Decision details

Fulham Palace Trust - proposed finance arrangements

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To recommend the finance arrangements for Fulham Palace Trust from 2013-14.

Decision:

1.      That approval be given to a payment of £367,500 (£350,000 plus anticipated loan interest of £17,500) to Fulham Palace Trust as a one off grant to repay the Architectural Heritage Fund loan, therefore enabling the Trust to use the annual rental income from the lodges to balance their budget each year.

2.      That approval be given to a loan of £250,000 to Fulham Palace Trust to create reserves, to be held in a separate bank account, to be repaid to the Council once the Trust starts to make a surplus.

3.      That the approval of the final conditions of the grant and loan be delegated to the Cabinet Member for Residents Services, in consultation with the Executive Director for Environment, Leisure & Residents Services.

Report author: Donna Pentelow

Publication date: 10/04/2013

Date of decision: 08/04/2013

Decided at meeting: 08/04/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 15/04/2013

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