Guides

Here you’ll find information and guides on assets and services arranged by topic. Click the topic title to see a list of related resources.

Please note that these links are to external websites and some guides listed have been written for the Parish and Town Council sector in England but they also offer generic information on taking on assets and services.

Business Planning and Future Planning

• Making a business case 
• Community Asset Transfer Guidance Notes 
• Taking on a delegation 
• Taking on and providing local services
• Project Objectives 
• Planning a process of stakeholder involvement 
• Feasibility 
• Business Planning 
• Asset Transfer Risk Register / Risk Log (example)
• Advice Note on Interests and Community Asset Transfer

Sample Templates

• Blaenau Gwent - Transfer of Assets Expression of interest template
• Carmarthenshire - Transfer of Assets Expression of interest template
• Flintshire - Transfer of Assets Expression of interest template 
• Monmouthshire - Community Asset Transfer – Expression of Interest Form
• Pembrokeshire - Expression of Interest Form
• Pembrokeshire - Business Plan Template

Information Sheets

• Understanding Community Asset Transfer
• Buildings
• Running Buildings
• Land
• Information Technology
• Vehicles
• Intellectual Property

Flowcharts

• Asset Transfer Process Flow Chart
• Community Asset Transfer Process 

Staffing Matters

• Recruitment
• Employee Rights and Obligations
• Management
• Staff Development
• Dispute Resolution
• The End of the Contractual Relationship
• A Guide to Handling TUPE Transfers

Dos and Don’ts and Good Practice

• Service delegations to parish and town councils: good practice notes
• Commonly identified risks and examples of ways to manage them

Guides on Managing Facilities

• Choosing the Right Tenure

Sample of potential sources of Finance

• Big Lottery Fund
• CharityBank
• Robert Owen Community Banking
• Triodos Bank
• Grant Finder

Useful Links

• Big Lottery Fund
• Community Asset Transfers: Guidance for applicants
• Community Land Advisory Service in Wales (CLAS Cymru)
• Community Rights
• Community Voluntary Council (CVC)
• Developments Trust Association Wales (DTA Wales)
• Locality
• National Association of Local Councils
• One Voice Wales
• Pillars of the Community: the transfer of local authority heritage assets
• Society of Local Council Clerks (SLCC)
• The Coalfields Regeneration Trust
• WalesCo-operative Centre
• Wales Council for Voluntary Action