Applications for Financial Assistance
Perth and Kinross Council · 27 October 2025
Back to Kinross Common Good Fund Committee — 27 October 2025 and its agenda
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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: 27 October 2025 Report Title: Applications for Financial Assistance Report Number: 25/270 Report Author: Sarah Kimmet, Community Empowerment Officer communityempowerment@pkc.gov.uk Organisational Lead: Elaine Ritchie, Strategic Lead - Housing and Communities 1. Purpose 1.1 The report asks Kinross Common Good Fund Committee to consider one small grant application. 1.2 Sections 1. Purpose 3. Background / Main Issues 4. Proposals 5. Conclusion 6. Impact and Value Assessment 2. Recommendation It is recommended that the Committee: 2.1 Consider the grant application and agree any financial assistance to be awarded. 3. Background / Main Issues 3.1 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.
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3.2 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. 3.3 Applications to Common Good Funds vary across the different former burghs of Perth and Kinross. 3.4 A summary of the provisional 2025/26 Financial Assistance budget is provided below: 2025/26 Projected Surplus £6,800 Value of grants paid and committed £3,970 Remaining Financial Assistance Budget £2,830 Value of funding requested and under consideration £1,000 4. Proposals 4.1 Light Up Kinross are requesting £1,000 towards the 2025 Christmas Lighting. 4.2 Light Up Kinross aim to illuminate the centre of Kinross during the Christmas and Festive Period. The Christmas light display will brighten the central area of Kinross during the festive period, encouraging people to visit and support local traders. The project has support from local volunteers who check, clean, and make small repairs to the lights, as well as organising fundraising events. The local Rotary Group also assist and provide road signs for closures and a Santa for the switch on event. Grant support will help towards the purchase, service maintenance and erection of the lights. It is expected that 2,050 people from the Common Good Area will benefit from the Christmas Lights display, as well as any visitors to Kinross. 4.3 A breakdown of costs applied for is detailed below. Specific items Basis of Costing Amount Erection of Lighs Quote from Perth and Kinross Council £5,100 Insurance Based on previous year’s costs £300 Christmas tree Based on previous year’s costs £250 Repairs to Lights Based on previous year’s costs £2,000 Total proposed expenditure £7,650 Tayside Contracts Community Fund (pending) £3,000 Contribution from group funds and fundraising from traders in the town £3,650 Funding Requested from Kinross Common Good Fund £1,000
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4.4 Light Up Kinross have received the following funding from the Kinross Common Good Fund in the previous three years: Year Project Amount 2023/24 Christmas Lights 2023 £1000 2022/23 Christmas Lights 2022 £831 4.5 Committee are asked to consider the request and agree any funding to be awarded 5. Conclusion 5.1 The Committee is asked to consider the application and agree any financial assistance to be awarded. 6. Impact and Value Assessment https://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/54400/Kinross-Common-Good-Fund- Applications-for-Financial- Assistance/pdf/Kinross_Common_Good_Fund_Applications_for_Financial_As sistance.pdf?m=1758730700793