The completion of the sale finally occurred on the 23rd December 2009. The lead-up to this significant event was several days of mounting frustration as the various solicitors talked to each other and large sums of money were moved around between various bank accounts. However it finally happened both before Christmas and, more importantly, before the year end deadline when VAT increased from 15% to 17.5%.
In the weeks prior to the completion of purchase, the work to divide the building was completed and we continued to develop our plans for the refurbishment and occupation of the front offices in early March and for the first phase of the development of the auditorium, welcome area and King’s Kids area to be completed ready for use in September. The first step in this process is to get the electricity supply connected and this requires the Ampthill Road to be dug up one weekend soon and hopefully we will be connected before the end of January – it is amazing how little one can do without electricity!
Roydon
