Cabinet considered the approval of the recommendations from the Grants Panel for grants to voluntary organisations. Although the discussion took place in Part II, it was agreed that the decisions of the Grant Panel should be minuted in Part I.

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Ascot provided an overview of funds available and the amount the Grants Panel were recommended for approval.  He thanked the officers for their work and recommendations made to the Panel.

Resolved unanimously:  that Cabinet notes the report and:

i)             Approves the recommendations of the Grants Panel held on 11 May 2021, as detailed in the attached minutes (Appendix A).

ii)           Approves the recommendation of the additional grant to Age Concern Windsor for £750.00.

iii)         That the Cabinet decision is minuted in Part I.

BCF '3' FUND

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Anita Herbert from BCF went through the five applications that they had considered and made recommendations for the award of a grant.

The Panel considered, for recommendation to Cabinet, noting of the award of BCF ‘3’ Fund grants to local organisations for the forthcoming financial year.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That theapplications listed below for the allocation of RBWM / ‘3’ Grassroots Funding be recommended for noting by Cabinet.

The remaining £5,000 would be available for allocation as interim payments.

COMMUNITY GRANTS

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The Panel considered, for recommendation to Cabinet, the award of Council grants to local organisations for the forthcoming year.

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the grants as detailed below be recommended to Cabinet for approval, subject to

a)     The organisations receiving the Community Grants for capital projects obtaining any requisite planning or building regulations consents and producing copies of audited accounts and evidence of the availability of finance for the remainder of the schemes. Organisations receiving Community Grants for Revenue costs or Service Level Agreements being required to complete an Annual Return Form which should demonstrate written evidence that the money had been spent according to their application and to identify the specific outcomes achieved as a result of the grant awarded.

b)     The organisations receiving Kidwells Trust Grants:-

1.      Providing suitable acknowledgement for the grant assistance in all publicity material.

2.      Ensuring that there is adequate insurance cover for items purchased with grant assistance.

3.      Continuing to look for other forms of sponsorship for special events.

c)     Organisations should, wherever possible, seek funding from other sources to ensure that they were not solely reliant on funding through the Royal Borough and it be noted that those organisations would not necessarily be automatically awarded funding year on year.

CAPITAL GRANTS

It is with regret that the following organisations were not awarded any funding:

§  Clewer Scout and Guide Group

§  The Sunninghill Reading Room Trust

§  Windsor Festival Society Ltd – Grassroots Arts Session for young children

N.B: Out of a total capital budget of £50,000, £43,816 was allocated which left £6,184 unallocated. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation as interim payments under delegated authority during 2021/22.

REVENUE GRANTS

It is with regret that the following organisations were not awarded any funding:

§  4Motion CIC

§  Art Beyond Belief

§  Aspire and Shine

§  The Inner Wellness Project

§  The Rotary Club of Maidenhead Bridge for Maidenhead Downhill races 2021

N.B: Out of a total revenue budget of £50,000, £44,725 was allocated which left £5,275 unallocated. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation as interim payments under delegated authority during 2021/22.

KIDWELLS PARK TRUST GRANTS

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N.B: Out of a total budget of £13,500 for Kidwells Park Trust, £7000 was allocated which left £6,500 unallocated. The Panel agreed that this funding should be made available for allocation as interim payments under delegated authority during 2021/22.

Councillor Baskerville requested that it be noted that although he had been able to hear the debate at the meeting, he had been unable to comment on a number of applications due to technical issues. He has confirmed he was in agreement with all the recommendations made above.