Name of smaller authority:Denstone Parish Council
County area (local councils and parish meetings only:Staffordshire
Please provide full explanations, including numerical values, for the following:
- variances of more than 15% between totals for individual boxes (except variances of less than £200);
- a breakdown of approved reserves if the total reserves (Box 7) figure is more than twice the annual precept/rates & levies value (Box 2).
Section 2 | 2017/18 £ | 2018/19 £ | Variance £ | Variance % | Detailed explanation of variance (with amounts £) |
Box 2 Precept or Rates and Levies | 15012 | 15810 | 798 | 5.3% | N/A |
Box 3 Total other receipts | 25969 | 5616 | 20353 | 78% | In 2017/18 £11,600 was received for Churnet Land. £10,000 was received in funding of which £5000 was for a highways project that we have in the village. The other £5000 was to resurface a playarea. |
Box 4 Staff costs | 4341 | 4502 | 161 | 3.7% | N/A |
Box 5 Loan interest/ capital repayments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Box 6 All other payments | 9522 | 32920 | 23398 | 245.7% | In 2018/19 £10,562 was paid to purchase Churnet Land and £13005.60 was used to pay for the resurfacing of the playarea |
Box 9 Total fixed assets & long term investments & assets | RESTATED 100426 | 100584 | 158 | 0.15% | N/A |
Box 10 Total borrowings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Explanation for ‘high’ reserves | Box 7 is more than Box 2 because the authority is still holding £5000 for the Highways project and money from the purchase of the land. This is being held for maintenance. |