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Decision details

ANNUAL RETURNS AND ACCOUNTS FOR COUNCIL CHARITIES

Decision Maker: Cabinet Sub-Committee (Council Charities)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

RESOLVED: That the Cabinet Sub-Committee (Council Charities):

 

(1)   Approved the information required by the Charities Commission for the four registered charities, so that the returns can be submitted prior to the 31st January 2024 deadline.

 

(2)   Noted the requirement for those charities with gross income of more than £25k in their financial year to have their accounts independently examined and, as this applies to King George’s Field and Hitchin Town Hall Gymnasium and Workman’s Hall, instructed this to be undertaken for those accounts for 2022/23. This will be undertaken by the Shared Internal Audit Service (SIAS).

 

REASON FOR DECISION: To facilitate the submission of approved returns to the Charities Commission.

Report author: Ian Couper

Publication date: 16/11/2023

Date of decision: 14/11/2023

Decided at meeting: 14/11/2023 - Cabinet Sub-Committee (Council Charities)

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