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Welcome to the home page for CILIP’s Relocation and Transformation Programme. The previous version of this page has been archived as of (20.12.2022).
Overview
CILIP has come through the challenges of the pandemic in good order, thanks to the leadership of our Board of Trustees and the support which we gratefully received from our Member Networks and Devolved Nations partners. However, it is
clear that many things have changed post-pandemic, not least how our members engage with our work and where our staff are based. To prepare CILIP for these changes, the Board has announced a Relocation and Transformation Project with
3 main outcomes:
To sell our existing premises at 7 Ridgmount Street and to relocate CILIP to a new, smaller base of operations
To use the sale proceeds to secure the long-term financial sustainability of the Association
To introduce a new organisational structure designed to deliver on the vision of We Are CILIP, CILIP's 5-year strategy and action plan.
Organisational changes
Alongside the sale of our premises, the CILIP Board has mandated a number of wider changes designed to enable CILIP to deliver on the ambitions set out in We Are CILIP. These include:
An organisational restructure, which includes the redundancy of 12 existing roles and the creation of 9 new roles
The implementation of a Digital Transformation project which will overhaul CILIP’s legacy IT systems, membership database and website
The development of a new Community Strategy, which will both strengthen and simplify CILIP’s work with our Special Interest Groups, Regional Member Networks, Diversity Networks
Contact information
As a result of the organisational restructure, some of the key contacts within CILIP have changed. Please see below for a quick reference guide for key contacts:
Enquiries relating to Finance should be addressed to Camila De Livera, Finance Manager at camila.de-livera@cilip.org.uk
CILIP Community
Enquiries relating to the CILIP Community (Member Networks and Special Interest Groups) in England should be addressed to Paul Caton at paul.caton@cilip.org.uk
Web and digital
Enquiries relating to CILIP’s websites and/or social media should be addressed to John Cowley, Web and Digital Manager at john.cowley@cilip.org.uk
General enquiries
All general enquiries should be addressed to CILIP via our online Contact Form. Please be aware that due to an unusually high volume of enquiries, it may
take longer than usual for you to receive our response.
Membership enquiries
All enquiries relating to CILIP membership (including joining and renewals) should be addressed to us at membernetworks@cilip.org.uk
Sale of 7 Ridgmount Street
As previously announced at the 2021 AGM and in subsequent updates, the CILIP Board has confirmed that we will be selling our premises at Ridgmount Street and moving to new premises in 2023.
Following two rounds of marketing and competitive bidding and acting under legal and professional advice, the CILIP Board agreed a ‘preferred purchaser’ for the property at 7 Ridgmount Street on the 7th November 2022.
As of Friday 9th December, we have exchanged contracts with our preferred purchaser, with a completion date on or before the 31st March 2023.
A ‘Farewell to Ridgmount Street’ day was held for members, current and former staff on the 25th October 2022. Slides from this
event are available on Slideshare.
Financial stability
The sale proceeds from 7 Ridgmount Street are sufficient to implement the Board’s strategy for CILIP’s long-term financial stability. This includes:
Paying off the deficit on our long-standing (closed) Defined Benefit Pension Scheme, which originally emerged due to lower mortality rates and will save CILIP ~£360,000 per annum
Beginning the process of transferring the pension liabilities to an insurer, and in the process securing the benefits to which our pensioners are entitled
Creating an Investment Fund which will both provide an ongoing income and long-term financial security for the Association
In addition to the above actions, a portion of the sale proceeds for 7 Ridgmount Street will be reinvested into the organisation, including by strengthening the overall Reserves held by the Association.
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