Budget Information
In January 2025, your Community Council set its share of the Council Tax for 2025/2026. After careful consideration, we agreed that the amount each household pays towards the precept will remain the same. This will see anyone living in a band D continue to pay £50.21 per annum. You will pay less if your home is in council tax bands A-C. (Around 85% of homes in Far Cotton and Delapre fall within council tax bands A-C) You will pay more if your home is in band E or higher.
Some of the plans for the upcoming year include:
- Extending our In Bloom Displays
- Working with Community Payback to clean up the local area
- Continuing our community grants programme
- Expanding our successful Community Fun Day
- Continuing our Men's breakfast Club
- Continuing our Weekly Stay and Play Group
- Looking into provision for a women-only wellbeing group
- Expanding our summer holiday programme
- Looking into providing a youth club
- Re-vamping our St. Leonard's Road Christmas light display
- Improving play equipment in local green spaces by investing £15,000 in those areas.
Please do get in touch if you would like any more detail on any of our plans.
Item |
Budget 2025/2026 in £ |
|---|---|
Precept |
159,392 |
Bank Interest |
7,500 |
MISC |
500 |
Grant Income |
5,000 |
TOTAL INCOME |
172,392 |
STAFFING COSTS |
|
Office Salaries inc. HMRC |
50,425 |
Environmental Officer |
24,000 |
Employers pension/training |
4,500 |
HR support |
2,000 |
STAFFING TOTAL |
80,925 |
ADMINISTRATION |
|
Council Van |
3,500 |
Software |
750 |
Website and Email |
625 |
Office IT and phone |
2,592 |
Printing, postage & stationery |
550 |
Office rental/meeting room hire |
7,500 |
Insurance |
1,500 |
Subscriptions |
4,000 |
Audit/Professional fees |
1,350 |
Bank Charges |
150 |
ADMINISTRATION TOTAL |
22,517 |
ALLOTMENTS |
|
Water |
1,500 |
COMMUNITY PROJECTS |
|
CCTV |
10,000 |
Family Entertainment |
1,500 |
Climate/Sustainability |
2,000 |
School Holiday programme |
4,000 |
Youth Club |
3,750 |
In Bloom |
15,000 |
Poppy Displays |
250 |
Community Safety |
5,000 |
Newsletter |
7,500 |
Community Grants |
7,500 |
Engagement Events |
5,500 |
Residents Forum |
250 |
Neighbourhood Plan |
5,000 |
Noticeboards |
1,000 |
Wellbeing |
2,500 |
Stay and Play |
2,500 |
Men's Breakfast Club |
2,000 |
Flood resilience |
2,000 |
Play Equipment |
15,000 |
Christmas Lights Annual Testing Install and dismantle |
5,500 |
COMMUNITY PROJECTS TOTAL |
97,750 |
TOTAL INCOME |
172,392 |
TOTAL EXPENDITURE |
202,692.05 |
NET EXPENDITURE |
-30,300.05 |
Within the community Council area, 21% of properties fall within band A.
Council Tax Band |
Amount payable to Far Cotton and Delapre Community Councillor annum |
|---|---|
A- |
27.89 |
A |
33.47 |
B |
39.05 |
C |
44.63 |
D |
50.21 |
E |
61.37 |
F |
72.53 |
G |
83.68 |
H |
100.42 |