Governance
By the business community, for the business community
Find out more about how we’re governed.
2021 Bid Ballot Result
95% by number
97% by rateable value
52% turnout by number
Levy and Funding
Team London Bridge operates as a Business Improvement District (BID), funded primarily through a mandatory levy on businesses within its designated area. As of the 2024-2025 fiscal year, businesses with a rateable value of £20,000 or more are required to contribute 0.96% of their rateable value as the BID levy.
This levy is collected by Southwark Council and is used to finance services aimed at enhancing the local business environment. In the 2024/25 period, the BID’s total income was £1,431,000 which included £1,361,000 from the levy and £70,000 from other sources. These funds support projects and services in areas such as safety and resilience, arts and events, environmental improvements, and place promotion, all designed to benefit the London Bridge business community.
The Board
Team London Bridge is an independent, not-for-profit Company, and is led by a Board of non-executive, unpaid Directors. Find out more about the board below.
Professor Simon Howell (Chair)
King’s College London
Simon Howell (Director of Academic Estates Strategy for Health Campuses and Guy’s Campus Dean) joined the TLB Board and became Chair in March 2017. He holds PhD and DSc degrees in physiology from the University of London and is currently Director of Academic Estates Strategy for Health Campuses and Guy’s Campus Dean at King’s College London
Councillor John Batteson
Southwark Council – Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business)
John was elected as a Southwark councillor in May 2022 and took on his cabinet brief two years later. His portfolio includes the council’s climate emergency strategy, green economy, town centres and business support along with the skills development plan which includes jobs and apprenticeships.
David Baughan
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – Head of Property and Asset Management
David specialises in property valuation and management matters across a number of Public Sector bodies including the Valuation Office Agency, Basildon Borough Council, East Sussex County Council and Public Health England. David has also been a senior member of the Association of Chief Estate Surveyors since 2005..
Daniel Charles
Network Rail – Head of Retail
With more than 35 years’ international experience in hospitality, leisure and retail, Daniel leads on developing Network Rail’s retail operational conditions, supporting safety and the retail customer experience. He oversees more than 780,000 sq. ft of retail space across Network Rail’s managed stations, managing relationships with over 150 brands.
Claudette Curtis
News UK – Director of Property & Facilities
Claudette Curtis has worked in facilities management for over twenty years, firstly at The Financial Times, which also included working alongside Better Bankside BID area and then with News UK. In the last 10 years Claudette has been actively involved in employee representation and have recently become a member of the Company’s Diversity Board.
James Dinwiddie BA (Hons) BArch RIBA
Dinwiddie MacLaren Architects – Partner
James Dinwiddie is a registered architect with more than twenty years experience in private practice. He has been based in the area since the mid 1980’s when he co-founded Dinwiddie MacLaren and established his practice in a converted Victorian mission hall just south of London Bridge station.
Kurt Macher
Shangri-La The Shard, London – General Manager
Kurt is an international hotelier with over 30 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry. He has worked for some of the world’s leading hotel brands including Wharf Hotels, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and The Peninsula Group throughout the US, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Tim Molden
Capital Arches Group – Head of Security & Licensing
Tim is Head of Security & Licensing for Capital Arches Group, McDonald’s, overseeing 31 restaurants. Prior to this he was The Director of Security for The Savoy Hotel, responsible for all Security Operations, Health & Safety and Fire Safety. Prior to joining The Savoy, Tim served in The Metropolitan Police.
Jess Saint
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation – ESG / Development Surveyor
Jess Saint is a chartered surveyor in the endowment team at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation. Jess is responsible for developing the property portfolio ESG strategy, progressing the Foundation’s property developments and managing the diverse commercial, student and agricultural portfolios. Jess has a particular interest in reducing carbon emissions across the Foundation’s portfolio.
Andrew Weir
Anthony Gold Solicitors – Partner
Andrew Weir is a Partner at Anthony Gold and has worked in SE1 for more than 15 years. Having trained with a commercial property practice on the south coast he continued to develop his property career as a partner in a specialist property practice on Bermondsey Street before joining Anthony Gold in 2015.
