LOOKING AHEAD
Our Budget for 2020/21 Income
GO! SOUTHAMPTON
GO! SOUTHAMPTON
A snapshot of 2019/20
Your Team
Expenditure
Aryana Neo Business Engagement Manager
Levy payer income £1,068,264
Gabriela Moise Ranger Site Manager
Carol Bowers Crime Reduction Administrator
Gemma Nichols Partnerships & Events Director
Debbi Martin Ranger
Gemma Pratt Office Manager
Flo Bevis Marketing Executive
Giles Semper Executive Director
James Arnold Ranger
TOTAL:
Commercial income £141,000
Grant funding £35,000
Other £5,370
£1,299,051 Martin Conlan Case File Builder
City Centre Experience
£368,665
Better Marketing
£184,958
Events & Partnerships
£202,222
Stronger Business
£231,418
Core Costs
£311,788
Mehreen Malik Intern
Rebecca Handley Operations DIrector
Tom Madge City Marketing Director
New to the BID? • A Business Improvement District (BID) is a not-for-profit company owned, led and funded by local businesses. • BIDs have been a global success story, transforming towns and cities into thriving centres, attracting locals, visitors and new business.
• Southampton’s BID covers the city centre and includes over 650 businesses, ranging from law firms and accountants to retailers and restaurants. • It is funded by a compulsory levy on eligible businesses, based on the rateable value (RV) of commercial premises.
All information in this leaflet correct at time of going to print (February 2020)
Contact Us 02380 003637
info@gosouthampton.co.uk
www.gosouthampton.co.uk
Dear GO! Southampton Levy Payer, GO! Southampton is almost at the end of the third year of its initial five-year term. As a Board we felt it important to measure our performance against our original objectives and so we have just published a Mid-Term Review that takes a detailed look at the achievements of the BID to date. You will receive your own copy in the post but you can also find it online at www.gosouthampton.co.uk. Complementing the Review, the enclosed leaflet offers a snapshot of our 2019/20 achievements as well as laying out our 12 key projects for the next 12 months. The BID has achieved many things in the last year, including the city’s success in getting through to round two of the government’s Future High Streets Fund; however shoplifting, assaults on staff, aggressive begging and visible drug taking are on the rise. It will be impossible for the BID to achieve its major ambitions for the city centre if its work is constantly undermined by crime and anti-social behaviour. This is why we’ve launched an ongoing campaign for more city-centre policing and are piloting our own security guards.
In spite of these issues, we do feel optimistic about the future. This year the BID is supporting the Mayflower 400 commemorative programme, whilst we’re also playing a significant role in Southampton’s City of Culture 2025 bid. In light of the rising costs of delivering services to you the BID levy rate has increased by 1.825% this year in line with the Consumer Price Index, a decision the Board did not take lightly as we are fully aware of the cost pressures that levy payers are also under. For our smallest members this represents an increase of just over £4 per year. Please be assured that the Board stewards these monies with extreme care and always with a view to generating value for our members. Please do consider joining one of our three ‘theme groups’ or standing for election to our board (we’re particularly keen to hear from businesses with fewer than 50 staff). And do let me know how else the BID can help you. Tim Keeping Chair