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The Committee considered a report of the CGO and Director of City Bridge Trust detailing 29 grant applications or Eco-Audit requests that were recommended for rejection. The Committee noted the document tabled by the CGO which offered a correction to the entry for The Age of No Retirement CIC, as the reason for the recommendation for rejection was missing.

A Member suggested that the reason for rejection could be organised by category as it may make the reason easier to understand, for both Members and the rejected organisations. A Member also asked for further detail on the rejection for Transgenerational Change Ltd, and why it had been deemed ineligible. The CGO responded that whilst the organisation had applied as a charitable company, it also did non-charitable work, and there would be no safeguards against funds being used for non-charitable purposes. The organisation was also not registered with the Charity Commission.

The CGO advised Members that every organisation that applied was offered feedback from officers, although not all organisations took this up. The City Bridge Trust also collected data on rejected applications annually for review.

RESOLVED – That the Committee reject the grant applications listed in the accompanying schedule.