The Aire Resilience company is a Community Interest Company established to improve the resilience of the Aire Valley, Leeds and the surrounding areas in the face of climate change. It is structured as a means of facilitating delivery through local organisations rather than having a workforce of its own. Consequently, it has a simple structure orientated toward the achievement of these goals.

Our Board

ARC is built on collaboration, working across sectors to achieve better outcomes for businesses, landowners, communities and the environment. As a Community Interest Company (CIC), ARC is governed by a Board of Directors representing the key stakeholders and interests involved.

These will include representatives for :

  • Businesses Partners contributing to the maintenance of ARC delivery.
  • Farmers & Landowners on whose land the measures are located.
  • Leeds City Council
  • The Rivers Trust
  • The local community
  • An independent chair
  • An appointee to the board nominated by the Environment Agency (EA) and Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC)

The board can also elect additional and associate members to ensure that it has the right knowledge and experience in place to make sound decisions that enable ARC to fulfil its stated aims and obligations to stakeholders.

The day-to-day management of ARC

Day-to-day management of the ARC Programme is carried out by a Programme Management team. This team is hosted by Leeds City Council on behalf of ARC and ensures the smooth delivery of ARC’s functions and objectives including contract management with ARC's various partners. It is also the first point of contact for enquiries regarding ARC.

Asset Management

This is a small but important role, managing ARC's finances and providing a company secretary role. This role is to initially be fulfilled by Leeds City Council on behalf of ARC.