Agenda and draft minutes

Charitable Trust Committee - Tuesday, 30th June, 2026 6.00 pm

Venue: J R Clynes Ground Floor Room 1 - The JR Clynes Building. View directions

Contact: Constitutional Services  Email: Constitutional.Services@oldham.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

Election of Chair

The Panel is asked to elect a Chair for the duration of the meeting.

Minutes:

RESOLVED: That Councillor Mohon Ali be elected as Chair for the duration of the meeting.

2.

Apologies For Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Z. Ali.

3.

Urgent Business

Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair

Minutes:

There were no items of urgent business received.

4.

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.

5.

Public Question Time

To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.

Minutes:

There were no public questions received for the Committee to consider.

6.

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The Minutes of the meeting of the Charitable Trust Committee, held on 17th March 2026, are attached for approval.

Minutes:

It was noted that the previous chair of the Committee had approved the minutes.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 17th March 2026 be approved as a correct record.

 

7.

Exclusion of the Press and Public

To consider that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that discussions may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, under paragraph 3 as defined in the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

Minutes:

RESOLVED that in accordance with Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it contains exempt information under paragraphs 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, and it would not, on balance, be in the public interest to disclose the reports.

8.

Northern Roots - Plot 8 (Phase 2 Urban Farm) Second Report)

A report seeking to progress the proposed lease of land, detailed in the submitted report, to the Northern Roots charity for the purposes of delivering Phase 2 of the Urban Farm.

Minutes:

The Project Director for Sportstown, Northern Roots and the Coliseum introduced the item, noting that the request was in relation to plot 8 of Northern Roots, which was charitable land. It was noted that the proposed use of the land was in line with the charitable uses of the land.

 

Members queried whether Northern Roots was self-funding, and it was noted that Northern Roots was a charity and so it raised its own funds through donations. It was also noted that community engagement around Northern Roots had taken place.

 

RESOLVED: That the recommendations in the report be approved.

 

The Chair asked whether other land would come before the committee in relation to Northern Roots, and it was noted that it was possible. The Committee also requested a visit to the Northern Roots site.