the high street is dead

Paddy O'Dors said:
Well good luck with that. How easy do you think it is to set up a charity?

The board of trustees of the MAC Trust are all prominent figures in Sunderland life. I'm glad they're using their knowledge, expertise and contacts to improve the town. They've saved the fire station from being knocked down and the Derry being turned into a Costa so far. Onwards and upwards.
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It’s quite easy to set a charity up mate. I know a few people who own charities that benefit disabled people in Sunderland who have had funding cut while the council fund a pub/restaurant. That’s all am saying paddy.
 


the boot said:
It's quite easy to set a charity up mate. I know a few people who own charities that benefit disabled people in Sunderland who have had funding cut while the council fund a pub/restaurant. That’s all am saying paddy.
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And it's the council's fault they've had funding cut? People slate the council for knocking down old historic buildings, and now they're getting pelters for saving them.
 
the boot said:
Once again paddy I said good on them. But other charities and people who they help know where the council funding is going now.
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Charities are responsible for raising their own funding. Perhaps they should get out and rattle a few tins.

Just been chatting to a friend in the third sector and he reckons the The Peacock, Fire Station and Dun Cow will not get charitable rate relief cos they are not used for charitable purposes.
 
Paddy O'Dors said:
Charities are responsible for raising their own funding. Perhaps they should get out and rattle a few tins.

Just been chatting to a friend in the third sector and he reckons the The Peacock, Fire Station and Dun Cow will not get charitable rate relief cos they are not used for charitable purposes.
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The engine rooms will get a discount. I suppose we will find out.
 
EDGE said:
Or tax companies like Amazon similarly.
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It's business rates that cripple the high street. That's based on the value of your premises. Not sure how you charge a company that doesn't have any premises business rates.

Corporation tax isn't the problem for these high street stores. That's charged on profits, and they don't make any profits.
 
Hulkster said:
It's business rates that cripple the high street. That's based on the value of your premises. Not sure how you charge a company that doesn't have any premises business rates.

Corporation tax isn't the problem for these high street stores. That's charged on profits, and they don't make any profits.
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Think there was talk of taxing web based companies on turnover rather than profits.

No idea what stage that is at now.

Aren't Starbucks using Ireland as a base on which their European profits are taxed? Just happens that they are amongst the lowest.
 
Paddy O'Dors said:
Charities are responsible for raising their own funding. Perhaps they should get out and rattle a few tins.

Just been chatting to a friend in the third sector and he reckons the The Peacock, Fire Station and Dun Cow will not get charitable rate relief cos they are not used for charitable purposes.
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IIRC there was a subsidary ltd company set up for running the pubs. That being the case, they'll pay normal commercial business rates.
 
Paddy O'Dors said:
And it's the council's fault they've had funding cut? People slate the council for knocking down old historic buildings, and now they're getting pelters for saving them.
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No, he just replied (correctly) to your question - that it’s quite easy/simple to set up a ‘charity’

Well done for changing the question though, no one noticed ;)
 
THELORDRODWELL said:
No, he just replied (correctly) to your question - that it’s quite easy/simple to set up a ‘charity’

Well done for changing the question though, no one noticed ;)
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They're not that easy to set up. Meeting the charitable objectives isn't that easy. It's why Community Interest Companies were brought out in the early 2000's as a kind of halfway house between charities and companies that make a profit.

the boot said:
Of course they can, it’s how they grow, Any profit made will cover running costs, directors and trustees salaries along with their expenses.
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I think you're confusing overheads with profit. The "profit" is what is used to meet the charitable objectives.
 
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Well,done Sunderland council
In the week m and s are blaming the impact of out of town on their high street sites Sunderland council increase asking charges
They have no imagination when it comes to parking and will push more people away from the city centre
Cue the hand ringing as trade drops again
I would despair if I was a trader in the city centre
Charging for parking is a blunt tool for raising revenue
Why not only charge between 10 and 3 or two hours free and pay for the third hour plus
Even shields seem to have more idea charging by the minute and free by the customs house
The amount of money wasted on hair brained traffic schemes such as widening the road to the greyhound stadium and making north bridge street two way would be better spent on roviding a more dynamic parking programme
 
hmmmm north of england :lol:

The Postings mall in Kirkcaldy, in which 14 of the 21 shops lie empty, was sold for £310,000 to an unnamed bidder on Tuesday

Scottish shopping centre sold for close to average house price

Bidding started at £10 for the shopping centre, which cost £4.25m to build and opened in 1981.

Several interested parties present in the room at the Berkeley Hotel in central London lost out to a bidder on the phone, understood to be an investor from the north of England
 
sima-hebburn said:
hmmmm north of england :lol:

The Postings mall in Kirkcaldy, in which 14 of the 21 shops lie empty, was sold for £310,000 to an unnamed bidder on Tuesday

Scottish shopping centre sold for close to average house price

Bidding started at £10 for the shopping centre, which cost £4.25m to build and opened in 1981.

Several interested parties present in the room at the Berkeley Hotel in central London lost out to a bidder on the phone, understood to be an investor from the north of England
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£310K is an AVERAGE house price?! Christ on a bike
 
sima-hebburn said:
hmmmm north of england :lol:

The Postings mall in Kirkcaldy, in which 14 of the 21 shops lie empty, was sold for £310,000 to an unnamed bidder on Tuesday

Scottish shopping centre sold for close to average house price

Bidding started at £10 for the shopping centre, which cost £4.25m to build and opened in 1981.

Several interested parties present in the room at the Berkeley Hotel in central London lost out to a bidder on the phone, understood to be an investor from the north of England
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Worked there. Grim.
 
sima-hebburn said:
hmmmm north of england :lol:

The Postings mall in Kirkcaldy, in which 14 of the 21 shops lie empty, was sold for £310,000 to an unnamed bidder on Tuesday

Scottish shopping centre sold for close to average house price

Bidding started at £10 for the shopping centre, which cost £4.25m to build and opened in 1981.

Several interested parties present in the room at the Berkeley Hotel in central London lost out to a bidder on the phone, understood to be an investor from the north of England
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but not 'from' the north ;)
 

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