Ruddington Parish Council leaflet

Ruddington Parish Council

Statement of Estimated Expenditure and Income 2024/2025

Parish Councils are required to provide Council Taxpayers with details of the spending plans for the coming financial year when the precepted amount reaches a certain level.

How the money will be spent

Ruddington Parish Council provides, manages and maintains a large number of services in the parish:

Community Buildings
- The Village Hall
- St. Peter’s Rooms
- Pavilion, Elms Park
- Jubilee Clubhouse
- Youth and Community Centre
Recreation Grounds & Sports Fields:
- Carter Recreation Ground/Elms Park*
- Jubilee Field
- Sellors’ Playing Field, Wilford Road*
- Vicarage Lane Playing Field*
- St. Mary’s Play Area*
- Bowling Green
- Note *These include Children’s Play Equipment
Open spaces
- Churchill Drive
- The Green
Churchyards and Cemeteries
- Flawford Churchyard
- St. Peter’s Churchyard
- Vicarage Lane Cemetery
Amenities
- Allotment Gardens, Wilford Road
- Church Street Car Park
Administration
- Parish Council Offices
- Ruddington Parish Council website
- Parish Council Newsletter

To manage these undertakings the Parish Council employs 1 full time and 2 part-time administration staff, 2 full-time amenities staff plus an apprentice, and 4 part-time caretakers.

In addition to the above, the Council supports several village organisations, provides seats, litter bins and dog bins, funds the hiring of the Community Bus, and partly funds the Christmas Tree Scheme.

Where the money comes from

The main sources of income for the Parish Council are:

Income from hire of rooms and facilities at St. Peter’s Rooms, Village Hall, Pavilions
Income from hire of football pitches, cricket pitch, bowling green
Allotment rents
Fees for burials (Vicarage Lane Cemetery), Interments (Garden of Rest), erection of memorials, memorial trees/plaques
Rent from Rushcliffe Borough Council for siting of the recycling facility on the car park
Sponsorship of Christmas Trees by local traders
Interest on invested reserves
Precept on Council Tax as set by Parish Council

Ruddington Parish Council

Summary of Estimated Expenditure and Income 2024/2025

Ruddington summary estimated income and expenditure 2024-25
General Fund	Expenditure £	Transfer to Reserves £	Income £	Net Expenditure £
Allotments	9,670	0	2,250	7,420
Village Hall	31,750	0	22,600	9,150
St. Peter's Rooms	50,710	1,500	17,260	34,950
Playing Fields	158,830	14,000	16,610	156,220
Jubilee Clubhouse	36,230	1,500	10,270	27,460
Car Park	1,260	500	890	870
Vicarage Lane Cemetery	18,110	0	10,130	7,980
St. Peter's Churchyard	5,690	0	0	5,690
Amenities Projects	7,980	5,000	0	12,980
Youth and Community Centre	50	0	0	50
Environment and Policy	123,630	2,100	24,910	100,820
Parish Council	5,230	11,300	0	16,530
Total	449,140	35,900	104,920	380,120

The estimated Net Expenditure will be met as follows:

General Fund Opening Balance 1 April 2024 £72,780
Parish Council Precept £380,120
Total £452,900
Less Closing Balance 31 March 2025 £72,780
Net Expenditure £380,120

The budgeted Parish Council precept for a Band D property equates to a charge of £120.43 a year, which is equivalent to £2.32 per week. This is a 3.31% increase on the charge for 2023/24.

The Parish Council has Reserve Funds set aside for specific purposes and emergencies.

Ruddington estimated reserves 2024-25
Estimate Reserves	Estimated Balance 1/4/2024 £	Transfer from General Fund £	Expenditure £	Estimated Balance 31/3/2025 £
Amenities Committee	135,318	22,500	26,000	131,818
Environment and Policy	42,923	13,400	600	55,723
Parish Council	222,418	0	0	222,418
Total	400,659	35,900	26,600	409,959

In addition to the above, Rushcliffe Borough Council charge residents a Special Expense for the maintenance of Shaw Street Cemetery.

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