range of desired outcomes providing benefits to stakeholders across the Black Country. The themes and respective priorities have been identified by intelligence through local consultation to use the Commonwealth Games as a catalyst to enhance ambitions

The work to date had provided a platform to hone and develop a small set of priorities that were reflective of Black Country partners ambitions and could be used to form a set of common priorities, for use by Black Country representatives to advocate the regional interest and see the opportunities from CG2022 maximised.

Black Country Consortium, BCLEP and Active Black Country wished to source an individual or organisations to work with them to;

1. Undertake consultation to further develop the framework 2. Map Black Country Local Authority officer representation across the CG2022 Governance structure

KB was to pick up the tendering circulation, and the work was due to take place between September-December 2019.

49/19 Annual Board Evaluation

Under the Code for Sports Governance (Sport England), Active Partnership Boards were subjected to an external evaluation every four years.

In addition, the Board was required to undertake an annual evaluation of its own skills and performance and of individual directors.

Supported by Sport England, Active Black Country undertook a full external governance review in March 2017 and was therefore due for its next external review early in 2021.

Individual discussions between the Chair and Independent Directors were conducted annually. This year, discussions took place between June and August 2019. The purpose of this next step was to:

• Draw out general points from individual reviews for the development of the Board. • Incorporate learning from an Active Partnerships Board Evaluation Project published in July 2019. • Develop an action plan

Board Members agreed that portfolio areas should be focused on during the ABC Away Day on 12th December 2019.

50/19 Dashboards and Audit Committee Update

• Performance

IC explained that performance would be addressed either at the next meeting of board or the information circulated electronically.

• Finance report

It was felt by the Board Members that the income was not helpfully represented in the report. IC stated that this would be addressed in time for the next meeting.

An overspend appeared apparent, but IC explained this was only because due to some budget not aligning with the financial year; this would eventually come back into line. Equally, there had been a limited number of spends posted to incorrect cost centre’s.

IC acknowledged that meeting room expenses could not be helped. He also stressed that any venue arrangements fees associated with CG2022 were split 50/50.

AT suggested that a forecast type position would be useful to the Board due to the current dynamic situation it found itself in, as the report in its existent format did not tie profile budgets and profile spend together.

The Chair directed that going forward the budgets must be reprofiled.

• Safeguarding report & policy

The subject of safeguarding was to be added to a future agenda to enable it to be discussed robust. An early 2020 meeting was suggested

51/19 Chair Update/Director Update

It was shared that the Active Partnership Network’s Annual General Meeting/Development Day had been scheduled for mid-November 2019. The Chair expressed regret that she was unable to attend, but stressed that ABC would be represented by both IC and AT. The Agenda question circulated was ‘What is a good practice model for regional body working’.

IC added that the ABC Chair appointment recruitment process had begun, with the closing date confirmed to be the 10th or 11th October 2019. Members will be updated in due course as to developments. It was to be a two-stage process, with the first stage to involve partnership officers and then moving towards the nomination committee.

52/19 AOB

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Meeting ended 17.20

BLACK COUNTRY EXECUTIVE JOINT COMMITTEE – Wednesday 25 September 2019

DECISIONS – Decisions set out below cannot be implemented until 5 clear working days after publication of this notice which is Thursday 3 October 2019

1. Apologies Stewart Towe, Black Country LEP Councillor Mike Bird, Walsall MBC Alan Lunt, Dudley MBC

2. 19/0053 Notes of Previous Meeting held on It was resolved that: 31 July 2019. The notes of the meeting held on 31 July 2019 be confirmed as a true record.

3. Matters Arising from the notes of the None. previous meeting 4. Declarations of Interest None. 5. 19/0054 Local Government (Access to It was resolved that: Information) Act, 1985 (as amended): the public be excluded from the private session during consideration of :

Agenda Item 13, Agenda Item 14, Agenda Item 15, Agenda Item 16, Agenda Item 17 and Agenda Item 18.

6. 19/0055 Black Country Local Growth Deal – It was resolved that the BCJC: ULTRA LOW EMISSION VEHICLES TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT approves the Accountable Body for the FUNDING (SEPPL143) – Grant Growth Deal (Walsall Council) to proceed Agreement Request to a Grant Agreement with Wolverhampton City Council, to the value of £130,000, to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF) funded elements of the Ultra-Low EV Transport Development Funding Project, with delivery to commence in the 2019/20 financial year.

7. 19/0056 Black Country Local Growth Deal - It was resolved that the BCJC: LOCAL GROWTH DEAL CHANGES TO THE GROWTH DEAL approves the current position of the Growth PROGRAMME – Deal Projects, reflecting all changes to the APPROVAL OF THE 2018/19 YEAR Programme (Funding and Outputs) END POSITION throughout the year and, to maximise the 2018/19 Growth Deal allocation expenditure, requests approval for various changes detailed in attachment 1 of the report.

