Decision details

Annual Grant Awards 2026/27

Decision Maker: Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee, Council

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Committee resolved to:

1.    Recommend to Council to agree to the recommendations of the Grants Panel regarding the proposed recipients of the 2026/2027 community grants

2.    Note the significant decrease in grant budget for 2026/2027

3.    Note the other support that Spelthorne Borough Council provides to the voluntary/charity sector

4.    Note that any underspend from the Council Grants budget and Better Neighbourhood Grants will not be carried forward to the next financial year

5.    Note that the Panel have recommended that there will be no award to sport and art agencies due to the budget cut

6.    Recommend that the underspend of £3,400 in 2025/2026 is awarded in 2025/2026 to a charity offering mental health support to young people, and that £2,000 is awarded to a charity providing a river based social activity for those with disabilities.

Report author: Lisa Stonehouse

Publication date: 14/01/2026

Date of decision: 13/01/2026

Decided at meeting: 13/01/2026 - Community Wellbeing and Housing Committee

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