Bishampton & Throckmorton Parish Council Minutes 10 December 2003

Members and Officers present: Mr E Carter (Chairman), Mr M Argyle (Vice Chairman), Mrs A Bufton, Mr E Chadwick, Mrs B Lammas, Mr C Tucker, Mrs A Boocock (Clerk). Ms Toni Gilligan joined the meeting at 8.00pm.

03.12.1 Apologies for absence
Received from Edward Chadwick, due to working away, and Ed Beever, due to illness.

03.12.4 Consideration of Budget 2004/2005
The attached table relates to the proposed budget for 2004/5.

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Chairman Date

Bishampton & Throckmorton Parish Council Budget 2004/2005

	Budget 2002/3	Budget 2003/4		Actual to 22/10/03	Est to 31/3/2004	Budget 2004/5	Notes
RECEIPTS
Precept	£12,555	£14,165		£14,165	£14,165	£14000
Interest	£150	£15		£79	£158	£175
Grants	£1,200	£845		£1,552	£1,552	£1456	1
Sundry	£125	£20		£41	£2075	£30
Parish Plan				£2,003	£2,003	£2997	2
TOTAL RECEIPTS	£14,030	£15,045		£17840	£20553	£18658
Balance from Reserves		£1,100				£5000
Total		£16,145		£17840	£19953	£23658

PAYMENTS
Clerk's fee	£3,400	£3,400		£1,940	£3,325	£3,325
Audit	£250	£210	Audit & insurance	£541	£661	£750	3
Insurance	£360	£400
Meeting costs	£120	£125		£75	£150	£150
Repairs	£250			£0	£0	£1000	4
Conservation	£250	£100		£0	£100	£100	5
Footpaths	£1,200	£1,200		£446	£914	£1,300	6
Mowing	£2,200	£2,300		£1,696	£1,918	£2,100	7
Throckmorton Parish Room Operating Cost	£350	£350		£70	£370	£130	8
Grants	£1,000	£900	Grants & donations	£867	£935	£1,000
Donations & subscriptions	£200	£300	Subs & training	£247	£285	£700
Villages Hall Operating		£1,000		£61	£1,600	£1,000	9
Play Area	£4,000
Bishampton Villages Hall & play area and Throckmorton Parish Room & play area		£3,000		£0	£3,000	£5,000
Admin & stationary	£600	£500		£208	£430	£500
Sundries	£100	£100		£61	£75	£400	10
Training budget (for Clerk and Councillors)	£500	£200					11
Election costs		£60		£0	£0		12
Transport				£0	£0	£0
Parish Plan		£2,000		£0	£1,000	£6,000

Total	£14,780	£16,145		£6,212	£14,763	£23,455

1	FOOTPATH ACCOUNT 2003/2004
	Brought forward from 2002/2003			-£98
	Grant received in 2003/2004 (rec'd 4.6.03)			£1,154
	Grant due Oct 03 (expected £600 but not received)			£0
	Total funds available for 2003/2004			£1,056

	Spending in 2003/2004		7 cuts of Jubilee and Badger Walk	£329
			Footpath work	£285
			Total Footpath work to date	£614
			Estimated further spending to 31.3.04	£300
	Total spending in 2003/2004			£914

	Balance remaining in footpath account			£142

	GRANTS FOR 2004/5
	Top-up footpath grant in 2004/2005 (to take amount in footpath account to £1200)			£1058
	Mowing grant for 2004/2005			£398
	Total grant for 2004/2005			£1456

2	Figures for both projected receipts and spending required from Parish Plan Group

3	It is suggested that a further increase in insurance costs for 2004/2005 be budgeted for

4	It is suggested that the cost of a new notice board be budgeted for

5	It is suggested that the Conservation Group be asked whether they need any tools work/done to the value of £100

6	Based on top-up grant of £286 as above, note 1

7	Total spending for 2002/2003 is exclusive of costs of clearing Jubilee and
	Badger Walks which are now included under footpath costs

8	Sewerage infrastructure charge of £236.80 plus annual sewerage charge of £10 approx outstanding for 2002/3

9	Projected spending for 2003/2004 includes £600 carried forward from 2002/3

10	Include in budget cost of additional dog bin?

11	Included under subscriptions and training above

12	Included under admin and stationary above

		Total estimated receipts 2003/2004		£19,953
		Total estimated payments 2003/2004		£14,763
		Surplus for year		£5,190

		Cash at 10/12/2003		£23,376
		VAT refund due		£649
		CASH POSITION AT 10/12/2003		£24,025
		Add estimated receipts to year end		£113
		Less estimated payments to year end		£8551
		Estimated cash at 31 March 2004		£15,587