Welcome to where it all happens. These pages show in some detail how the Council gets its money, how much it gets and where it all goes. This financial statement is made public at the end of each calendar year through the pages of about magazine.
This is a summary of the Council's main revenue account covering income and expenditure on all services.
Gross Expend: £'000; Income: £'000; Net Expend: £'000
Cultural Services:
940 (139) 801
Environmental Services:
8,655 (2,415) 6,240
Planning and Development Services:
7,349 (5,922) 1,427
Recreation and Sport:
4,767 (862) 3,905
Tourism: Gross Expend:
1,298 (472) 826
Community Development:
3,804 (2,852) 952
Other:
278 (93) 185
Highways - Parking:
2,299 (3,153) (854)
Transportation - Concessionary Fares:
267 (5) 262
Other:
998 (430) 568
Housing Benefits:
42,372 (42,182) 190
Housing - other than Council housing:
5,151 (1,118) 4,033
Central Services to the Public:
1,111 (705) 406
Corporate and Democratic Core Expenses:
2,905 (1) 2,904
Non Distributed Costs:
693 (0) 693
Other Funds:
112 (0) 112
82,999 (60,349) 22,650
(Surplus) / Deficit on Trading Undertakings: 588
Asset Management Revenue Account: (3,180)
Interest and Investment Income: (1,581)
Deferred Charges not attributable to services: 237
Extraordinary Items / Prior Year adjustments: 0
Other Funds surplus / (deficit) taken to balances: (112)
Contribution to / (from) Earmarked Reserves: (343)
Contribution to / (from) General Reserve: (346)
Contribution to / (from) Capital Reserves including provision for the repayment of external loans and amounts set aside to finance capital expenditure: (3,780)
Government Grants: (5,790)
Distribution from Non Domestic Rate Pool: (2,459)
Amount met from Collection Fund: (5,884)
General Fund (surplus) / deficit for the year taken to balances: 0
Housing services benefit - 48%
Cultural, Environmental and Planning services - 31%
Housing services other - 6%
Central services - 6%
Highways, Roads and Transport services - 4%
Trading services - 5%
Taxpayers (government grants) - 65%
Other income - 14%
Rents and charges - 11%
Local taxpayers - 7%
Business ratepayers - 3%
Housing and Council Tax benefit payments - 46%
Running expenses - 25%
Employees - 20%
Capital Financing charges - 9%
The Council's capital spend during the year included an investment in the Priory Meadow Shopping Centre car park extension, the provision of multi-use games areas, cliff stabilisation works, an extension to the Hastings Museum and Art Gallery and improvements to car parks. Investment was maintained in the town's property with money spent on conservation and renovation grants and the provision of social housing.
Other land and buildings:
Office Accommodation:
87
Car Park Improvements:
344
Museum Extension:
228
Other:
21 680
Regeneration Initiatives:
283
Seafront:
60
Other:
111 454
Vehicles, Plant and Equipment:
2
Software Systems:
507
Cliff Stabilisation Works:
473
Alexandra Park Restoration and Artwork:
150
Parks, Gardens, Recreation Grounds and Public Open Spaces:
136
Playground Enhancements and Games Areas:
632
Decorative Lighting:
155
West Marina Area Regeneration:
69
Other:
89 1,704 3,347
Industrial Units:
111
Priory Meadow Shopping Centre Car Park Extension:
443
Other:
13 567
Conservation Grants
522
Renovation Grants
1,285
Social Housing Grants
500
Renewal Areas
900
Empty Properties Strategy
188
Other
237 3,632
Total capital expenditure for year:
7,546
Loan
1,507
Capital Receipts (proceeds of the sale of fixed assets)
3,471
Grant Receipts
2,240
Use of Reserves
91
From Revenue
237
Total financing:
7,546
The Council as billing authority for Council Tax and Business Rates is required to maintain a collection fund to receive all income from these sources. Payments out include sums required by the precepting authorities (East Sussex County Council, the Police Authority and the Fire Authority) and the Council's own needs together with our contribution to the national business rate pool.
Income from Council Tax Payers
31,616
Transfers from General Fund re Council Tax Benefits
7,913
Total from Council Tax
39,529
Income collectable from Business Rate Payers
15,509
Total Income:
55,038
East Sussex County Council Precept on Collection Fund
27,680
Sussex Police Authority Precept on Collection Fund
3,182
East Sussex Fire Authority Precept on Collection Fund
1,933
Hastings Borough Council Demand on Collection Fund
5,884
Payment to National Pool
15,382
Cost of Collection
127
Write offs of Uncollectable Council Tax
323
Provision for Uncollectable Council Tax - Additional Sum Required
359
Movement on Fund Balance - (surplus) / deficit
(168)
Balance brought forward
(193)
(Surplus) / deficit for year
(168)
Balance carried forward
(361)
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This page last updated: 06/02/2007