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1 Committee(s): Date(s): The City Bridge Trust 18 th July 20 Subject: Grant Recommendations - Introductory Paper Report of: Chief Grants Officer Ward (if appropriate): N/A Public For Decision Summary This report deals with recommendations relating to applications received on your current grants programmes. A total of 30 applications will be dealt with at this meeting. Of these, one is a strategic initiative, 10 are recommended for a grant, 13 are recommended for rejection, and two have been withdrawn. Four grants are also noted as having been awarded under delegated authority. The total recommended sum is 1,140,985. That you: Recommendations a) note the contents of the report b) consider the individual grant recommendations in relation to the applications set out in the summary schedules and other papers 1.0 Introduction Main Report 1.1 This paper summarises the action taken on grant applications received, and tracks the spend on your grant making at each Committee meeting. 1.2 Your policy guidance is presented in a loose-leaf folder entitled Members Handbook. It includes the priorities and exclusions that were ratified for the Trust by the Court of Common Council, in April 2008, following your Quinquennial Review. It is also available on the intranet.

2 2.0 Working with Londoners 2.1 Two summary schedules of the 10 grant recommendations are provided at the end of this report. The first of the summary schedules lists the recommended applications by annexe number; the second is in alphabetical order. 2.2 In the period 1 st October 31 st December 2011, 3 applications were received. Of these, one is recommended for rejection today, leaving two pending. Table 1: Applications received 1 st Oct 31 st Dec 2011 Nov 11 Jan Feb Committee date Mar Apr May Jun Jul Total Strategic Initiatives 1 1 Grants / Recs Rejections/Recs Withdrawn Lapsed 1 1 Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 2 TOTAL In the period 1st January to 31 st March 20, 5 applications were received. Of these, six are recommended for a grant today, two have been recommended for grants under delegated authority and one has been withdrawn, leaving 17 pending. Table 2: Applications received 1 st Jan 31 st March 20 Feb Mar Committee date Apr May Jun Jul Total Strategic Initiatives 1 1 Grants / Recs Delegated Grant Rejections/Recs Withdrawn Lapsed 1 1 Pending N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TOTAL In the period 1 st April to 30 th June 20, 131 applications were received. Of these, four are recommended for a grant today, two have been recommended for a grant under delegated authority, are recommended for rejection, and one has been withdrawn, leaving 84 pending.

3 Table 3: Applications received since 1 st April 20 Committee date Apr May Jun Jul Sep Oct Total Strategic Initiatives Grants / Recs Delegated Grant 2 2 Rejections/Recs Withdrawn 1 1 Lapsed 0 Pending N/A N/A N/A TOTAL In the period since 1 st July 20 one strategic initiative has been received. This is detailed in section Strategic Initiatives 3.1 There is one new strategic initiative to be considered today. For your information, table 4 also shows those already agreed at earlier meetings. Table 4: Strategic Initiatives 20/13 Committee date Already agreed in advance for this financial year: Quinquennial Review Horizon Scanning 16/02/20 50,000 Social Investment Specialist Role 15/03/20 50,000 (The above were entered in the budget record in April 20) Learning & Sharing Strategy 26/04/20 4,000 Reading Agency 26/04/20 50,000 Beacon Award 26/04/20 32,500 Greening Third Sector 26/04/20 75,000 Lord Mayor's Show 31/05/20 24,110 For this meeting: The Lord Mayor s Appeal 18/07/20 195,000 Total 600,610 Sum available as 5% annual WwL grants budget 747,500 Balance remaining 146, Greening the Third Sector: At your April meeting you agreed an allocation of 75,000 for towards the Eco-Audit initiative which is published in your Working with Londoners (WwL) guidelines. Table 5 shows this year s commitments to date.

4 Table 5: Eco-Audits agreed Organisation Committee date Days agreed agreed Penrose 31/05/ 9.0 3,375 Voluntary Action Islington additional half day 18/07/ Total: 3,563 Budget allowed 75,000 Balance remaining 71, Summary 4.1 From Table 6 you will see that a total of 30 applications will be dealt with at this meeting. The total recommended sum is 1,140,985. Table 6: Applications at this meeting Summary Strategic Initiatives 1 Working with Londoners grants recommended 10 Working with Londoners grants delegated authority 4 Working with Londoners grants rejections recommended 13 Working with Londoners grants withdrawn 2 Working with Londoners grants lapsed 0 Total applications 30 Working with Londoners grants recommended total 945,985 Working with Londoners strategic initiatives 195,000 Total recommendations 1,140, From Table 7 you will see the relative distribution of grants this financial year, across your programme areas. Table 7: Grants in by Programme Programme Area Year to date This meeting Total Accessible London 371,200 27, ,135 Bridging Communities 825, ,500 1,053,200 Improving Mental Health 488, , ,700 London's Environment 268,0 23, ,520 Older Londoners 259, ,800 Positive Transitions 157, , ,250 Strengthening Third Sector 729, , ,000 Exceptional Grants Strategic Initiatives 405, , ,610 Additional Grants 27, ,800 Total 3,533,030 1,140,985 4,674,015

5 5.0 Write-Backs & Revocations 5.1 Table 8 provides a list of write-backs and revocations approved under delegated authority during the year since 1 st April 20, for your information. There are no further such repayments to report this month. Table 8: Write-backs and Revocations 20/13 Haringey Carers' Centre 15,000 St Michael & All Angels 5,910 Three Wings Trust 21,000 Total: 41, Summary of Spend Table 9 (overleaf) summarises the original budgets for 20-13, including that for your forthcoming Growing Localities, Diamond Jubilee initiative, and the balance of the additional budget approved by Policy & Resources Committee in July This table also shows the implications of write-backs of 41,910, Strategic Initiatives of 600,610 (including those agreed prior to today s meeting to be charged against this financial year), and grant recommendations of 945,985 made today. That you Recommendations: a) note the contents of the report, b) consider the individual grant recommendations in relation to the applications set out in the summary schedules and other papers. Contact: Jemma Grieve Combes, Grants Officer jemma.grievecombes@cityoflondon.gov.uk report written: 03/07/

6 Table 9: Grants to date 20/13 Working with Londoners Growing Localities Additional Budget P&R Approved /Rec Sum Budget Remaining Approved Budget Approved /Rec Sum Budget Remaining Original Grants Budget for 20/13 14,950,000 2,000,000 Additional Budget approved P&R July 2010 Balance c/f from 2011/ 398,400 Write-Backs & Revocations 41,910 see Table 7 Total Budgets Available 14,991,910 2,000, ,400 Strategic Initiatives 600,610 14,391,300 see Table 4 Applications at Committee April 20 1,100,220 13,291,080 2,000, ,400 May 20 1,084,900,206,180 2,000,000 27, ,600 June ,500 11,291,680 2,000, ,600 July ,985 10,345,695 2,000, ,600 Sub-Total for 20/13 4,646, ,800 Total Remaining for 20/13 10,345,695 2,000, ,600