Agenda and draft minutes
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Apologies For Absence Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Bashforth and Marland. |
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Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair Minutes: There were no items of urgent business received. |
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Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest received. |
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Public Question Time To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution. Minutes: There were no public questions for this meeting of the Committee to consider. |
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Minutes of Previous Meeting The Minutes of the meeting held on 16th July 2024 are attached for approval. Minutes: Resolved: That the minutes of the meeting of the Charitable Trust Committee held 16th July 2024, be approved as a correct record. |
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Archie Brown Charitable Trust Update Archie Brown Charitable Trust - 439 Middleton Road - the proposed disposal of this property
Verbal update to be provided by Officers. Minutes: Further to the Committee’s meeting on 15th April 2024 (minute 6 refers), Members were advised that the Council was waiting for approval from the authority’s Estates Team to dispose of the property concerned. It was anticipated that this approval would be forthcoming in January 2025, when the property would be marketed for sale by auction.
At the appropriate time an advertisement would be placed in a local newspaper inviting applicants to submit bids for funding from the Archie Brown Charitable Trust.
Resolved: That the report be noted. |
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Sarah Anne Lees Charitable Trust Update Sarah Anne Lees Charitable Trust (proceeds from 146 Werneth Hall Road) and the application for Charity Commission consent to Charity spending up to 100% of capital.
Verbal update to be provided by Officers.
Minutes: The Committee were reminded that at a previous meeting on 5th March 2024, it had been resolved that in respect of the charitable trust known as “The Sarah Anne Lees Charitable Trust”, an application to the Charity Commission be made to seek for authority for the Charity to spend up to 100% of its capital funds (which is permanent endowment) via donations and/or (on application) grant funding, to appropriate bodies or organisations that provide assistance or services in keeping with the objects of the charity. The Committee was advised that letters had been forwarded to the Charity Commission to give effect to the Committee’s resolution but no reply had yet been received. This matter would be pursued in early 2025.
The Trust’s monetary value was £312,368.25.
Resolved: That the report be noted. |
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Charitable Land/Trusts for General Annual Review Report attached. Minutes: Officers briefed the Committee on Charitable Trusts and Land that were due for annual review. None had changes proposed for the future. The areas concerned were: a. Clayton Playing Fields (Town green) b. Lower Failsworth Memorial Park (1924) c. Werneth Park and Lodges (Sarah Anne lees was original donor) d. Bardsley Playing Fields e. The Charles and Mary A. Ward Recreation Ground f. The North Moor Playground
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