Applications for Financial Assistance
Perth and Kinross Council · 18 August 2025
Back to Kinross 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: Kinross Common Good Fund Committee Date of Meeting: 18 August 2025 Report Title: Kinross Common Good Fund Report Report Number: 25/194 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 Kinross Common Good Fund Committee to consider one small grant application. 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 • Section 6: Conclusion • Section 7: Impact Value Assessment 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
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PKC - GENERAL 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 Kinross 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 A summary of the provisional 2025/26 Financial Assistance budget is provided below: 2025/26 Financial Assistance Budget £6,800 Value of grants paid and committed £0 Remaining Financial Assistance Budget £6,800 Value of funding requested and under consideration £3,970 4. Proposals Broke Not Broken 4.1 Broke Not Broken are seeking £3,970 towards their 2025 Christmas Hamper project. 5.2 Broke Not Broken is an anti-poverty charity in Kinross-shire, aiming to mitigate the effects of poverty and social isolation. Beginning as a foodbank, this remains central to their work; however, they now run 15 other projects throughout the year. Each year at Christmas time, hampers are provided to those living in poverty in the community, enabling them to have access to both their essentials for the Christmas periods as well as some treats that they would not otherwise be able to afford. The charity promotes community belonging and resilience, both for volunteers and clients and every year Broke Not Broken see the community come together to support this project. Donations are collected in the month leading up to hamper day from local groups, schools and workplaces. Hampers include items such as Christmas pudding, shortbread, selection box, cranberry sauce, chutney, mince pies, crisps and hot chocolate. They also include Christmas crackers and a book provided by the national book trust. The hampers include a small gift where possible, and a supermarket and local business voucher so people can choose their own Christmas dinner. It is estimated that the hampers benefit 330 people from the Common Good Area across a variety of age ranges.
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PKC - GENERAL 5.3 There is a variety of wider community support for the project. The community campus provide space for making the hampers free of charge, and a local company provide a van for delivery. A local sewing group make draught excluders to put in the hampers. The charity benefits from the support of about 55 volunteers and local people can sign up for a slot to help assemble hampers. 5.4 A breakdown of costs applied for is detailed below. Specific items Basis of Costing Amount Wrapping and boxes Purchased online £250 Hamper Vouchers 160 x £25 supermarket voucher 160 x £20 Hunters or Winton’s voucher £7,200 Food for hampers From Sainsbury’s, The Range, B&M, to make up any gaps in donations £2,500 Gift Sets for Hampers Sourced from B&M with 20% discount £1,000 Staff costs for project 60 hours x £17 £1,020 Total proposed expenditure £11,970 CMS (pending) £5,000 Brownlie Charitable Trust (pending) £3,000 Funding Requested from Kinross Common Good Fund £3,970 5.5 Broke Not Broken have received the following funding from the Kinross Common Good Fund in the previous three years: Year Project Amount 2024/25 Warmer Winter Project £3000 5.6 Committee are asked to consider the request and agree any funding to be awarded.
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PKC - GENERAL 6. Conclusion 6.1 The Committee is asked to consider the applications and agree any financial assistance to be awarded. 7. Impact Value Assessment Kinross_Common_Good_Fund_Applications_for_Financial_Assistance.pdf