Finance Committee
Oversees the council’s budget and spend and makes decisions on grant applications.
Dates
Mon 17th Nov 2025, 7:00pm
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Location
Macclesfield Town Council Finance Committee
Macclesfield Town Council Notice of Meeting
7th November 2025
To Chair Cllr Ruth Thompson and Councillors David Edwardes, Emma Gilman, Alift Harewood-Jones, Mike Hutchison and Chris Wilcock.
You are hereby summoned to attend a meeting of
Macclesfield Town Council’s Finance Committee meeting to be held at
Macclesfield Town Hall
on
17th November 2025
commencing at 7pm,
for the purpose of transacting the business shown on the attached agenda.
With thanks,
Laura Smith
Town Clerk
Agenda
Agenda of the meeting to be held on the 17th November 2025 at 7pm at Macclesfield Town Hall.
This meeting is open to the public, but space may be limited. Should you wish to attend please inform the Town Clerk by Thursday 13th November 2025.
1 Apologies for Absence
2 Declarations of Interest
To receive declarations of interests from members relevant to items under discussion at the meeting.
Public Questions
The meeting will be adjourned to invite comments and questions from the public.
The meeting will then be reconvened.
3 Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting held on 29th September 2025
Action: To approve the minutes.
3. Finance Committee Minutes 29th September 25
4 Updates from the Minutes
Action: To note any actions.
5 Budget 2026-27
5. Budget 26 27
To consider the attached budget to go to Full Council for approval 15th December 2025.
6 Grant Applications
6.1 Changing Lives Together £1000
6.1 Changing Lives Together Grant Application
6.2 Macclesfield and Prestbury Philatelic Society £250
6.2 Macc Philatelic Society Grant Application
Total Amount requested: £ 1250
Action: To consider the above grant applications
.
7 Grant Updates
7.1 Macc Youth Brass Band
7.2 Macclesfield Brass Band
7.2 Macc Brass Band grant update
7.3 Macc Ladies FC
7.3 Macc Ladies FC grant update
7.4 St Barnabas Brownies
7.4 St Barnabas brownies grant update
7.5 St John’s School
7.5 St John’s School grant update
7.6 Satellites Macclesfield
7.6 Satellites grant update
To note the reports
8 Financial Reports
8.1 Spend to Date
Action: The spend to date (End OCT 2025) of £547,064 to be approved at Full Council 2025.
8.2 Reports
Action: The following reports were noted:
8.2.1 Income and Expenditure
8.2.1 Detailed Income Expenditure by Budget Heading 31_10_2025
8.2.2 Bank Reconciliation and Receipts and Payments
8.2.2 Bank Reconciliation Receipts and Payments OCT25
8.2.3 Detailed Balance Sheet
8.2.3 Detailed Balance Sheet – OCT25
8.2.4 Authorised Payments
Too large to fit on website – please email [email protected]
9 Date/Time and Place of Next Meeting
The next meeting of the Finance Committee will be held at 7pm on 9th February 2026 venue to be confirmed.