Nick Abbott
27th October 2014
SUBJECT: Freedom of Information Requests
DearMr Abbott
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information requestof 29th August 2014.Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding. Your requestand the councils response is as follows:
Administration of Trust Funds
Could you please provide details of the Isaac Felix Sahal Will Trust which has been included in the statutory accounts over the past few years under Trust Funds for which the authority is responsible for the administration (not as sole trustee).
Could you provide details of the expenditure in each of the last five financial years of what improvements have been made to improve communal facilities from the funds , the role of the council in administering funds, the cost involved in administration and contact details for applications to the trust fund.
Could you provide details of the expenditure in each of the last five financial years of what improvements have been made to improve communal facilities from the funds
2009/10Nil
2010/11 £162,370 – Improvement works relating to the conversion of the White Meadows centre of excellence intothe Humphrey Booth Resource Centre
2011/12Nil
2012/13£44,000 – Building improvements at The Limescare home to prevent cross infection
2013/14£54,100 – Conservatory and associated works at The Limescare home
The role of the council in administering funds
The council set up the Isaac Felix Sahal’s Will Trust following the sale of the former Hardman’s Elderly Persons’ Home in 1993. The property had previously been bequeathed to the council and a covenant in the title required the council to seek the approval of the Charity Commission before the property could be disposed of.
A condition of the disposal was that 100% of the capital receipt would be spent by Social Services on children’s homes and/or elderly persons’ homes. Following consultation with the Charity Commission, a scheme was agreed where the capital receipt from the sale of the property is invested and the income received from the investment would be used for social services purposes. In accordance with this scheme, the council approves and arranges theTrust's financial transactions.
The cost involved in administration and contact details for applications to the trust fund.
Administration costs in relation to officer time and any related expenditure will be incurred by the Council but this is minimal and we do not charge these costs against the Trust Funds. We do not have a contact person for the fund as we have managed any applications through our business relationships process.
In respect of your request for an internal review of 24th September 2014 Salford City Council acknowledges that it has not responded to your requestwithin the twentieth working day following the date of receipt.I would apologise for the time delay in respect of this request.
The council considers it has fulfilled your Freedom of Information request. If you are dissatisfied with the way your request has been handled, or wish to appeal this decision, you may wish to contact David Hunter, Assistant Director, ICT, Customer and Support Services Directorate; email:
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Tel: 0303 123 1113 (local rate) or 01625 545 745
Yours sincerely
Carolyn Haslam
Information Governance Team
Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
M27 5BY