Agenda Template

Notice of a public meeting of

Shareholder Committee

To:	Councillors Lomas (Chair) and Kilbane
Date:	Monday, 2 February 2026
Time:	4.30 pm
Venue:	West Offices

AGENDA

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1. Apologies for Absence

To receive and note apologies for absence.

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2. Declarations of Interest

At this point in the meeting, Members and co-opted members are asked to declare any disclosable pecuniary interest, or other registerable interest, they might have in respect of business on this agenda, if they have not already done so in advance on the Register of Interests. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

(1) Members must consider their interests, and act according to the

following:

Type of Interest	You must:

Disclosable Pecuniary Interests	Disclose the interest; not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

Other Registrable Interests (Directly Related) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Directly Related)	Disclose the interest; speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak but otherwise not participate in the discussion or vote; and leave the meeting unless you have a dispensation.

Other Registrable Interests (Affects) OR Non-Registrable Interests (Affects)	Disclose the interest; remain in the meeting, participate, and vote unless the matter affects the financial interest or well-being: (a) to a greater extent than it affects the financial interests of a majority of inhabitants of the affected ward; and (b) a reasonable member of the public knowing all the facts would believe that it would affect your view of the wider public interest, in which case speak on the item only if the public are also allowed to speak, but otherwise not do not participate in the discussion or vote, and leave the meeting, unless you have a dispensation.

(2) Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

(3) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

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3. Minutes

To approve and sign the minutes of the last meeting of the Committee held on 13 October 2025.

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4. Exclusion of Press and Public

To consider excluding the public and press from the meeting during consideration of Agenda Item 7, Annex D; Agenda Item 10, Appendix 1 and Agenda Item 11, Appendices 1 and 2 on the grounds that this contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). This information is classed as exempt under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to information) (Variation) Order 2006.

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5. Public Participation

At this point in the meeting members of the public who have registered to speak can do so. Members of the public may speak on agenda items or on matters within the remit of the committee.

Please note that our registration deadlines are set as 2 working days before the meeting, in order to facilitate the management of public participation at our meetings. The deadline for registering at this meeting is 5:00pm on 30 January 2026.

To register to speak please visit www.york.gov.uk/AttendCouncilMeetings to fill in an online registration form. If you have any questions about the registration form or the meeting, please contact Democratic Services. Contact details can be found at the foot of this agenda.

Webcasting of Public Meetings

Please note that, subject to available resources, this meeting will be webcast including any registered public speakers who have given their permission. The meeting can be viewed live and on demand at http://www.york.gov.uk/webcasts.

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6. Yorwaste Limited Update

(Pages 7 - 10)

To consider reports from Yorwaste providing information on the companies latest financial and non-financial performance for the 2025/26 financial year. The report also considers the ongoing issues facing the company as part of setting a budget for 2026/27.

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7. City of York Trading Limited Update

(Pages 11 - 38)

To note the statutory accounts for City of York Trading Ltd 2024/2025.

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8. Work With York Limited Update

(Pages 39 - 44)

To consider and receive the Work with York Ltd Performance Update February 2026.

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9. Make It York Limited Update

(Pages 45 - 156)

To consider reports from Make It York (MIY) on the company’s financial and non-financial performance since the last report in October 2025.

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10. YPO Limited Update Report

(Pages 157 - 164)

To provide members of the Shareholder Committee with an update on the performance of YPO, of which York is one of thirteen founder members of the governing Joint Committee.

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11. Veritau Limited Business Update

(Pages 165 - 212)

This report provides an update on the performance and trading activities of Veritau Limited and Veritau Public Sector Limited (VPS) since the last meeting of this Committee in October 2025.

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12. Work Plan

(Pages 213 - 214)

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13. Urgent Business
	Any other business which the Chair considers urgent under the Local Government Act 1972.

Democracy Officer: Ben Jewitt

Contact details:

· Telephone – (01904) 553073

· Email – benjamin.jewitt@york.gov.uk

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For more information about any of the following please contact the Democratic Services Officer responsible for servicing this meeting:

· Registering to speak

· Business of the meeting

· Any special arrangements

· Copies of reports and

· For receiving reports in other formats

Contact details are set out above.

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