Financial information

Council Tax - Financial Information 2024-25

The Council Tax for residents of the Borough is expressed as a Band "D" charge. For the financial year beginning 1 April 2024, this charge is £2,370.30.

Gedling Borough Council has increased its element of the charge by 2.99% (£5.48). Increases for the other authorities and how the average increase, including the Parish Councils, has been calculated is shown below.

 

 

 

2024/25

2023/24

 

2024/25

 

Sums Collected

Band D

Band D

Increase

per head

 

£000's

£

£

£

%

£

Gedling Borough Council

7,358

188.86

183.38

5.48

2.99

61.78

Nottinghamshire County Council

70,409

1,807.08

1,723.66

83.42

4.84

591.18

Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner

10,993

282.15

269.19

12.96

4.81

92.30

Combined Fire Authority

3,593

92.21

89.57

2.64

2.95

30.17

Sub Total - excluding Parishes

92,353

2,370.30

2,265.80

104.50

4.61

775.43

Parish Councils (average)

921

23.63

22.15

1.48

6.68

7.73

Total - including Parishes

93,274

2,393.93

2,287.95

105.98

4.63

783.16

 

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has made an offer to adult social care authorities. (“Adult social care authorities” are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area in England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly).

The offer was the option of an adult social care authority being able to charge an additional "precept" on its council tax without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting its expenditure on adult social care from the financial year 2016-17.

 

Where Your Money Goes

 

£000s

£000s

%

Gedling Borough Council

7,358

 

Parish Councils

921

 

 

Total Gedling Borough Council

 

8,279

8.88

Nottinghamshire County Council

 

70,409

75.49

Nottinghamshire Police & Crime Commissioner

 

10,993

11.78

Combined Fire Authority

 

3,593

3.85

Total Requirement

 

93,274

100.00

 

Parish Precepts

 

2023/24

2024/25

Addl Parish Charge per Band D Property 

Total Band D Charge per Parish 

Bestwood Village

20,000

20,000

28.46

2,398.76

Burton Joyce

218,519

228,518

148.55

2,518.85

Calverton

244,339

275,839

110.80

2,481.10

Colwick

25,500

29,500

33.05

2,403.35

Lambley

17,860

18,749

37.01

2,407.31

Linby

18,840

26,441

67.89

2,438.19

Newstead

21,820

22,710

60.57

2,430.87

Papplewick

20,359

22,287

82.50

2,452.80

Ravenshead

155,680

163,000

58.86

2,429.16

St Albans

28,834

28,834

30.38

2,400.68

Stoke Bardolph

2,500

2,500

6.41

2,376.71

Woodborough

78,535

82,462

88.24

2,458.54

Total

852,786

920,840

 

 

 

Regulations define any parish that issues a precept over £140,000 as a "relevant precepting authority". Any such parish is required to provide certain information about gross and net expenditure and the difference between current and previous years. As billing authority, Gedling Borough Council must then display that information within the financial information that accompanies the Council Tax bills. Gedling now publishes this on its website rather than by sending a leaflet and information in respect of Burton Joyce, Calverton and Ravenshead Parish Councils are shown below.

Burton Joyce Parish Council     

Total Spending 

Spending Less Income 

 

2023/24

2024/25

2023/24

2024/25

Administration

116,800

131,591

101,600

109,391

Parks & Open Spaces

207,019

203,327

124,819

118,927

Cemetery

3,000

4,000

(18,000)

(18,000)

Environment

12,000

9,800

9,050

9,650

Economic Development

0

0

0

0

Other Projects 

1,050

8,550

1,050

8,550

 Total Cost of services

339,869

357,268

218,519

228,518

 Transfer to/(from) reserves

 

 

0.00

  • 00

 Amount needed from Collection Fund

 

 

218,519

228,518

 

Calverton Parish Council     

Total Spending 

Spending Less Income 

 

2023/24

2024/25

2023/24

2024/25

Administration

113,705

113,995

111,605

103,495

Parks & Open Spaces

133,587

54,775

110,762

27,775

Cemetery

15,400

23,420

4,400

1,320

Environment

18,850

27,593

14,850

23,043

Economic Development

0

0

0

0

Other Projects 

15,450

135,981

11,450

92,981

 Total Cost of services

296,992

355,764

253,067

248,614

 Transfer to/(from) reserves

 

 

(8,728)

27,225

 Amount needed from Collection Fund

 

 

244,339

275,839

 

Ravenshead Parish Council     

Total Spending 

Spending Less Income 

 

2023/24

2024/25

2023/24

2024/25

Administration

226,000

240,500

120,180

127,000

Parks & Open Spaces

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,000

Cemetery

0

0

0

0

Environment

0

0

0

0

Economic Development

0

0

0

0

Other Projects 

27,500

28,000

27,500

28,000

 Total Cost of services

261,500

276,500

155,680

163,000

 Transfer to/(from) reserves

 

 

0

0

 Amount needed from Collection Fund

 

 

155,680

163,000

 

Reasons for the change in charge

 

£000s

Band D Equivalent

Gedling's call on the Collection Fund 2023/2024

7,061

183.38

Changes in External Support & Collection Fund

(1,435)

-36.83

Change in Tax Base

0

-2.16

Budget Pressures - including inflation

1,950

50.05

Budget Growth

400

10.28

Budget Reductions including efficiency savings

(1,612)

-41.37

Changes in the Use of Balances

994

25.51

Gedling's call on the Collection Fund 2024/2025

7,358

  • 86

 

How Gedling spends the money

Where the money comes from

 

 

£000s

Fees, Charges & Other Income

12,663

Council Tax Payers (Net of Collection Fund Surpluses & deficits)

8,981

Central Govt - Specific Funding (Settlement)

3,446

Central Govt. - Other 

4,833

Benefits Subsidy

15,656

Movement on Balances

0

Total Income

45,579

Where the money goes - what the Council spends it on

 

£000s

Communities and Place

458

Lifestyle, Health and Well-being

6,204

Public Protection

2,512

Life Chances and Vulnerability (excluding Benefits)

1,416

Environmental Services

6,269

Climate Change and Natural Habitat

2,396

Sustainable Growth and Economy

3,134

Corporate Resources and Performance

5,498

Benefits (including HB Admin)

16,729

Parish Councils

921

Other (Collection fund deficits and contributions to balances

42

Total Expenditure

45,579

Gedling Borough Council's Staff

 

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

Full Time Equivalent staff employed

356

351

341

345

 

The Council's estimated outstanding debt at 31st March 2024 is £10,812,000