Working for the community

Finance and Budget Information

These pages give you information about the budget for the council, all the payments we have made and reports from our auditors.

If you can't find the information you are looking for please contact, Kate, our clerk, on 07835 171870

Budget Information

In January 2023 the Community Council set its share of the council tax for 2023/2024. We are happy to announce that local people will pay the same amount towards this share as they did in 2022/2023. This means a household living in a band D property in Far Cotton and Delapre will pay £48.21 per annum*. You will pay less if your home is in council tax bands A-C. You will pay more if your home is in band E or higher.

The budget for 2023/2024 is shown below.

Item

Budget 2023 /2024 in £

Precept

149,580

Grants

0

Misc Income

200

TOTAL INCOME

£149,780

EXPENDITURE

Staffing Costs

Office Staff

34,872

Environmental Warden

18,806

HMRC Employer

4,200

Pension Employer contributions

2,000

Training

2,500

HR Support

2,000

TOTAL STAFF COSTS

£64,378

ADMINISTRATION

IT Equipment /Hardware and Software

2,150

Equipment environment warden

4,000

Printing/Postage/Stationery

750

Office / meeting accomadation

6,044

Insurance

800

Subscriptions

3,500

Audit

800

Professional Fees

200

Bank Charges

100

TOTAL ADMIN EXPENDITURE

£18,344

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

In Bloom

14,000

Poppy Displays

500

Christmas Lights

3,500

Community Safety

5,000

Allotments Utilities

1,500

Newsletter

6,200

Community Grants

5,000

Projects

23,400

Engagement Events

6,000

TOTAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS

£65,100

CONTINGENCY

£1,958

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

£149,780

Within the Community Council area 21% of properties fall within Band A.

Amount paid by council tax band

Band A

£32.14

Band B

£37.50

Band C

£42.85

Band D

£48.21

Band E

£58.92

Band F

£69.64

Band G

£80.35

Band H

£96.42

Budget 2022/ 2023

Budget 2022/2023

Item

Budget 2022-2023
Amount in £

Precept

148,650

Grants

5,000

Other Income

0

TOTAL INCOME

153,650

Staffing (Including employers HMRC and Pensions payments) Note the budget includes provision for a second member of staff if needed)

46,040

Staff and Councillor training

2,000

Personnel Support

2,000

Office IT (purchase of Hardware, laptops and printer/copier)

1,650

Website and email

470

Office costs (phones/printing/stationery/software licenses

1,250

Annual Insurance

400

Sunscriptions

3,000

Audit Fees

845

Bank Charges

76

In Bloom

8,000

Community Safety

5,000

Newsletter

5,000

Community Grants

7,500

Community Events

5,000

Community Projects-E.g. Christmas lights, new play equipment, tree planting, allotments

45,000

Community Hub / Office

10,000

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

£143,231

Budget 2021 - 2022

Item

Amount

Staffing costs

41,429

IT Equipment hardware (laptop &printer/scanner)

800

IT Equipment software (Microsoft 365 & antivirus)

200

Website

3,000

Office IT & phone costs

800

Accommodation (NBC estimate)

10,000

Insurance

500

Training (staff and councillors)

2,850

Subscriptions NALC, SLCC

3,000

Audit fees (internal and external)

845

Election expenses

9,000

Contingency

25,000

To develop future services/transfer to reserves

50,000

Total

147,424

Last updated: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:12