Dear local partners

The Council’s Community Asset Transfer and Support Programme has launched today, 05 November 2025. 

The programme recognises the significant value that community assets provide in supporting the wellbeing, development, and cohesion of the residents and local communities in the borough. It is seeking to secure those assets to ensure they continue to deliver community benefits into the long term. Examples of assets include community halls, sports pavilions, allotments and open spaces.

The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is 2 December 2025. 

The application process has two stages and organisations who are successful at the expression of interest stage will then be invited to complete a business case.

Please read on for more information and join us for a briefing session where you will be able to find out more and to ask any questions. 

Isabel Wootton, Head of Community Partnerships

The Council is inviting expressions of interest from eligible organisations who are interested in one or more the three areas of support set out below:

1. Community Asset Transfer: Your organisation is seeking the transfer of an asset currently owned by the Council to deliver community benefits into the future. Alongside the transfer you may also be seeking additional support from the Council to make necessary capital improvements to the asset you are seeking and/or grant support for the initial running costs of the asset.
2. Asset acquisition followed by Community Asset Transfer: Your organisation would like the Council to acquire an asset it doesn’t currently own so that your organisation can then take over the running of it to deliver community benefit into the future. Alongside the transfer you may also be seeking additional support from the Council to make necessary capital improvements to the asset you are seeking and/or grant support for the initial running costs of the asset.
3. Grants to improve community assets already owned by an eligible organisation. Your organisation owns an asset in the borough (either freehold or on a lease of more than 10 years) and would like to improve that asset to ensure the delivery of community benefits into the future. You are applying for a grant award of between £75,000 - £500,000.

Eligible organisations for this programme must be:

• Registered charities
• Community Interest Companies limited by guarantee
• Town or parish councils within Reigate and Banstead
• Other registered groups or clubs that are part of the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector

The full eligibility criteria and a link to the expression of interest form can be found on our website.  The application process has two stages and organisations who are successful at the expression of interest stage will then be invited to complete a business case.

The deadline for submitting expressions of interest is 2 December 2025. 

Briefing sessions on this programme are available on the following dates (each session will cover the same contents and will allow for questions and answers):

• Monday 10 November, 11:00 – 12:00 – Teams
• Wednesday 12 November, 16:00 – 17:00 – Teams

To book onto one of these sessions please contact communitypartnerships@reigate-banstead.gov.uk. When you contact us, please let us know:

• your name
• the name of the organisation you are representing and
• the session you would like to attend 

We will confirm your place and you will be sent a Teams link to join the briefing for the date you have selected. 

Voluntary Action Surrey East (VASE) are delivering two sessions on the considerations and practicalities of running a community asset.

These sessions will be particularly helpful for organisations considering taking on an asset for the first time or those who are looking to increase the scale of their activities.  

• Thursday 13 November, 10:00–11:30 - Teams
• Tuesday 18 November, 18:00–19:30 - Teams

You can book your place using the link below or contact info@vase.org.uk for more information about these sessions.