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Agenda item

Financial Monitoring Report - Period 7 October 2021

Decision:

RESOLVED:

 

A. That Cabinet noted the financial reporting data for month 7, October 2021, relating to revenue budgetary control, showing a forecast net adverse variance at year end on net service expenditure of £5.732m, increasing to £8.534m, an increase of £847k over last month when corporate and funding items are included.

B. That Cabinet noted the contents of Section 5, Appendix 5b and 5d of the report and approved the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the Table below:

 

 

Budget

2021-22

Budget

2022-23

Narrative

CorporateServices

£

£

 

CompulsoryPurchaseOrder -Clarion

(721,730)

 

NoCPOsRequiredforRavensbury

Customer ContactProgramme

(200,000)

200,000

Re-profiledin line withprojected spend

Westminster CoronersCourt

(400,000)

400,000

Re-profiledin line withprojectedtiming of spend,liaisingwithWCC

over projectcost

Children,SchoolsandFamilies

 

WestWimb.- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(65,000)

65,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Hillcross- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(63,000)

63,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

JosephHood- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(45,000)

45,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Dundonald- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(20,000)

20,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Pelham- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Wimb.Chase -CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(35,000)

35,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Bond- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Cranmer- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(45,000)

45,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Links- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(20,000)

20,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

St Marks- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(55,000)

55,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Lonesome- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

HarrisAcademyMerton- CommunitySportPitch

(65,000)

65,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Rutlish- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

5,000

 

Virements- projected spendcapital maintenance

Perseid- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(45,000)

40,000

Virements- projected spendcapital maintenance

Whately AvenueExpansion

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

UnallocatedSENExpansions

              (30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin ac

cordancewithproje

cted Spend

EnvironmentandRegeneration

 

Highways& Footways- Highways bridges & structures

105,000

 

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Highways& Footways- SaltBarn

(23,600)

 

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

OnStreetParkingP&D- Payand DisplayMachines

(303,000)

303,000

Re-profiledin line withprojected spend

OffStreet ParkingP&D- CarParkUpgrades

(465,530)

465,530

Re-profiledin line withprojected spend

WimbledonArea Regeneration- CrowdedPlaces-HostileVehicle

(180,000)

180,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Mitcham Area Regeneration- CanonsParksforthe People

590,000

 

AdditionalSCILFunding

ParksInvestment- CanonsParksforthe People

150,000

 

AdditionalSCILFunding

ParksInvestment- SportsDrainage

150,000

 

NewSCILFunding

Total

(1,901,860)

2,151,530

 

 

Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Finance presented the report, noting that without Coronavirus costs there would have been a net positive variance of £1.9m, however with Coronavirus costs included there was currently a net negative variance of £8.5m. No further Coronavirus related support funding was anticipated.

 

In relation to the Dedicated Schools Grant, discussions with the Department for Education continued, however resolution was not expected until late January 2022.

 

The Director of Corporate Services noted that the situation continued to be closely monitored.

 

The Cabinet Member for Finance thanked officers for their work on the report and on managing budgets across the Council.

 

RESOLVED:

 

A. That Cabinet noted the financial reporting data for month 7, October 2021, relating to revenue budgetary control, showing a forecast net adverse variance at year end on net service expenditure of £5.732m, increasing to £8.534m, an increase of £847k over last month when corporate and funding items are included.

B. That Cabinet noted the contents of Section 5, Appendix 5b and 5d of the report and approved the adjustments to the Capital Programme in the Table below:

 

 

Budget

2021-22

Budget

2022-23

Narrative

CorporateServices

£

£

 

CompulsoryPurchaseOrder -Clarion

(721,730)

 

NoCPOsRequiredforRavensbury

Customer ContactProgramme

(200,000)

200,000

Re-profiledin line withprojected spend

Westminster CoronersCourt

(400,000)

400,000

Re-profiledin line withprojectedtiming of spend,liaisingwithWCC

over projectcost

Children,SchoolsandFamilies

 

WestWimb.- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(65,000)

65,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Hillcross- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(63,000)

63,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

JosephHood- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(45,000)

45,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Dundonald- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(20,000)

20,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Pelham- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Wimb.Chase -CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(35,000)

35,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Bond- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Cranmer- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(45,000)

45,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Links- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(20,000)

20,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

St Marks- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(55,000)

55,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Lonesome- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

HarrisAcademyMerton- CommunitySportPitch

(65,000)

65,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Rutlish- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

5,000

 

Virements- projected spendcapital maintenance

Perseid- CapitalMaintenanceBudget

(45,000)

40,000

Virements- projected spendcapital maintenance

Whately AvenueExpansion

(30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

UnallocatedSENExpansions

              (30,000)

30,000

Re-profiledin ac

cordancewithproje

cted Spend

EnvironmentandRegeneration

 

Highways& Footways- Highways bridges & structures

105,000

 

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Highways& Footways- SaltBarn

(23,600)

 

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

OnStreetParkingP&D- Payand DisplayMachines

(303,000)

303,000

Re-profiledin line withprojected spend

OffStreet ParkingP&D- CarParkUpgrades

(465,530)

465,530

Re-profiledin line withprojected spend

WimbledonArea Regeneration- CrowdedPlaces-HostileVehicle

(180,000)

180,000

Re-profiledin accordancewithprojectedSpend

Mitcham Area Regeneration- CanonsParksforthe People

590,000

 

AdditionalSCILFunding

ParksInvestment- CanonsParksforthe People

150,000

 

AdditionalSCILFunding

ParksInvestment- SportsDrainage

150,000

 

NewSCILFunding

Total

(1,901,860)

2,151,530

 

 

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