Agenda item

With reference to Article 12 of the minute of its meeting of 10 September 2018, the Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Governance which provided an update on the ongoing work to review, wind up and/or amalgamate uneconomic or obsolete Trusts.

The report recommended:-

that the Council –

(a)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Educational Trusts listed in Appendix A:-

(i)        approve the proposed actions in relation to each Trust as detailed in Appendix A; and

(ii)        instruct the Chief Education Officer, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Governance, to take any necessary steps to implement these proposals;

(b)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Children’s Social Work Trusts listed in Appendix B:-

(i)        approve the proposed actions in relation to each Trust as detailed in Appendix B; and

(ii)        instruct the Chief Officer – Integrated Children’s and Family Services, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Governance, to take any necessary steps to implement these proposals;

(c)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Adult Social Work Trusts listed in Appendix C:-

(i)            approve the proposed actions in relation to each Trust as detailed in Appendix C; and

(ii)          instruct the Chief Officer – Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership (ACHSCP), following consultation with the Chief Officer – Governance, to take any necessary steps to implement the proposals;

(d)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Arts and Culture Trusts listed in Appendix D:-

(i)            approve the proposed actions in relation to each Trust as detailed in Appendix D; and

(ii)          instruct the Chief Officer – City Growth, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Governance, to take any necessary steps to implement these proposals;

(e)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Trusts listed in Appendices A to D, instruct the Chief Officer – Governance, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance, to obtain authorisation from relevant regulatory authorities to vary the constitutions of the Trusts with a balance sheet of less than £20,000 to allow trustees to apply reserves;

(f)           acting in their capacity as trustees of the City of Aberdeen Council Guildry and Mortification Funds (SC011857), Lands of Skene (SC018533) and Lands of Torry (SC021299), note the progress of the reorganisation of these Trusts;

(g)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Bridge of Don Fund (SC018551),

(i)            approve the change of name of this charity from the Bridge of Don Fund to the Bridges of Aberdeen Heritage Trust; and

(ii)          instruct the Chief Officer – Governance to take any necessary steps to implement this proposal;

(h)          acting in their capacity as trustees of the Robert Skene Mathew Bequest, Molly Craig Fund and Stewart Reid Memorial Fund:-

(i)            instruct the Chief Officer – Governance, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance, to wind up the Trusts and transfer the funds to the Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust (SC028829); and

(i)            nominate an elected member for appointment as a trustee to Robb’s Trust.

The Council resolved:-

(i)     to approve the recommendations (a) to (h); and

(ii)    to nominate Councillor Cross for appointment as a trustee to Robb's Trust.