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8. 19/0057 Black Country Local Growth Deal – It was resolved that the BCJC: WOODS LANE PHASE 2 (SEPPL103) – Amendment to Existing Grant 2.1 approves the Accountable Body for the Agreement Growth Deal (Walsall Council) to proceed to amending the Grant Agreement with Galliford Try Partnerships Ltd to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF) funded elements of the Woods Lane Phase 2 project – with delivery to commence in the 2019/20 financial year.

2.2 The change relates to re-profiling of the approved grant from 2018/19 to 2019/20.

9. 19/0058 Black Country Local Growth Deal – It was resolved that following SANDWELL AQUATIC CENTRE consideration of the confidential (SEPPL93) – Grant Agreement information in the Private Session of the Request agenda, the BCJC:

2.1 approves the Accountable Body for the Growth Deal (Walsall Council) to proceed to a Grant Agreement with Sandwell Council, to the value of £5,000,000, to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF) funded elements of the Sandwell Aquatic Centre project with delivery to commence in the 2019/20 financial year.

2.2 Notes the withdrawal of the Sandwell Aquatic Centre project, to the value of £5,000,000, from within the Land and Property Investment Fund.

10. 19/0059 Black Country Local Growth Deal – It was resolved that following BIRCHLEY ISLAND MAIN SCHEME consideration of the confidential (SEPPL121) – Change Request – information in the Private Session of the Approval to Amend the Existing agenda, the BCJC: Grant Agreement approves the Accountable Body for the Growth Deal (Walsall Council) to proceed to amending the Grant Agreement with Sandwell Council to create a Development Fund phase to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF) funded elements of the Birchley Island Main Scheme project – with delivery to commence in the 2019/20 financial year.

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11. 19/0060 Black Country Local Growth Deal – It was resolved that following BIRCHLEY ISLAND DEVELOPMENT consideration of the confidential PHASE (SEPPL121) – Grant information in the Private Session of the Agreement Request agenda, the BCJC:

2.1 approves the Accountable Body for the Growth Deal (Walsall Council) to proceed to a Grant Agreement with Sandwell Council to deliver the Local Growth Fund (LGF) funded elements of the Birchley Island Development Phase project – with delivery to commence in the 2019/20 financial year.

2.2 This request details a creation of a new development phase Grant Agreement for the scheme.

12. 19/0061 Land and Property Investment Fund – It was resolved that following PHOENIX 10 – CHANGE REQUEST consideration of the confidential (SEPPL89) information in the Private Session of the agenda, the BCJC:

2.1 approves that, only at the expiry of the Black Country Enterprise Zone on 31 March 2038, should a surplus in business rates receipts be generated from the Phoenix 10 site, then this is to be split between Homes England and the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership, in proportion to the final investment made by both parties to the Phoenix 10 project.

2.2 Approve the approach to the apportionment of project outputs, such that the total constructed employment floorspace is split between Homes England and Black Country LEP, in proportion to final investment in the Phoenix 10 project.

2.3 Note that the only direct output of the Phoenix 10 project is land remediated and that the outcomes of the project are indicative at this stage and will be determined once occupiers of the development have been identified.

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Black Country Communications & Marketing Dashboard October 2019 Incorporating: Black Country LEP, Active Black Country, Black Country Skills Factory and Black Country Growth Hub

