Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Managing Director, Alexandra Palace Trading Limited (APTL) advising the Advisory Committee on forthcoming events to the end of the financial year.

The Committee received the Forthcoming Events report and noted that in addition to the events listed in the report there were many smaller rooms booked within the Palace for meetings and other events including filming and conferences.

The Chair expressed concern about whether event bookings would continue considering the problems with funding to repair the Palace building. The Managing Director – Alexandra Palace Trading Company (APTL) explained that the building would be maintained at the appropriate level, although the dilapidations were challenging and increased investment in the building would enable more events to be delivered.  It was noted that APTL’s turnover had remained static and new events bookings had been made.

In response to a Committee Member’s question it was reported that the Secret Cinema event had been renamed and not advertised due to the secret nature of the event, organised by Future Shorts and held every three months.  The location and film being shown remains a secret until nearer to the date and is attended by 5000 people each day.

The Chair recognised the good work being done to increase APTL’s turnover and the challenges faced due to the building dilapidations.

RESOLVED that the report be noted.