Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Finance Decision Meeting

Outcome: Recommendations approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: October 6, 2025

Purpose:

Content: The Cabinet Member for Finance considered the recommendations within the report and agreed the Discretionary Rate Relief to support those charitable organisations where the entities were carrying out activities which either support the Council’s priorities or have provided evidence of financial circumstances which met the criteria.  Where refusal was given the reserves were sufficient to meet the financial performance.   The Cabinet Member for Finance approved the following Discretionary Rate Relief applications for: Big Yellow Bus Company North Cotswold Food Bank Heart Safe Clinic Academy (six accounts) Palmer Hall Management Churn Project Ltd Headspace Cirencester Opportunity Group SLM Community Leisure Charity Trust (three accounts) New Brewery Arts (two accounts) Brimpsfield Village Hall Cirencester Citizens Advice Bourton-on-the-Hill Old School Village Hall Lechlade Library Ltd The Cabinet Member for Finance refused applications for: The Cotswolds Canals Trust Didmarton Village Hall & Community Committee