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Board of Directors: Coleraine Business Improvement District

  •  Ian Donaghey Chair – Partner Irwin Donaghey Stockman Accountants
  •  Francis-Ann Archibald – Store Manager Boots/Pharmacist
  •  Neville Moore – Ulster Stores- Independent Retail
  •  Lisa Murchion – Partner McAuley Wray Solicitors
  •  Robert Wilson – River House Business Centre
  •  Marion Coupe – Artisan Craft Retailer No 6 Queen St.
  •  Declan Omalley – Diamond Shopping Centre manager
  •  Julienne Elliott – Causeway Coast and Glens Council

Member Communications

Regular monthly newsletters are emailed to the BID member database.  

Feedback on all BID activities from current BID members is encouraged and always very welcome. 

Members-only access is also available to CBID Basecamp where many helpful resources and updates can be found.

Coleraine Town Centre

Governance Structure

All directors of Coleraine BID are volunteers from the levy-paying businesses who do not receive any remuneration for their role but do support the team in the delivery of the business plan.   Please find the rules for the election of directors to the board here along with terms of reference for Board Members.  The chair is elected by the board members.

Updates are communicated regularly via our monthly e-newsletter and at our AGM.  Feedback to the BID from BID members is always welcome.  In the first instance please contact the BID manager at [email protected] or write to BID Office 2 Abbey Street, Coleraine BT52 1DS. Our team will always aim to reply sooner than 5 working days.

Our current Procurement policy is available here governing the expenditure of the BID levy.

Register of Interests is updated at every board meeting and can be made available upon request via the BID manager.   To request minutes of Board Meetings please contact the BID manager [email protected] or write to Manager Coleraine BID Office 2 Abbey Street, Coleraine BT52 1DS. Our team will always aim to reply sooner than 5 working days.

Annual Report, billing leaflet and accounts are presented at each AGM and available here.  COLERAINE BID filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK (company-information.service.gov.uk)

The Ballot

A ballot was held to form a Business Improvement District (BID) for Coleraine Town Centre for a 5-year period from 2018 to 2023.

The ballot was conducted entirely by postal vote over 6 weeks by the Independent Scrutineer, Electoral Reform Services (ERS) of 33 Clarendon Road, London N8 0NW.

Ballot papers were sent to all eligible properties identified as responsible for non-domestic rates in the defined BID area. 223 ballot papers were returned with 180 cast in favour.

The result of the ballot is as follows.

Coleraine BID 2018 Declaration of Result

Based on this the proposal to establish a Business Improvement District for Coleraine Town Centre Ballot was approved, with a majority of:

  •  80.7% in favour by number.
  •  89.8% in favour by combined rateable value.
  •  The turnout was 36.2%.

See official result below : ANNEX A

Our current 5-year Business Improvement Plan - Click here view.