Decision details

The Museum Manager presented the report presenting RAMM’s Business Plan 2018-22 for Members’ consideration.  This has been prepared as a result of RAMM’s successful application to Arts Council England (ACE) to be recognised as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO).  The decision at the end of June 2017 was, as for all other cultural organisations making similar applications, an ‘in principle’ one, with an associated conditional financial offer for each of the four years.  The next stage for all successful applicants was to prepare a Business Plan and a number of other required documents. Members were advised that securing external funding through other grant making bodies would be of growing importance in RAMM’s future and this report also proposed a recommendation to support this area of work.

Members were advised of the potential amount of funding that RAMM could receive over the next four years from the Arts Council England should this application be successful.

Members supported the Business Plan and the proposed way forward.

Place Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 9 November 2017 and its comments were reported.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)        RAMM’s Business Plan 2018-2022 be endorsed;

(2)        the final submission of the Business Plan to the Arts Council England to support RAMM’s case for investment be agreed;

(3)        the Portfolio Holder for Economy and Culture be authorised to agree adjustments to the Business Plan that do not affect its overall priorities or direction of travel;

(4)        the Director Communications and Marketing and Museum Manager be authorised, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, Economy and Culture, to submit applications for grant funding less than £100,000 in value, where there is no requirement for match funding; and

(5)        the Museum Manager be authorised, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, Economy and Culture, to submit applications for grant funding less than £50,000 in value, where there is no requirement for match funding.