Amount spent on the 2018 Governors and Directors Christmas drinks reception

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Date: 18 December 2019

Disclosure:

The 2018 Governors and Directors Christmas drinks reception took place on 11 December 2018 in the Bank of England’s Court Room to thank business contacts for their support during the year. We received around 275 acceptances.

The total cost for this reception was £3,641.78 which included staff costs, equipment hire, alcohol and canapés. The total amount spent on alcohol for this reception was £757.50 which was for 77 bottles of white wine. Soft drinks were also available. The amount spent on canapés was £1,500. The cost per head for this reception was around £13.