Applications for Financial Assistance
Perth and Kinross Council · 18 August 2025
Back to Auchterarder Common Good Fund Committee — 18 August 2025 and its agenda
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PKC - GENERAL Our vision is a Perth and Kinross where everyone can live life well, free from poverty and inequality __________________________________________________________________ Committee or Board: Auchterarder Common Good Fund Committee Date of Meeting: 18 August 2025 Report Title: Auchterarder Common Good Fund Report Report Number: 25/192 Report Author: Sarah Kimmet, Community Empowerment Officer communityempowerment@pkc.gov.uk Organisational Lead: Elaine Ritchie, Strategic Lead for Housing and Communities ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Purpose 1.1 The report asks Auchterarder Common Good Fund Committee to consider two small grant applications. 2. Recommendation It is recommended that the Committee: 2.1 Consider the grant applications and agree any financial assistance to be awarded. 3. Structure of Report 3.1 This report is structured over the following sections: • Section 4: Background / Main Issues • Section 5: Proposals: Small Grants • Section 6: Proposals: Cost of Living Grants • Section 7: Proposals: Capital Grants • Section 8: Conclusion • Appendices
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PKC - GENERAL 4. Background / Main Issues 4.1 Perth and Kinross Council owns land and property which forms part of the Common Good of the former burghs in Perth and Kinross and has a statutory duty in terms of section 15 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 to administer this land and property "having regard to the interests of the inhabitants" of those former burghs. This duty also applies to the administration of the associated Common Good Funds. 4.2 The Common Good Funds have traditionally demonstrated their support to local residents and organisations by distributing grants. These grant awards allow individuals and local organisations to carry out a wide range of community-based activities. 4.3 Applications to Common Good Funds vary across the different former burghs of Perth and Kinross. The Auchterarder Common Good Fund is larger and receives a much higher number of applications than the other Funds. Therefore, additional criteria are applied to assist with assessing applications (See Appendix 1). 4.4 The 2025/26 Budget for the Auchterarder Common Good Fund was approved at the Committee meeting on 03 February 2025 (Report 25/21 refers). A summary of the approved Financial Assistance budget, committed grant funding, and the budget remaining, is provided below: 2025/26 Financial Assistance Budget £20,000 Value of grants paid and committed £20,470 Remaining Financial Assistance Budget £0 Value of funding under request £3,139.64 The level of funding under request although over the financial assistance budget for 2025/26 would still generate a small surplus for the year for the fund. 5. Proposals Auchterarder Primrose Amateur Football Club 5.1 Auchterarder Primrose AFC are seeking £1950 towards pitch maintenance. 5.2 Auchterarder Primrose AFC provides opportunities for people to develop their football skills, take part in regular physical activity and foster a sense of community and social connection. They recently took over pitch maintenance and upkeep from Perth and Kinross Council. They have worked together with the local golf club to bring the pitch to a high standard and are now seeking funds to support them to continue this maintenance. The club are keen to fundraise for this rather than introduce monthly fees for players, considering the cost-of-living crisis they do not want fees to deter or exclude anyone.
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PKC - GENERAL 5.3 The team members, who are 39 adults from the common good area, along with 3 from elsewhere in Perth and Kinross and 4 others from further afield, will benefit. In addition to this the local under 13s team has begun training and playing games on the pitch, increasing the number of people and teams from the area who benefit. 5.4 The pitch requires regular treatments, feed, and cutting, as well as paint marking. The team also require new goal nets and match balls. The volunteers on the committee will carry out the work, and a local quarry and transport company will donate and deliver sand free of charge. 5.5 A breakdown of costs applied for is detailed below. Specific items Basis of Costing Amount Pitch maintenance Invoice from Auchterarder Golf Club £1,400 Ongoing pitch treatment Quote from Auchterarder Golf Club £1,000 Goal nets and corner flags Quote £300 Line marking machine and paint Quote £400 Match balls Quote £250 Total proposed expenditure £3,350 Contribution from club funds £1,400 Funding Requested from Auchterarder Common Good Fund £1,950 5.6 Auchterarder Primrose Amateur Football Club have not received funding from the Auchterarder Common Good Fund in the previous three years. Consideration 5.7 Committee are asked to consider the request and agree any funding to be awarded. Auchterarder Guiding 5.8 Auchterarder Guiding are seeking £1,571 or a contribution towards their October trip to Paris. 5.9 Auchterarder Guiding aim to provide a safe space for girls and young women to achieve their full potential and enable them to take part in activities which they may not have the opportunity to do otherwise. In October 2025 they are going on a trip to Paris. The girls will be going to the Science Museum, Eiffel Tower, cheese making, and to Disneyland. The groups are hoping to reduce the amount which each participant will be required to pay to attend this event. The costs will include all activities, hoodies, goody bag and travel. 15 young people and 7 adults from the Auchterarder Common Good Area will be going on the trip. The girls will be accompanied on the trip by other Brownie guides from elsewhere in Perth and Kinross.
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PKC - GENERAL 5.10 A breakdown of costs are detailed below: Specific items Basis of Costing Amount Accommodation & Transport (bus) Invoice 7 x £534 15 x £519 £11,523 Activities (Disneyland, Cheese Making, Chocolate Factory, & Science Centre) Invoice £3,003 Eiffel Tower Quote £880 Hoodies, Bags & fillers (notebook, pen, tissues, sanitiser, mints, water, snack) Quote £990 Total proposed expenditure £16,396 Contribution from individuals (£500 x 7 adults, £725 x 13 young people, £625 x 2 young people awarded Guiding Tay and Ochils grant below) £14,175 Girl Guiding Scotland (£50 towards each participant who has not participated in international travel with Guiding in the previous 3 years – 9 participants) (approved) £450 Girlguiding Tay and Ochils £200 contribution towards costs for under privileged young people £200 Funding Requested from Auchterarder Common Good Fund £1,571 5.11 Auchterarder Guiding have not received funding from the Common Good Fund in the previous three years. Consideration 5.12 Committee are asked to consider the request and agree any funding to be awarded 6. Conclusion The Committee is asked to consider the applications and agree any financial assistance to be awarded. 7. Impact Value Assessment Auchterarder_Common_Good_Fund_Applications_for_Financial_Assistance .pdf
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