Finance & General Purposes Committee
FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE AGENDA
Cllr Tina Wnukowska Cllr Wilcox
Cllr N Lee Cllr Pearce
Cllr B Smith Cllr Ranford
Cllr Powell Cllr D Hobbs Cllr R Massey
You are INVITED to attend a meeting of the Finance and General Purposes Committee in the Committee Room at Quedgeley Community Centre on Tuesday 5th May 2026 at 7.00pm
Jacquie Webster Dated: 28th April 2026
Town Clerk & RFO
AGENDA
To note apologies if any.
- Declarations of Interest.
To note any declarations of personal and/or prejudicial interests in relation to items on the agenda.
- To Approve the Minutes of the committee meeting dated 7th April 2026
- To report on previous actions set on 7th April 2026
- Correspondence
To note price increase from M&D Property Maintenance.
Response from Intocleaning re price increase.
- To Note the following Accounts Paid by means of electronic banking and Debit Card Payment for £500.00 or over prior to the publication of the Agenda.
| M&D Property – R&A/WSC/KCC/KSP/QCC | £3988.44 | BACS | Grounds Maintenance & Handyman Contract |
| D Jones – R&A | £775.00 | BACS | Burial Plot |
| Gloucester City Council – KCC | £1250.00 | BACS | KCC Rental Fees |
| Tyler Hearn – WSC | £2437.85 | BACS | Painting Plan Phase 1 |
| CIA Fire & Security – WSC | £828.00 | BACS | Intruder Alarm Service Contract |
| UK Nextday Ltd – R&A | £3300.00 | BACS | Chase Lane Fireworks Deposit |
| The Property Centre – QTC | £6624.69 | BACS | Office Rent/Service Charges and Electricity |
| D Jones – R&A | £775.00 | BACS | Burial Plot |
| HMRC – QTC | £3964.39 | BACS | Tax & NI |
| Alfram Ltd – WSC | £4396.80 | BACS | Waterwells new front doors – funds earmarked from 2025/26. |
| GALC – QTC | £4000.00 | BACS | Annual Subscription |
To note bank transfers
| Current A/c – Community Pantry | £1500.00 | Transfer | Annual Transfer of supporting funds – taken from 2026/27 precept |
| Current A/c – Astro Contingency & QCC Contingency | £4000.00 | Transfer | Annual Transfer – taken from 2026/27 precept |
| Current A/c – General Reserves | £303707.10 | Transfer | Annual Transfer of remaining precept. |
| General Reserves – Current A/c | £3664.00 | Transfer | Earmarked expenditure from 2025/26 |
| General Reserves – Current A/c | £50000.00 | Transfer | Precept transfer |
*Payments under £500.00 are provided by means of the Scribe Pay Schedule and noted under Agenda Item 8*.
- To Note the following Accounts Paid by cheque prior to the Publication of the Agenda for £500.00 or over.
None at the time of the agenda.
- To approve the following Accounts Paid, for payment and any other accounts received since publication of the agenda for £500.00 – to be confirmed at the meeting.
- Accounts/Budget Progress 2026/27
- Noting of Bank Reconciliation April 2026.
- Overview of expenditure
- Stats on Income generated from Hiring of Community Centres and Sports
Centres
- Health & Safety – update from The Clerk
- Update from Irena Litton on Independent Audit for AGAR and recommendations.
- To consider and agree expenditure not exceeding £625.00 for grant application
from Quedgeley & Hardwicke Cricket Club. *attached*
- To consider and agree delegated authority to RFO for Xmas Light Expenditure
not exceeding £2000.00 to apply for 2 County Council licences and spur for
Electricity supply.
- (a)To consider and agree expenditure not exceeding £85.00 + VAT for Town
Clerk to attend the SLCC South West Regional Training Event on the 3rd
June 2026.
(b)To consider and agree expenditure not exceeding £715.00 + VAT for Town
Clerk to attend the SLCC National Conference on 13th & 14th October 2026.
*Justification Letter attached*
- Items from Recreation & Amenities Committee:
Report by Committee Chair for information only
- Items from Planning & Development Committee:
Report by Committee Chair for information only
- Items from Community Buildings Committee:
Report by Committee Chair for information only
- Further Business for Referral:
To consider any matters to be referred to Council or another Committee.
- Date of Next Meeting – Tuesday 1st June 2026
