Combined Funds (Bute) Report 2 December 2025
Argyll and Bute Council · 2 December 2025
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ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL BUTE & COWAL AREA COMMITTEE LEGAL & REGULATORY SUPPORT 2 December 2025 XX MARCH 2021 MRS MARY MILLAN BEQUEST, BERTHA WIER BEQUEST, PROVOSTS BEQUEST (BUTE) & BAILLIE GILLIES BEQUEST - AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS 1.0 APPLICATIONS 1.1 This report gives Members information regarding 2 applications that have been received for support from the Mrs Mary Millan Bequest, Bertha Wier Bequest, Provosts Bequest (Bute) and Baillie Gillies Bequest. 2.1 RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 The Bute and Cowal Area Committee are asked to consider the applications made to the Combined Funds, and to make whatever grant they deem appropriate from the un-restricted balance of the Funds. 3.0 DETAIL 3.1 The Bute and Cowal Area Committee agreed in December 2017 to combine the income of the Mrs Mary Millan Bequest, Bertha Wier Bequest, Provosts Bequest (Bute) and Baillie Gillies Bequest and to distribute to the poor of the Burgh of Rothesay. 3.2 The Application process follows that of the original Provosts Bequest (Bute) in that applications are made during November and awards made in December. The number of persons receiving the benefit shall not in any year exceed twenty, and that each beneficiary must be domiciled in Rothesay. 3.2 The last awards made from these funds was in 2022, with 3 applicants each receiving £100. Excluding the Provost Fund (Bute) which had a moratorium placed on it in December 2024, the balance of the combined funds stands at £11,772, which comprises of £3,211 restricted funds and £8,561 in non- restricted funds. Trustees are limited to making awards from the non-restricted funds. 4.0 CONCLUSION 4.1 Members are asked to consider the applications that have been made to the Combined funds and to make whatever grant they deem appropriate from the un-restricted balance of the Funds. 5.0 IMPLICATIONS
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5.1 Policy - None. 5.2 Financial - None. 5.3 Legal - Area Committees, as Trustees, must ensure that the distribution arrangements comply with the terms of the funds/bequests, failure to do so would result in the Council being liable. 5.4 HR - To proceed with reorganisation, in terms of section 10 or 11 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 would require the allocation of Officer time. 5.5 Customer Service 5.6 Risk - None 5.7 Climate Change – None 5.8 Fairer Scotland Duty – None 5.9 Equalities - protected characteristics – None 5.10 Consumer Duty – None 5.11 Island Communities – None 5.12 Children’s Rights and Wellbeing – None Douglas Hendry - Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support Policy Lead – Councillor Mark Irvine November 2025 For further information contact: Stuart McLean, Committee Manager Tel. No: 01436 658717 Email: Stuart.Mclean@argyll-bute.gov.uk APPENDICES: Appendix 1: Application 1 – Exempt Appendix 2: Application 2 – Exempt