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Status:
Decision Confirmed
Title:
Funding for Cultural Organisations
Stakeholder Involvement
Mercury Theatre, Firstsite, Essex Cultural Diversity Project, Colchester Arts Centre, Rhiannon Faith, Paper Birds and Signals
Date on which, or period within which, we expect the decision to be taken
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Decision Date Notes
Decision added to CMIS: Friday 27th July 2025
Decision subject to call-in, call-in ends: Wednesday 2nd July 2025.
Cabinet Member
The Chancellor of Essex
Include Item on Forward Plan:
No
Background Papers:
No background papers.
Decision Maker Role:
The Chancellor of Essex
Is the Decision Maker Aware of the Decision:
Yes
Is the Head of Services Aware of the Decision:
Yes
Is Decision Exempt from Call-in
No
Additional Information
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2 Recommendations
2.1 Agree to provide a 1-year revenue grant to Essex NPOs and enter into a grant agreement with the following organisations for the amounts as detailed below, a total of £330,000. Payments to be made quarterly in arrears upon assurance of meeting agreed performance target:
• Mercury Theatre: £100,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £25,000 from April 2025 to March 2026
• Firstsite: £100,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £25,000 from April 2025 to March 2026
• ECDP: £60,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £15,000 from April 2025 to March 2026
• Colchester Arts Centre: £21,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £5,250 from April 2025 to March 2026
• Paperbirds: £20,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £5,000 from April 2025 to March 2026
• Rhiannon Faith: £22,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £5,500 from April 2025 to March 2026
• Signals: £7,000 to be paid in quarterly instalments of £1,750 from April 2025 to March 2026
2.2 Agree to delegate to the Director, Environment and Climate Action to agree final terms of the grant agreements. ECC will retain the right to review and terminate grants should required performance targets not be met.
2.3 Agree to drawdown of £330,000 in 2025/26 from the Leader’s Ambition Reserve to the Revenue Portfolio for Arts, Heritage and Culture to fund the grants set out in paragraph 2.1 of this report.
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| 27/06/2025 15:38:36 | Maise Riley | Business Item Created | |
| 27/06/2025 15:47:50 | Maise Riley | Report Added | Document ID 256512: FP-151-07-25 CMA |
| 27/06/2025 15:47:53 | Maise Riley | Report Added | Document ID 256513: FP-151-07-25 ECIA |
| 27/06/2025 15:55:46 | Maise Riley | Status Changed | Decision Subject To Call In [3] |
| 02/07/2025 17:26:39 | Maise Riley | Status Changed | Decision Confirmed [6] |
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