Decision details

The Executive RESOLVED that

(i)            the following Revenue Grants for 2022/23 be awarded to:

a.    Surrey Heath Citizens Advice (CASH) – £80,000.

b.    Surrey Heath Age Concern - £10,000.

c.    Camberley Central Job Club - £6,000

d.    Catalyst Support - £1,500.

e.    The Hope Hub - £31,500.

f.     VSNS-Time to Talk - £10,000.

g.    Basingstoke Canal Authority - £10,000.

h.    Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership - £10,000.

i.      Surrey Heath Sports Council - £3,000.

j.      Voluntary Support North Surrey - £30,000;

(ii)          the other in-kind benefits provided to organisations be noted;

(iii)         all grants be subject to Service Level Agreements;

(iv)         No Revenue Grants to be awarded to: Windlesham Field of Remembrance, The Women’s Institute Bagshot, RASASC (Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre) Guildford, the Mustard Seed Trust, Farnborough, Home-Start Surrey Heath, Lightwater Connected and Surrey Heath Arts Council;

(v)          the funds available within the Containment Outbreak Management Fund  be utilised to meet the Revenue Grant Costs as detailed above 1) A to J for the period of 2022-23 at a maximum total cost of £192,500;

(vi)         the available funds from the Containment Outbreak Management Fund be utilised to meet the Revenue Grant costs of the 3 ringfenced organisations which consist of: Citizen’s Advice Surrey Heath, £80,000, Basingstoke Canal Authority, and Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership, both at £10,000 giving an additional allocated amount of £100,000 to meet revenue costs for the  year, 2023-2024, and throughout the remainder of this year for the work to continue to identify the funding necessary to retain support for all other organisations; and

(vii)        a further report be considered in October 2022 examining the impact of the lack of funding on each of the organisations and the potential impact on the Council, or whether services could be delivered in another way.