Council linked entities
The Council has, for various reasons, acquired or established interests in various legal entities. These perform a range of functions, including generation of income and providing services. The various entities are listed below, with details of other owners and where their accounts can be found:
Entity: West Northamptonshire Norse Limited
Type: Limited company
Other owners: Norse Commercial Services Limited (80%); this company is ultimately owned by Norfolk County Council
Accounts: None – the company is too new to have published accounts
Additional information: West Northamptonshire Norse (formerly Daventry Norse) exists mainly to provide environmental services – waste, litter picking, street sweeping, landscape maintenance and burials – on behalf of the Council. However, it will also offer services on a commercial basis. Visit the West Northamptonshire Norse website
Entity: PSP Daventry LLP
Type: Limited liability partnership
Other owners: PSP Facilitation Limited (50%); this company is owned by Public Sector Plc.
Accounts: See listing for PSP Daventry LLP at Companies House
Additional information: PSP Daventry LLP is a partnership designed to facilitate the development of Council owned land. It is not currently active.
Entity: The Daventry Estate Company Limited
Type: Limited company
Other owners: None
Accounts: See the listing for the Daventry Estate Company Ltd at Companies House
Additional information: The Daventry Estate Company Limited is a private residential landlord owned by the Council. It lets out 32 houses in Middlemore, Daventry.
Entity: DDC Operations Limited
Type: Limited company
Other owners: None
Accounts: None - company is dormant
Additional information: DDC Operations Limited is a ‘dormant’ company – that is, it is not in use – kept in case of the failure of one of the Council’s major service providers.