Balsham Parish Council Current Year	Page 1
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2024
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	1	217,133	175,027	310		General Reserves
	1	Balances brought 	217,133	175,027	Total balances and reserves at the 
	forward	beginning of the year as recorded in the 
	financial records. Value must agree to 
	Box 7 of the previous year.
	2	50,000	50,763	763	1.53	1176	101	Precept
	2	(+) Precept or 	50,000	50,763	763	1.53	Total amount of precept (or for IDBs 
	Rates and Levies	rates and levies) received or receivable 
	in the year. Exclude any grants received.
	3      Less VAT claimed	12,151	10,896	-1,255	-10.33	115	999	VAT Received         
	3      More donation rec’d	934	1,390	456	 48.82	1181	101	Donations/Grants Received
	3      More interest rec’d	283	1,649	1,366	 482.69	1190	101	Bank Interest
	3      	0	1,500	1,500		1191	101	Misc Receipts
	3      Less allotment income	2,140	1,670	-470	 -21.96	1580	105	Allotment Income
	3      More pavilion lettings	595	1,160	565	 94.96	1780	107	Pavilion Lettings
	3      Football Club income rec’d	0	435	435		1880	108	Football Clubs-Income
	3      Bowls Club income rec’d	0	157	157		1881	108	Bowls Clubs-Income
	3      Cricket Club income rec’d	0	435	435		1882	108	Cricket Club-Income
	3      First year Church Y/C	0	400	400		1883	107	Church Youth Club Rent
	3	0	180	180		1980	109	Field rent - Deadman & 
	Broad
	3      Contribution not rec’d	444	0	-444	 -100.00	1983	109	Contribution to grass 
	cutting
	3	(+) Total other 	16,547	19,872	3,325	 20.09	Total income or receipts as recorded in 
	receipts	the cashbook less the precept or 
	rates/levies received (line 2). Include 
	any grants received.
	4      Pay increase (2yrs)	11,891	16,208	4,317	 36.30	1101	101	Wages-Parish Clerk
	4      More caretaker duties	2,878	3,231	353	12.27	1102	101	Wages-Village Caretaker
	4      More caretaker duties	1,694	2,352	658	 38.84	1103	101	Wages-Pavilion Caretaker
	4      Pension increased	3,170	3,354	184	5.80	1126	101	Pension costs
	4      Pension increased	784	933	149	 19.01	1128	101	Clerk's pension contribution
	4	(-) Staff costs	20,417	26,077	5,660	 27.72	Total expenditure or payments made to 
	and on behalf of all employees. Include 
	gross salaries and wages, employers 
	NI contributions, employers pension 
	contributions, gratuities and severance 
	payments.
	5	(-) Loan 	0	0	0		Total expenditure or payments of capital 
	interest/capital 	and interest made during the year on 
	repayments	the authority’s borrowings (if any).
	6      VAT to be claimed	10,896	4,891	-6,005	 -55.11	515	999	VAT on Payments
	6      Less Clerk expenses	2,753	2,326	-427	 -15.51	1108	101	Clerks Expenses
	6      More petty cash exp	41	277	236	 575.61	1110	101	Sundries/Petty Cash
	6      No professional fees	800	0	-800	 -100.00	1115	101	Professional Fees
	6      Increased fees	535	575	40	7.48	1116	101	Auditor Fees
	6      Less computer expenses	382	69	-313	 -81.94	1118	101	Computer System
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	Balsham Parish Council Current Year	Page 2
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2024
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	6      Less misc expenses	1,618	100	-1,518	 -93.82	1120	101	Miscellaneous Expenditure
