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Decision:

1.                    
Note and approve the charitable accounts for the
financial year ending 31 March 2025 to be presented for approval at
trustees’ meetings for each of the following
charities:

 
·      
Burpham War Memorial Recreational Grounds Charity
(304982).
·      
Guildford Sports Ground Charity (also known as
Woodbridge Road Sports Ground) (305056)
·      
Public Walks and Pleasure Grounds Charity (Allen
House Grounds) (305054). 
·      
Arundel House (Hamilton Fellows) (200491)
·      
The Mayor’s Local Support Fund
(258388)
·      
The Racks Close Open Space Charity
(1058137)
 

2.                    
Delegate authority to the joint Strategic Director
of Finance and Resources to convene a trustee meeting for each of
the charities and on behalf of the Council, approve the audited
accounts, annual returns and consider the audits for the
charities.
 
Reason(s):

1.                    
As a trustee the Council has a responsibility to
ensure it has in place robust mechanisms for making trustee
decisions which are in the best interest of the charity. The
recommendation in this report enables the Council as Trustee to
fulfil its duties in respect of accounting and reporting
responsibilities whilst supporting good governance so that the
Council is exercising its trustee function competently, robustly
and transparently.
 

2.                    
To enable the Council to be able to fulfil its
duties in respect of best value and continuous improvement in
respect of its interest in charities, and to keep under review the
objectives, strategies and plans, and performance of each of it
companies.
 
Other options considered and
rejected by the Committee:
None.
 
Details of any conflict of
interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any
dispensation granted:
None.