Governance

LIPA’s purpose
Founding learning principles
Clients
Committees
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Charitable Status
Quality of Education
Freedom of Information Act
Equality of Opportunity

LIPA’s purpose

LIPA exists to provide exemplary and distinctive vocational performing arts and related education and training.

Founding learning principles

To foster individual versatility.
To balance the performing arts as an economy and art forms.
To promote self-sufficiency and a spirit of enterprise.
To promote cross skill collaboration.
To ensure parity of esteem for both support roles and performing roles.

Clients

Performers and those who make performance possible from all over the world. We want to contribute towards our local and regional profile.

Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts ("LIPA")

LIPA is a company limited by guarantee. It was registered as Company number 2511501 in June 1990. The Directors of the Company for the purposes of the Companies Act are

Isabel Begg
James Dow
Simon Fowler
Louise Ellman
Ken Webster
Frank Sanderson
Geoffrey Goodwin (Vice Chairman)
Ken Tipton
Richard Young
Ian Jones (Chairman)
Roger Morris
David Harrison (staff representative)
Mark Featherstone-Witty (Founding Principal and CEO)

Together they constitute LIPA’s Council. They are referred to internally as Council Directors. The Council is responsible for the day to day management of LIPA. They meet a minimum of 3 times a year. They serve for up to 8 years. The Chair is elected by the Council. A student representative attends Council meetings as an observer. Council Directors are elected by Council.

Our Associates

Our Associates contribute to our development by applying their specialist experience and knowledge to achieve our strategic goals.

James Berresford
Bill Carroll
John Flamson
Thomas Schönberg
Tony Wood

The members of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act are

John Causebrook
Flo Clucas
Jim Dimmock
Mark Featherstone-Witty
Anthony Field
Geoffrey Goodwin
Rupert Grey
Ian Jones (Chairman)
Joanna Moriarty
Roger Morris
Humphrey Walwyn (Associate)

The guarantors are the Members of LIPA and are internally referred to as such. They include some of the original subscribers. They are the guardians of LIPA’s mission. They meet a minimum of once a year. There is no time limit on their length of service. They have no say in the day to day management of LIPA. They are consulted by Council on questions of long term strategy and the appointment of the Principal. They have the power to dismiss Council-Directors. New Members are elected by Members.

Committees

The Council has set up the following Committees

Finance Committee
Audit Committee
Nominations and Governance Committee
Remuneration Committee
Teaching and Learning Board

Each committee is chaired by a Council Director.

Aerial view of LIPA

Memorandum and Articles of Association

The Memorandum and Articles of Association have been approved by the Privy Council and the Charities Commission. Copies are filed with the Registrar of Companies.

Charitable Status

LIPA is registered as a charity. Its registration number is 1001565. It is designated a non-exempt charity by the Charities Act 2010. Its Principle Regulator is the Charities Commission.

Quality of Education

The standard of Education provided by LIPA to its students is assessed within a six-year cycle of institutional audit by the Quality Assurance Agency pursuant to the Agency’s contract with the Higher Education Funding Council.

Freedom of Information Act 2000

LIPA has produced a Publication Scheme in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Equality of Opportunity

LIPA has policies and development programmes in place to promote equality of opportunity.

Public Interest Disclosure

LIPA has in place appropriate procedures for staff to raise matters of legitimate concern in the public interest as required by law.

If you have any queries or wish to find out more about LIPA, please write to:

The Company Secretary
LIPA,
Mount Street,
Liverpool
L1 9HF
UK