SUNNINGWELL PARISH COUNCIL - BUDGET 2007 - 2008

Budget Item

2006-07
Allocation

Expenditure
2006-2007

% of Allocation

2007-2008
Budget

Clerk’s Salary
“ Expenses

£4000
£1350

£3989
£1075

99%
79%

£4000
£1350

Photocopying

£200

£49

25%

£200

Insurance

£400

£389

97%

£500

Play Area Inspection

£140

£60

43%

£100

Audit Fee

£500

£475

95%

£550

Subscriptions

£250

£232

93%

£250

Grants /Donations (i)

£1000

£835

83%

£1000

Training/Publications

£200

£0


£200

Hire of Hall/Chapel

£250

£130

52%

£250

PWLB Loan Repayments

£2005

£2005

100%

£2005

VHMC Support Fund

£1000

£0


£1000

Notice Boards

£800

£0


£800

Sunningwell Scene

£650

£650

100%

£750

Sunningwell Festival




£1000

Pond Maintenance (ii)

(£100)

£875


£500

General Maintenance
Sundry Expenses

£500


£10


2%

£500

Emergency Planning Fund (iii)

£1000

£0



£500

Legal & Land Reg.Fees (iii)

£1500

£0


£0

Children’s Play Area (iv)

£1000

£3330


£500

Web Site

£600

£140

23%

£600

Election Expenses




£1200

Cricket Club Support Fund




£500

Litter Warden (v)


£792


£650

Flood Prevention Fund (iii)

£2500

£0


£500


TOTALS


£20125


£13352



£19405

(i) In addition £1,000 was granted from Reserves towards the costs of the new Baptist Chapel Hall.


(ii) The money transferred from the now disbanded Pond Committee has been spent on maintaining the Pond. Major clearance work was necessary during the year which led to higher than expected expenditure.

(iii) This money is ring fenced in Reserves for these 3 specific purposes.

Emergency Planning Fund - £1,000 - a further £500 budgeted in 2007-2008
Legal & Land Registration Fees - £1,500 – nothing further to be added in
2007-2008
Flood Prevention Fund - £2,500 – a further £500 to be budgeted in 2007-2008

(iv) Major renovation work was undertaken during 2006-2007 and the equipment now meets RoSPA safety standards.

(v) A grant of £495 was received from the Vale District Council towards the costs of employing a Litter Warden.