Meeting documents

Cabinet
Wednesday, 7th June, 2006

Bals App7

Appendix 7 - Use and Reconciliation of General Fund Balances 2005/06 - 2006/07

 

Type

£k

Used in 2005/06

Earmarked

Movement

Notes

Reported opening general fund balances 2005/06 as in the final accounts

8,243

       

2005/06 uses (earmarking)

           

Risk Mgt & Invest to Save not yet spent

Use

-259

-80

-179

0

 

Legal challenge costs not yet charged in 2002/03 (provision from £1.9m HRA transfer) and 03/04 Budget earmarking for further legal challenge cost in the budget

Use

-47

0

-47

0

No charges made in 05/06 to date

Other misc. previously earmarked uses (net)

Use

-15

21

-36

0

 

Expenses towards the set up of the new Tourism company in 03/04. (approved by Council Feb 2003)

Use

-31

-31

0

0

 

Additional Planning costs (approved by Council July 2004)

Use

-98

-98

-0

0

 

SEER Project - to be repaid

 

0

-68

68

0

 

Costs & Rate refunds

Use

-444

52

-358

138

2005/06 rebates can be contributed to balances

Lambridge funding reserve (04/05 & 05/06)

Use

-350

-350

0

0

 

RSG 03/04 repaid in 05/06

 

-259

-259

0

0

As per 05/06 budget

Local Plan and single status project costs

 

-279

-269

-10

0

As per 05/06 budget

Final accounts approvals

 

0

0

0

0

 

Earmarked for training services closure

Use

-300

-300

0

0

 

Earmarked for loss grant in 06/07 due to census

Use

-250

-179

-71

0

 

Earmarked for non capitalisation legal fees

Use

-235

-235

0

0

 

Balances to be used in funding 05/06 budget (net)

Addition

333

333

0

0

Use of Balances in 05/06 budget £333k contribution from current budget to balances

Agreed by Council in 2005/06

 

0

0

0

0

 

Future of Bath (Cnl July 2005)

Use

-150

-150

0

0

 

Organisation Restructure (Cnl July 2005)

Use

-140

-20

-120

0

 

Temporary Use of Reserves to Fund Up-Front costs of Senior Management Restructure (to be repaid from savings over 5-6 years from 2007/08)

Use

-400

-131

-269

0

 

Payment of Business Growth Incentives grant

Addition

667

714

0

47

 

Proposed Outturn Position

           

Outturn Position after Proposed carry forwards and Provisions as detailed in report.

Addition

 

1,442

-521

921

Amount returned to balances after agreement of proposed carry forwards and provisions detailed in the outturn report. (includes £40k to clear Heritage balance from 2004/05 as use in 2005/06)

Sub total

   

391

-1,543

1,106

 

Total earmarked

       

-1,151

 

Net balances anticipated end 05/06

Balance

5,986

   

7,092

 

2006/07 budget will increase balances by

       

400

 

New Non Earmarked General Fund Balances

       

7,492

 
             

Risk Assessed prudent level required is

       

8,000