States Grants: Accounts of Organisations that have received grant in excess of £75,000

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A decision made 13 October 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2014-0116
Decision Summary Title:	Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2012		Date of Decision Summary:	7th October 2014
Decision Summary Author:	Interim Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2012		Date of Written Report:	7th October 2014
Written Report Author:	Financial Accountant		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Presentation to the States of the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2012 unless grounds for exemption have been approved in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘Management of Grants’.
Decision(s): The Minister for Treasury and Resources decided to present to the States the Accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 in 2012 except where an exemption has been granted in accordance with Financial Direction 5.5 ‘Management of Grants’.
Reason(s) for decision: During the 2009 Annual Business Plan debate (P.117/2009), Amendment No. 4 was adopted (as amended). P.117/2009: Amd (4), Paragraph 2 section (i) (as amended) stated that: ‘All organisations receiving grants from the States submit their accounts to be published as a report to the States; subject to a de minimis limit…except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation’. N.B. The de minimis limit originally set has since been changed following discussions between the proposer and the Treasury and Resources Department.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to present the attached report to the States and to hold electronic and hard copies of the Accounts at the States Greffe for distribution upon request.
Signature:		Position: Deputy E J Noel, Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

States Grants: Accounts of Organisations that have received grant in excess of £75,000

Treasury and Resources

Ministerial Decision Report

Presentation to the States of THE Accounts of Organisations that Received a Grant of Over £75,000 IN 2012

1. Purpose of Report

To present to the States the 2012 accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2012.

2. Background

The accounts of organisations that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2012 that are available for publication as a report to the States are listed in Appendix A. Further details on these and other significant grants are shown in Note 12 ‘Grants’ to the States of Jersey 2012 Financial Report and Accounts.

3. Recommendation

It is recommended that the Minister request the Greffier of the States to present to the States the 2012 accounts of organisations listed in Appendix A that received a grant of over £75,000 from the States of Jersey in 2012.

4. Reason for Decision

During the 2009 Annual Business Plan debate (P.117/2009), Amendment No. 4 was adopted (as amended). P.117/2009: Amd (4), Paragraph 2 section (i) (as amended) stated that:

‘All organisations receiving grants from the States submit their accounts to be published as a report to the States; subject to a de minimis limit…except where to do so would breach confidentiality agreements, Codes of Practice or legislation such as Data Protection legislation’.

N.B. The de minimis limit originally set has since been changed following discussions between the proposer and the Treasury and Resources Department.

Resource Implications

There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision.

Report author : Financial Accountant – Financial Accounting and Control	Document date : 7th October 2014
Quality Assurance / Review : Manager – Financial Accounting and Control	File name and path: L:\Treasury\Sections\Corporate Finance\Ministerial Decisions\DSs, WRs and SDs\2014-0116 - Presentation of 2012 accounts of Grants Receiving Organisations\WR - Presentation of 2012 Accounts of Grant Receiving Organisations.doc
MD sponsor : Treasurer of the States

Appendix A – Accounts available for presentation to the States

Grant receiving organisation	Grant Reported £	Accounts Available	Year End
Overseas Aid Grants	8,779,362	N/A – Note i	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Finance Limited	3,784,048	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Heritage Trust	2,775,422	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Beaulieu School	1,898,192	Yes	Year to 31 August 2012
De La Salle College	1,895,612	Yes	Year to 31 August 2012
The Jersey Employment Trust	1,631,881	Yes - Note ii	Year to 31 December 2012
Non-provided schools	822,119	No - Note iii
Jersey Arts Trust	730,734	Yes - Note i	Year to 31 December 2012
Shelter Trust	681,010	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Serco (Jersey) Ltd	483,822	Yes - Note iv	Year to 31 December 2012
The Jersey Opera House	469,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Arts Centre Association	454,447	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Association of Jersey Charities	401,709	Yes	Year to 31 March 2012
Channel Islands Brussels Office	401,474	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service	322,755	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Business Limited	304,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority	300,000	Yes – as R.90/2013	Year to 31 December 2012
The Jersey Royal Company	271,485	No - Note iii
Jersey Financial Services Commission	248,965	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society - Jersey Island Genetics Limited	245,156	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Citizen's Advice Bureau	223,130	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Conference Bureau Limited	220,500	Yes – Note v	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Focus on Mental Health (MIND)	213,603	Yes - Note ii	Year to 30 June 2012
Jersey Women's Refuge	204,350	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Alcohol Advice Centre - Jersey Council on Alcoholism	190,810	Yes - Note v	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Childcare Trust	175,005	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Canbedone Productions Ltd	150,000	No - Note vi
Le Don Balleine Trust	140,097	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Digital Jersey	134,168	No - Note vii
Foreshore Ltd	130,573	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Product Promotion Ltd	130,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Battle of Flowers Association	130,000	Yes	Year to 30 September 2012
Jersey Legal Information Board	120,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust	115,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Bureau de Jersey	105,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Consumer Council	103,695	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey Mencap Society	101,784	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Jersey International Air Display	90,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012
Autism Jersey	80,061	Yes	Year to 30 April 2012
Brighter Futures	80,000	Yes	Year to 31 December 2012

Notes:

The Jersey Overseas Aid Commission is included in the States Accounts, and publishing an Annual Report to the States Assembly (R.99/2013)
Organisation received more than one grant from the States of Jersey.
Non-provided Schools and the Jersey Royal Company have claimed exemptions due to commercial sensitivity [1] of their accounts and therefore 2012 Accounts will not be made available.
Cash Flow Statement only.
The Jersey Conference Bureau and Jersey Council on Alcoholism have both claimed an exemption from the requirement to provide audited accounts and have both provided unaudited Accounts for 2012.
Accounts for Canbedone have not yet been audited, and will be published in due course.
Digital Jersey was established during 2012. Their first set of accounts will be available for 2013, which will include the 2012 period.

[1] Section 3.2.1(a) (xi) of A Code of Practice on access to information held by the States, Committees of the States and Departments of the States (Adopted by Act of the States dated 20th July 1999, and amended on 8th June 2004).