Charities & Grants, 1 December 2025
Meeting: Charities & Grants – 1 December 2025
Committee: Charities & Grants
Date: Monday, 1 December 2025 at 7:00 PM
Previous Meeting
Following Meeting
Papers:
Agenda:
Venue
Rickards Hall
72a High Street
Edenbridge, TN8 5AR
Kent
Agenda
2 Declaration of Interests or Predetermination
The disclosure must include the nature of the interest. If an interest becomes apparent to a member during the course of a meeting that has not been disclosed under this item, the member must immediately disclose it.
3 Public Questions and Statements
Members of the public, and members with prejudicial interests on items on the Agenda, may make representations, answer, ask questions and give evidence at this meeting in respect of items on the Agenda. (This is the only opportunity for members of the public to make a contribution during the meeting.)
Both public and members are limited to three minutes per person to speak and the total time designated for public questions shall not exceed fifteen minutes unless directed by the Chairman of the meeting.
4 To receive, adopt and sign the minutes of the meeting for the Charities and Grants held on 25 November 2024 2023-075/01-02
Do Members confirm the minutes of the meeting 25 November 2024 2023-075/01-02 for the Charities no; 302732 The Public Recreation Ground., 302733 The Recreation Ground and 307544 The Norman Foundation and the Grants 2024?
5.1 To approve the accounts for Charity no 302732; Public Recreation Ground – Blossoms Park.
The Charity end-of-year accounts 2024/25 and the Annual Report are presented for approval. The accounts recorded ‘nil’ return as all expenditure is managed through Council's I&E accounts, therefore 'nil' return. All activity is reported through the Open Spaces Committee as managed by the Council (sole managing trustee) and registered land owner.
Are Members happy to confirm the charity annual return for charity no 302732 as 'nil'?
6.1 To approve the accounts for Charity no 302733; Recreation Ground – Lingfield Road
The Charity end-of-year accounts 2024/25 and the Annual Report are presented for approval. The accounts recorded ‘nil’ return as all expenditure is managed through Council's I&E accounts, therefore 'nil' return. All activity is reported through the Open Spaces Committee as managed by the Council (sole managing trustee) and registered land owner.
Are Members happy to confirm the charity annual return for charity no 302733 as 'nil'?
7.1 To approve the accounts for Charity no 307544; The Norman Foundation (as Trustees)
The Charity end-of-year accounts 2023/24 and the Annual Report are presented for approval.
Last year's (2023/24) year-end balance was £52,167.33.
The CCLA/COIF shares value has decreased and been accounted for.
The closing Balance as of the 31 March 2025 is £52958.07.
The Chairman of the Council, on behalf of the trustees, will sign the accounts as a true record of the Charity's financial position before submitting to the Charities Commissions.
Are Members happy to confirm the charity annual return for charity no 307544 ?
8 EDENBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL GRANTS FUND
A link to the Council's grants policy is below. This year, Council has received 11 applications.
Total amount requested is £14,486.40 (Summary attached, confidential; full applications are available to view in the office or Sharepoint folder.) Total Budgeted Grant fund for 2025 is £8,000.
A copy of previous awards made is available on the website, link below.
Members are asked to view the applications, and consider how it would like to award this year's available funds.
- Edenbridge Town Council Community Grants Scheme (opens in a new tab)
- Grant History Chart (opens in a new tab)
- Annex 2 is confidential and is not included in the published papers.
Minutes
1 To Receive Apologies for Absence
Apologies received from Cllrs Baker, Compton, Cummings, Gemmell Smith, Jaques, McGregor, Sumner.
2 Declaration of Interests or Predetermination
Cllr Stockdale declared an interest in the Eden Valley Museum.
3 Public Questions and Statements
19.07 Meeting Closed
2 members of Eden Twinning attended the meeting and spoke about why they had requested a grant for the French themed events programme they had planned for young children. To learn more about the French culture, through crafting, games, and activities. They wanted to continue the long existing links and friendships that have been made over the last 52 years and promote social and educational events.
19.12 Meeting Opened
4 To receive, adopt and sign the minutes of the meeting for the Charities and Grants held on 25 November 2024 2023-075/01-02
Members
Resolved: to confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 25 November 2024-075/01-02 for the Charities no; 302732 The Public Recreation Ground, 302733 The Recreation Ground and 307544 The Norman Foundation and the Grants 2024; The Chairman will sign as a true and accurate record.
5.1 To approve the accounts for Charity no 302732; Public Recreation Ground – Blossoms Park.
Members noted the accounts recorded ‘nil’ return as all expenditure was managed through Council's I&E accounts, therefore 'nil' return. All activity was reported through the Open Spaces Committee as managed by the Council (sole managing trustee) and registered land owner.
Members
Resolved: to confirm the charity annual return for charity no 302732 as 'nil'.
6.1 To approve the accounts for Charity no 302733; Recreation Ground – Lingfield Road
Members noted the accounts recorded ‘nil’ return as all expenditure was managed through Council's I&E accounts, therefore 'nil' return. All activity was reported through the Open Spaces Committee as managed by the Council (sole managing trustee) and registered land owner.
Members
Resolved: to confirm the charity annual return for charity no 302733 as 'nil'.
7.1 To approve the accounts for Charity no 307544; The Norman Foundation (as Trustees)
The CCLA/COIF shares value had decreased and been accounted for. The closing Balance as of the 31 March 2025 was £52,958.07.The Chairman of the Council, on behalf of the trustees, would sign the accounts as a true record of the Charity's financial position before submitting to the Charities Commissions.
Members
Resolved: to confirm the charity annual return for charity no 307544 The Norman Trust as £52,958.07 as of year end.
8 EDENBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL GRANTS FUND
Members considered all the applications and requests for £14486.40 against the available funds of £8,000. Each application was discussed in turn, with members able to make comments on which applications to support and the potential benefits to the Edenbridge community. After some consideration and discussion, Members
Resolved: to make awards totalling £7986.40, allocated as follows
1st Edenbridge Brownies, £1,046.40
1st Edenbridge Girl Guides, £1,040.00
Eden Twinning, £200.00
Edenbridge & Westerham Citizens Advice, £2,000.00
Edenbridge Community Christmas Association, £1,000.00
Edenbridge Voluntary Transport Service, £1,000.00
Hi Kent (Local Registered Deaf Charity), £600.00
NEDRA, £600.00
The Eden Christian Trust, £500.00
TOTAL, £7986.40