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APPENDIX 3 Our Corporate Plan 2018 – 23 Page 2 | Our Corporate Plan for 2018 – 23 ShapeShape ContributeContributeContribute to to to Shape outstandingoutstanding a flourishinga flourishinga flourishing outstanding environmentsenvironments Our visionsocietysocietysociety environments The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the Square Mile dedicated to a vibrant and thriving City, supporting a diverse and sustainable London within a globally-successful UK. We aim to… SupportSupport aSupport a a thrivingthriving thriving economyeconomyeconomy By strengthening Contribute to Shape the character, a flourishing outstanding capacity and society environments connections of the City, London and the UK for the benefit of people ContributeContribute to to ShapeShape Contribute to SupportSupport aSupport a a Shape who live, learn, work a flourishinga flourishing outstandingoutstanding a flourishing thrivingthriving thriving outstanding and visit here. societysociety environmentsenvironments society economyeconomyeconomyenvironments Support a thriving economy Everything we do contributes towards the achievement of twelve outcomes: ContributeContribute to to SupportSupport a Shape Shape a flourishinga flourishing thrivinga thriving outstanding outstanding societysociety economyeconomy environments environments 1. People are safe and 5. Businesses are trusted 9. We are digitally and feel safe. and socially and physically well-connected environmentally and responsive. 2. People enjoy good responsible. health and wellbeing. 10. We inspire enterprise, 6. We have the world’s excellence, creativity 3. People have equal best legal and regulatory and collaboration. opportunities to enrich framework and access to 11. We have clean air, land their lives and reach global markets. their full potential. and water and a thriving 7. We are a global hub for and sustainable natural 4. Communities are innovation in finance environment. cohesive and have and professional services, the facilities they need. 12. Our spaces are secure, commerce and culture. resilient and well- 8. We have access to the maintained. skills and talent we need. Our Corporate Plan for 2018 – 23 | Page 3 Our vision There are There are The City of London Corporation is the governing body of the 513,000 Square Mile dedicated to 513,000 a vibrant and thriving City, workers in the City of London, or 10% of London’s workerstotal workforce. in the City 1 in of 58 London, UK workers or 10% are of employed London’s supporting a diverse and total workforce. 1 inin 58 the UK City. workers are employed sustainable London within a in the City. globally-successful UK. Who we are The Square Mile is the historic centre of London and is home We look after over to the ‘City’ – the financial We look after over and commercial heart of the UK. Our reach extends far beyond the Square Mile’s 11,000 boundaries and across 11,000 private, public and charitable acres acresof green spaces. and community sector of green spaces. responsibilities. This, along with our independent and That’s approximately the same size as 20 Hyde Parks That’s approximately the same size as 20 Hyde Parks non-party political voice and Our spaces have over convening power, enables Our spaces have over us to promote the interests of people and organisations 23million across London and the UK visits each year. visits each year. and play a valued role on the world-stage. The City Corporation’s charity-funder, City Bridge The City Corporation’s charity-funder, City Bridge Trust, is London’s largest independent charitable Trust, is London’s largest independent charitable funder, distributing around funder, distributing around £20million a year. Page 4 | Our Corporate Plan for 2018 – 23 The UK financial services The UK financial services industry contributed industry contributed We are We are the curs £75bn the curs £75bnin tax revenue in 2018. in tax revenue in 2018. of the total tax contribution fourth ofto the the total UK istax generated contribution from fourth 11%tofinancial the UK services.is generated from biggestbiggest 11% financial services. funder of culture, funder of culture, investing tion ora is r investing rp ion an o orat is k Crp ra e o nk d yC e it a y d tC s i a s t Ce h h t e e h T h e £110m T £110m every year in heritage and cultural every year in heritage and cultural activities of all kinds. activities of all kinds. TOPTOP academy sponsor in the country for pupil academyprogress sponsor by the Suttonin the country Education for Trust.pupil progress by the Sutton Education Trust. In 2017, There are In 2017, approximatelyThere are approximately 18.4m 18.4mpeople visited the Square Mile, spending over people visited the Square Mile, spending over residents living in theresidents City of living London. in the City of London. £1.7bn£1.7bn The City is home to The City is home to 23,58023,580 businesses,businesses, with nearly 99% of these being SMEs with nearly 99% of these being SMEs but the large firms (1%) provide over but the large firms50% (1%) provide over 50% s jobs. s jobs. Our Corporate Plan for 2018 – 23 | Page 5 Our responsibilities Beyond our statutory duties for the City, London and the UK, we are also responsible for a wide portfolio of work and institutions both inside and outside the Square Mile. Our responsibilities in the Square Mile © Crown copyright and database rights 2018 OS 100023243 City of London Boundary (Square Mile) Correct as of April 2018 Bridges Housing Other 1 - Blackfriars Bridge 13 - Barbican Estate 27 - City Bridge Trust 2 - Millennium Bridge 14 - Golden Lane Estate 28 - City of London 15 - Middlesex Street Estate Magistrates Court 3 - Southwark Bridge 29 - Guildhall Public Libraries 4 - London Bridge 30 - Mansion House 6 - Barbican Library 5 - Tower Bridge 31 - The Old Bailey 16 - Artizan Street Library 32 - Walbrook Wharf Cultural Attractions 17 - City Business Library/ 6 - Barbican Arts Centre Guildhall Library Schools 18 - Shoe Lane Library 7 - City of London 33 - City of London School Information Centre Markets 34 - City of London School for Girls 8 - City of London Police Museum 19 - Leadenhall Market 35 - Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School 9 - Guildhall Art Gallery and 20 - Smithfield Market Part-fund Roman Amphitheatre Police Stations 36 - Gresham College 10 - Guildhall School of Music 21 - City of London Police and Drama Headquarters 37 - London Symphony Orchestra 11 - The Monument 22 - Bishopsgate Station 38 - Museum of London 23 - Snow Hill Station 12 - Billingsgate Roman House We are also responsible for the & Baths 24 - Wood Street Station development of Culture Mile, in the Public Spaces north-west corner of the Square Mile, between Farringdon and Moorgate. 25 - Bunhill Fields 26 - City Gardens (all green areas) Page 6 | Our Corporate Plan for 2018 – 23 Our responsibilities outside the Square Mile Inset map City of London Boundary (Square Mile) Correct as of April 2018 Animal Health Markets 29 - Coulsdon Common 1 - Heathrow Animal Reception 14 - Billingsgate Market Centre 30 - Epping Forest 15 - New Spitalfields Market Cultural Attractions 31 - Farthing Downs and New Hill Schools 2 - Keats House 32 - Hampstead Heath 16 - COL Academy (Islington) 3 - London Metropolitan Archives 33 - Highgate Wood 17 - COL Academy (Southwark) 34 - Kenley Common Housing 18 - COL Academy Highgate Hill 35 - Queen’s Park 4 - Almshouses 19 - COL Academy Shoreditch Park 36 - Riddlesdown 5 - Avondale Square 20 - City Of London Freemen’s 37 - Spring Park 6 - Dron House School 38 - Stoke Common 7 - Holloway Estate 21 - Galleywall Primary 39 - West Ham Park 8 - Isleden House 22 - Highbury Grove Secondary’ School 40 - West Wickham Common 9 - Southwark Estates 23 - Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Ports 10 - Sydenham Hill Estate Centre 41 - London City Airport 11 - William Blake Estate 24 - Redriff Primary School 42 - London Gateway 12 - Windsor House Estate 25 - The City Academy, Hackney 43 - Sheerness 13 - York Way Estate Public Spaces 44 - Thamesport 26 - Ashtead Common 45 - Tilbury 27 - Burnham Beeches We are also responsible for offices 46 - Denton Office in Europe and Asia. 28 - Cemetery and Crematorium Our Corporate Plan for 2018 – 23 | Page 7 The coming Our How we’ll use five years commitments this plan 2018-23 is likely to be another To do so, we will need to be This plan is designed to be used period of significant change on relevant, responsible, reliable as a strategic framework to a global, national and regional and radical as an organisation. guide our thinking and decision- level, bringing with it significant We will need to think and act making and help ensure that threats as well as opportunities. strategically and at pace. And everything we do takes us closer we will need to ensure that to achieving our vision. Preventing climate change, everyone can share in the terrorism and cyber-crime, It sets out our vision, the aims benefits we aim to create. and countering their effects, and outcomes that drive us, will remain high priorities. So This means as individuals we must our responsibilities, challenges too will retaining the UK’s be open: to unlocking the full and commitments and the competitiveness, in the context potential of our many assets – our high-level actions we’ll take to of Brexit, increases in the cost of people, heritage, green and help our elected Members and living and reductions in public urban spaces, funds, data and staff see where to focus their sector spending. technology; to trying new things efforts to achieve sustainable and learning as we go; and to systemic change. Disruptive changes, such as working with our stakeholders the digitisation of our work In year one we will use it to and partners who share our aims. and personal lives, are likely develop our strategic priorities, to bring both threats and to decide how best to go about opportunities to our residents, delivering them, to allocate workers, visitors, partners and resources towards pursuing them our own organisation.