BETTER BANKSIDE
- GREAT GUILDFORD STREET
SE1 0SY LONDON
Phone: 020 7928 3998
E-mail: Send messagewww.betterbankside.co.uk
Short profile:
Better Bankside is the third BID in the UK, the second in London and the first south of the river. A Business Improvement District (BID) is an independent, business-owned and led company, which seeks to improve a given location for commercial activity. Better Bankside's members are the 300 companies in the BID area who pay its annual 'levy'. Many of these are heavily involved in the governance of the company.
Better Bankside is a company limited by guarantee, run by and for its members. It has no share capital. Any surpluses generated are reinvested in the company's services.
Detailed description:
In achieving its aims, Better Bankside seeks continually to hear the comments of the membership on its services. It seeks to do this in three main ways:
Its board meets every six weeks to review progress
Eight theme groups, meeting periodically, agree the elements of the programme
An annual survey gauges awareness of, and satisfaction with the programme
Better Bankside also invites contact with its staff at Bankside Community Space, with its Bankside Rangers, through Business Club events, and through the regular ebriefs and website. Each levy payer is eligible to become a member of the company, but does need to apply. Others can apply to join at the discretion of the board. The Annual General Meeting provides an opportunity for all members to ask questions of the board and to stand for election to it.
Keywords:
regeneration, BID, Business Improvement District, cleaning, community, safety, community wardens, business club, corporate social responsibility, survey gauges, programme, Area Strategy, Events, Networking, Planting, Website, Volunteering