	6      More stationery	42	124	82	 195.24	1121	101	Stationery
	6      	35	35	0	0.00	1122	101	Subscriptions
	6      Decrease in insurance	1,857	1,761	-96	-5.17	1123	101	Insurance
	6	195	195	0	0.00	1124	101	Church Institute Rent
	6      No election cost	135	0	-135	 -100.00	1125	101	Elections
	6      Reduced website cost	610	389	-221	 -36.23	1127	101	Website costs
	6      No S106 payments	12,100	0	-12,100	 -100.00	1129	101	S106 Pay outs
	6      Increased CI Expenses	178	2,736	2,558	 1437.08	1249	109	Church Institute expenses
	6	300	300	0	0.00	1250	102	Grants- Churchyard
	6	900	900	0	0.00	1251	102	Small Warden Scheme
	6      Less allotment upkeep	2,380	1,125	-1,255	 -52.73	1530	105	Allotment Upkeep
	6      Less pavilion equipment	7,011	854	-6,157	 -87.82	1729	107	Pavilion Equipment
	6      Increased electricity charges	2,318	4,796	2,478	 106.90	1730	107	Pavilion-Electricity Charges
	6      Increased water cost	403	610	207	 51.36	1731	107	Pavilion-Water & Sewerage
	6      More repairs required	4,235	4,699	464	10.96	1732	107	Pavilion-Repairs and Maint.
	6      Increased alarm cost	60	180	120	 200.00	1734	107	Pavilion Alarm
	6      Less Pavilion costs	2,721	100	-2,621	 -96.32	1735	107	Pavilion Building
	6      More grasscutting	2,355	3,884	1,529	 64.93	1830	108	Rec and play area 
	grasscutting
	6      Less Rec maintenance	388	0	-388	 -100.00	1831	108	Rec-Grounds Maintenance
	6      Less hedging and ditching	2,180	520	-1,660	 -76.15	1832	108	Rec-Hedging and Ditching
	6      No rec equipment bought	4,687	0	-4,687	 -100.00	1833	108	Rec-Equipment
	6      Less tree work	1,670	731	-939	 -56.23	1835	108	Trees
	6      Less tree/hedge work	2,340	1,740	-600	 -25.64	1930	109	Os-Tree/Hedge Work
	6      Increased street lighting	164	186	22	13.41	1933	109	Os-Street Lighting
	6      Less spent on signs 	1,328	399	-929	 -69.95	1934	109	Os-Road Signs
	6      Purchased more bins	0	1,046	1,046		1935	109	Os-Dog Hygiene/Litter Bins
	6      Cleaning/repainting WM	230	4,540	4,310	 1873.91	1936	109	Os-Memorials
	6      More work at bus shelter	270	510	240	 88.89	1937	109	Os-Bus Shelters
	6      No play area expenses	17,575	0	-17,575	 -100.00	1938	109	Os-Play Area
	6      Increased verge cutting	2,440	2,750	310	12.70	1939	109	Grasscutting Verges
	6      Map boards and Footpath	0	3,528	3,528		1988	109	Capital projects
	6      Wood expenses	0	35	35		1989	109	Millennium Wood
	6      Increase in donations	0	930	930		1991	101	Donations to local 
	community
	6      Increase in defrillator costs	103	170	67	 65.05	1992	109	Defibrillator Costing
	6	(-) All other 	88,236	48,012	-40,224	 -45.59	Total expenditure or payments as 
	payments	recorded in the cashbook less staff 
	costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital 
	repayments (line 5).
	7	(=) Balances 	175,027	171,573	Total balances and reserves at the end 
	carried forward	of the year. [Must equal  (1+2+3)-
	(4+5+6)]
	8	6,452	3,586	200		Current Bank A/c
	8	125,905	124,888	201		High Interest Account
	8	75	75	202		Petty Cash Imprest
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	Balsham Parish Council Current Year	Page 3
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2024
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	8	42,595	43,024	216		Lloyds 3 month a/c
	8	Total value of 	175,027	171,573	The sum of all current and deposit bank 
	cash and short 	accounts, cash holdings and short term 
	term investments	investments held as at 31 March – To 
	agree with bank reconciliation.
	9	Total fixed assets 	0	0	0		The value of all the property the authority 
	plus long term 	owns – it is made up of all its fixed 
	investments and 	assets and long term investments as at 
	assets	31 March.
	10	Total borrowings	0	0	0		The outstanding capital balance as at 
	31 March of all loans from third parties 
	(including PWLB).