Minutes Public Pack, 22/06/2026 Charity Committee

Noted · Received for information; no decision followed.

The Charity Committee decided to accept the Foreshore Trust's financial position for 2025/26 and 2026/27, after hearing that the Trust recorded a surplus of about £324,000 excluding grants and depreciation, around £173,000 lower than the previous year due to higher spending on maintenance, public conveniences and staff. p1p11p17p18

The Committee decided to approve the launch of Round 11 of the Foreshore Trust Small and Events Grants Programme at the end of June 2026, providing a total funding pot of £45,000 with grants of up to £6,000 to local voluntary and community organisations. p30p33

The Committee decided to ratify an urgent delegated decision made in March 2026 to allocate £50,000 for tender documentation on White Rock Baths, and to approve delegating authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Chair, to allocate up to £1.5 million for works there. p39p40

2 further sentences of this summary were held back by verification and are not shown. We only publish claims that survived checking against the cited passages.

Show the 8 passages this is based on

• p1CHARITY COMMITTEE 22 JUNE 2026 Present: Councillors McCulloch (Chair), Hilton and Walker
• p11Excluding grants and depreciation, the Trust recorded a surplus of approximately £324,000 which was £173,000 lower than the previous year, largely due to increased expenditure on maintenance projects and repairs, public conveniences, and staff wages associated with additional team resources. Parking income exceeded budget by almost £83,000, mainly due to greater visitor numbers and strong performance at Pelham Place Car Park, while foreshore management income exceeded budget by approximately £4,500.
• p17RESOLVED: 1. To approve the financial position for 2025/26, and
• p182. To note and approve the current financial position for 2026/27.
• p30Kate Darbyshire, Foreshore Trust Manager, presented the report seeking approval to launch Round 11 of the Foreshore Trust Small and Events Grants Programme at the end of June. The programme would provide a total funding pot of £45,000, offering grants of up to £6,000 to local voluntary and community organisations delivering projects and events in Hastings and St Leonards.
• p33RESOLVED: That the launch of the Small & Events Grant Programme at the end of June 2026, be approved.
• p39RESOLVED: 1. To ratify the urgent delegated decision that was made in March 2026 to allocate £50,000, to undertake work needed to create the building works tender pack for the White Rock Baths.
• p402. To approve the delegation of authority to the Deputy Chief Executive, or her nominee, in consultation with the Chair of the Charity Committee, to allocate up to £1.5 million for works to the White Rock Baths, as outlined in point 5 in the main report.