The Community Council are empowered under s137 & 139 of the Local Government Act 1972 to make grants to organisations provided that, in the opinion of the Council, it is in the interests of the area or its inhabitants and will benefit them in a manner commensurate with the expenditure. The total amount the Council can donate in any financial year has an upper limit set by Welsh Assembly Government. The amount the Council actually commits to spend on donations in any one year will be dependant upon competing budget demands.