LEP Communications & Activity Active Black Country Communications & Activity Skills Factory Communications & Activity Partners Engaged • Development of the new ABC website • Black Country Property Forum Event and prep • 3 E-bulletins sent out to engaged employers • Dudley MBC, Sandwell MBC, Walsall MBC, • Creation of the new ABC logo Wolverhampton CC, WMCA, Dept of BEIS, • Circulating Brexit resources • ABC Board Chair recruitment for mentoring/event support for Hub Schools. • Cabinet Office, Black Country Chamber of • Newsletter distributed • Development of Healthy Schools resources New termly newsletter for schools and Commerce, CEC, MMA, Birmingham 2022, • 4 local authority update newsletters issued Enterprise Advisers launched. • Communicated transport plans for MEIF, Sport England, CPSU, Mind, Local • Advertisement of ABC Inactivity Pilot tender • Launch event for Careers Hub Wave 2 schools Government Association, Activity Alliance, Commonwealth Games • Organisation & promotion of a safeguarding workshop Sport NGBs, all current Growth Hub partners. • Wolverhampton University’s honorary degree • Launch of Black Country Young Coach Academy Growth Hub Communications & Activity • campaign Organisation & promotion of an Inclusive Activity • Circulating Brexit Resources from BEIS AVE (as at end Sept 2019) Programme workshop • September Newsletter sent out • Digital Summit work • Support for the Commonwealth Judo Championships at • Invitation to Festival of Enterprise sent out • Supported HS2 Comms the University • Innovation Partner Briefing was successful • Support for and promotion of the Black Country • Supported all news from local authorities and • Added specific Brexit guidance to website Accessibility Games partners • Black Country Inclusion and Diversity Forum • Promoting Innovate UK Collaboration event • Advertisement of Birmingham 2022 tender opportunity • Promoting Access to Finance workshops • Promotion of Get Out Get Active Funding • Promoting EORI Numbers information (Brexit) • Promotion of Wolverhampton Sport Start event • Article: Trade show guidance (DIT) • Promotion of Parents in Sport week • Article: Filing accounts at Companies House • Promotion of Dudley CVS volunteer awards • New website almost ready to launch • Promotion of UK Coaching Awards Planned Events • Support for Bike to School week Top 3 Press Articles (based on AVE for Sept) • BCGH: Festival of Enterprise - 23.10 & 24.10 • Promotion of Sports Parents Promise • Safer journeys for cyclists and pedestrians thanks to • EAN Celebration Event – 16.10 Highways England scheme • Construction Primary Schools – 18.10 • Winter deaths at highest for decade in Black Country • Digital Summit – 29.10 (postponed) • Preparatory works start on £55m scheme Newsletter Statistics • Enterprise Zone event – 01.10 Target • BCGH: Funding Growth Workshop – 20.11 LEP Active Black Country Skills Factory Growth Hub • BCGH On Tour – 18th – 21st November RAG July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep Instagram Analytics Emails Sent n/a 742 N/A 745 220 N/A 44 N/A 19 1,361 439 487 492 Growth Hub Active BC Emails Delivered n/a 735 N/A 741 211 N/A 44 N/A 19 1,356 431 480 487 July Aug Sep July Aug Sep Opened n/a 245 N/A 263 70 N/A 5 N/A 18 269 115 148 197 Followers 274 297 317 129 131 144 Open Rate 25% 33.3 N/A 35.5 33.2% N/A N/A 21.1% 59.6% 26.7% 30.8% 40.5% Clicked n/a 75 N/A 89 17 N/A 2 N/A 0 2 45 11 45 Posts 28 15 10 0 8 7 Bounced n/a 7 N/A 4 9 N/A 0 N/A 0 5 8 7 5 Unsubscribed n/a 0 N/A 1 2 N/A 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 Engagement 140 59 42 0 33 35 New Subscribers n/a 0 N/A 3 11 5 7 0 0 0 34 24 18 Black Country Communications & Marketing Dashboard October 2019 Incorporating: Black Country LEP, Active Black Country, Black Country Skills Factory and Black Country Growth Hub

Website Analytics LinkedIn Analytics LEP Active Black Country Skills Factory Consortium Growth Hub LEP Growth Hub July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep Total Visits 3,379 2,395 3,463 1,505 1,075 1,687 767 852 228 1,198 1,266 1,238 1,684 1,773 1.792 Posts 30 31 67 124 119 108 Post 1,200 1526 1565 19,861 16,742 13,626 Users 2,642 2120 2,665 1,300 936 1,323 536 696 214 795 1,023 1,050 1,262 1,397 1,382 Impressions Clicks 23 18 27 372 279 211 Page Views 8,508 6,754 8,073 4,476 2,568 8,776 4,390 2,718 752 3,332 2,994 3,354 6,112 5,781 6,387 Shares, 1 0 2 60 74 66 Comments, Reactions Facebook Analytics Twitter Followers 16 14 14 248 165 160 (new) Active Black Country Growth Hub New 10000 15 11 12 107 80 58 July Aug Sep July Aug Sep LEP Followers 8000 29 43 25 125 121 106 Posts YouTube Analytics Post 6000 3,207 5,188 2,675 2,429 2,685 2,364 Active Black Impressions 4000 LEP Active Black Country Country July Aug Sep July Aug Sep Reach 2,279 3,803 2,023 826 1,002 784 2000 Skills Factory Views 14 40 64 123 80 82 Engagement 161 188 158 93 53 70 0 Average % 3.5% 9.6% 22% 39.1% 36% 34% New Page Viewed 5 0 1 1 6 1 Growth Hub Likes LEP Twitter Followers (as at end Sep 2019) Region Sep-19 Twitter Analytics Sheffield City Region 12579 LEP Active Black Country Skills Factory Growth Hub North East 10738 Leeds City Region 10442 July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep July Aug Sep Liverpool 9399 Tweets 89 82 169 69 68 56 18 1 1 153 119 116 Humber 8576 Tweet 73,600 50,500 107,000 47,800 37,100 42,500 7,448 1,939 1,147 83,300 67,100 52,900 Black Country 8300 Impressions Derby Nottingham 8086 Profile Visits 862 212 431 1,384 490 633 125 0 30 835 139 212 New Anglia 8000 Mentions 82 63 92 68 73 102 12 0 7 47 43 29 Worcestershire 7853 New Followers 53 20 TBC 23 20 25 2 1 0 36 7 0 Coventry and Warwickshire 6810 Greater Birmingham and Solihull 6254 London 4604