Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

Recommendations

1.    That Cabinet approve the applications for Discretionary Business Rate Relief for Food Aware CIC and Kiveton Park and Wales Community Development Trust in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 to this report for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years.

Two applications had been submitted requesting Discretionary Business Rate Relief. The applications related to Food Aware CIC and Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust. Both applications were in line with the Council’s Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy and it was recommended than the award for relief be granted to both organisations.

Food Aware CIC was a not for profit social enterprise which redistributed surplus/donated food and other items such as cleaning materials, clothes, toys and furniture to local community groups. Throughout the pandemic, the organisation estimated it had seen operations at the Hellaby site increase 1000%.

Kiveton Park and Wales Community Development Trust was a charity that aimed to improve the lives of the local community in terms of health, education, employment and environment through services such as a food bank, sports facilities and a community hub.

Resolved:-

That Cabinet approve the applications for Discretionary Business Rates Relief for Food Aware CIC and Kiveton Park & Wales Community Development Trust in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 of the report for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial years.