Cllr Joseph Bergin, Chairman of the Finance Committee of Alderley Edge Parish Council delivered a report at the Annual Parish Meeting on Monday, 13th May.
Cllr Bergin explained that the precept for 2013/2014 has been kept at £120,000 to enable a similar level of spending, continue the partial funding of the Police Community Support Officer Jim Newns, provide monies to maintain the Festival Hall and ensure it remains fit for purpose, allow for the proposed redevelopment of the Festival Hall, fund the repayments required for the festive lighting loan and pay for the services that Cheshire East are now charging for or are no longer providing.
The Parish Council's total income for 2012/13 was £183,611 - £120,000 of which was from the precept and £57,136 earnings from the festival hall (compared with £40,000 taken during the previous financial year) which includes a £15,000 dowry from Cheshire East.
The Parish Council spent £144,183 during the last financial year. The main items of expenditure were £89,814 operational costs for the Festival Hall (up from £52,246 last year), £42,311 administration costs (which includes salaries, and the contribution towards our PCSO), £6,315 for the Jubilee Street Party and £2,230 for the Christmas light switch on.
A balance of £168,610 has been carried forward to this financial year.
Click here to read Cllr Joseph Bergin's finance report.
Click here to view a copy of the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended March 31st 2013. Please note these are draft figures until they come back from the auditor.
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is that a way of saying the festival hall lost us £30,000 last year ?