From old CC meeting minutes we have been able to create an approximation of wind farm monies spent to date, and observe that the Church of Scotland (in itself a fairly wealthy organisation) has been the beneficiary of a couple of grants approved by the community council,
namely…
| Bell Supports | £2,320 | June 2016 |
| External Painting | £42,000 | April 2017 |
Q) – Who is the current lease holder or owner of the building?
Q) – As a recognised religious group (See Fund Restrictions below) – why was this deemed to be appropriate use of ‘public’ money?
The Autumn Club have also received over £3,000 in building improvements and payment for services over the years.
Q) – Who is the current lease holder or owner of the building?
Q) – If £3,000 is included as being under the ‘Minor repairs and improvements’ criteria – was the relevant lease documentation provided?
The Bowling Club have also received over £19,000 in building improvements and equipment over the years.
Q) – Who is the current lease holder or owner of the buildings & land?
Fund Restrictions
We read on the Trusts website…
(Questionable restrictions are highlighted in red )
What we cannot fund
- Projects that involve improvement works to a building, if your group do not own the building or have a lease on the property
- Applications for unspecified items for example contingency money
- Retrospective applications, for example for an event that has already taken place
- Applications made on behalf of another group
Further restrictions
We are unfortunately unable to provide funding to the following groups/projects
- Political groups
- Religious groups
- National organisations, unless there is a local group with local management
- Individuals, unless the bursary is for the individual to attend training courses that will benefit the Community
- Companies who aim to distribute a profit
- Projects which are already started