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Annual Report 2021

    Introduction

Introduction

Mandy Thorn MBE - Chair, Marches Local Enterprise Partnership

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    A decade of delivery

A Decade of Delivery

Directing nearly £145 million of investment into the region over the past ten years

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£145m invested in Marches

£145M invested in Marches

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
£31m invested in innovation

£31m invested in innovation

 

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
18,230 jobs created or in pipeline

18,230 jobs created

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
15,771 learners assisted since 2015

15,771 learners assisted since 2015

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
52,295 businesses helped by Marches Growth Hub since 2015

52,295 businesses helped since 2015

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
2,110 apprenticeships delivered

2,110 apprenticeships delivered since 2015

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
£4.97m invested in skills capital

£4.97m invested in skills capital since 2015

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
2,200 jobs to be created by £18m investment in the HEZ

2,200 jobs to be created through £18m investment in Skylon Park, Hereford Enterprise Zone

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
93%+ high-speed broadband coverage

93%+ high-speed broadband coverage across the region

* Figures for the Marches LEP and Hereford Enterprise Zone
    A year of achievement

A Year of Achievement

Continuing to deliver on our mission to drive the region’s economy despite the unprecedented impact of the pandemic

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Case study: Flaxmill and Maltings

A total of 25,000 sq ft of office space is now being marketed at Shrewsbury’s Flaxmill and Maltings

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Case study: Centre of Excellence for Health and Social Care

£3.5m LEP investment sees 72 new jobs, 174 new apprentices and enrolment of over 1,000 students in the first four years

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Case study: The Shell Store

Creation of more than 4,000 sq m of employment space, forecast 98 new jobs by 2023 and 426 by 2031

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    Looking forward

Looking Forward

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Recovery and Resilience

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A Sustainable World

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Building Skills For Work

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    Supporting your business
30,277 business interactions

30,277 business interactions through Marches Growth Hub

782 people helped to start a business

782 people helped to start a business

235 Marches Growth Hub events

235 Marches Growth Hub events

Consistently high customer satisfaction

Consistently high customer satisfaction

5,930 attendees at growth hub events

5,930 attendees at growth hub events

13,980 referrals made to partners

13,980 referrals made to partners 

1,457 Marches calls to the National Business Support Helpline

1,457 Marches calls to the National Business Support Helpline

30,663 unique visitors to the website

30,663 unique visitors to the website

45,990 website visits

45,990 website visits

Supporting Your Business

Businesses turned to the Marches Growth Hub for support, advice and access to funding in record numbers.

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    Case studies

EMS Hereford

£22,000 Marches Building Investment Grant helps company move to new Hereford offices

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Planet Doughnut Shrewsbury

Growth Hub support helps Planet Doughnut Ltd grow from three employees to 32 in three years

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Global Minds Telford

£50,000 ERDF Business Growth Programme 2 grant helps business move to Telford creating 37 new jobs by end of 2022

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    Hereford Enterprise Zone

Hereford Enterprise Zone

An investment of over £50m in land and buildings at Skylon Park is entering it's final stages

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Cyber Quarter – Midlands Centre for Cyber Security

The Marches LEP invested £2.82m of Local Growth Funding into creating the UK’s leading centre of excellence in cyber security

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    Champions and partners

The Marches LEP has a range of champions working across the region to drive change and development in the areas they represent.

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Sonia Roberts Diversity and the Community Learn more
Paul Kalinauckas Access to Finance Learn more
Dave Courteen Small
 Business Learn more
Gordon Coppock Energy and Net Zero Learn more
Graham Guest Skills Learn more
    Finances

Finances

Marches LEP financial statement 2020-2021

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