Explanation about the parish precept request for 2022-23
Council Tax Booklet (information submitted for inclusion in the WLDC booklet)
Nettleham Parish Council
The information contained shows how the money received from West Lindsey District Council will be spent.
Contained within the total amount to be spent by all Parish Councils in the West Lindsey District area is the sum of £191,298 which is required by Nettleham Parish Council for the 2022/23 Precept.
This means that, this year, there is a 0% increase in the annual Parish Council Tax which remains at £121.66 for a Band D property.
The precept is further analysed below.
Estimated Expenditure £
Administration 77,179
Burial Ground 10,557
Old School 38,476
Mulsanne Park 20,503
Village Amenities 54,465
e.g.: Bishops Meadow, Allotments, Bill Baileys Memorial Field, Play areas, Grass cutting, Swathe, Street Furniture, Litter picking, Vicar’s Wood, field paths, floral/planter displays & areas of village beck.
Capital reserves 38,088
Total Expenditure 239,268
Less income 47,970
Balance to be funded by Local Charge Payers £191,298
Last year - when developing the budget for 2021/22 the Parish Council, of necessity, took a very cautious view about the level of income we could expect to receive from hiring out our facilities, given the uncertainty associated with the Covid-19 restrictions. We have kept costs under control, and seen a strong increase in demand in bookings for Parish facilities since the summer. We also expect to easily exceed our budgeted income received by the end of the financial year 2021/22. Whilst concerned about the increase in energy costs for our buildings, the Council did manage to get a 3 year price fix early in 2021, before the energy rates increased. All these factors taken together has resulted in a projected underspend of some £15,000 for 2021/22.
During 2022/23, we anticipate further recovery and will once again accumulate income to spend on projects around the village. We have already begun a major renovation to the Mulsanne Park Pavilion having received grants to the value of £25,000 from the Football Association and £8,000 from West Lindsey District Council. The grant funding will be topped up from our accumulated earmarked reserves to make a total budgeted spend of approximately £80,000 on the building. These works will make the Pavilion better suited for its purpose and for commercial letting, as an alternative to the Old School.
The Parish Council is delighted to announce that there will be no increase in council tax, for the year 2022/23. We realise residents are likely to be faced with major inflationary costs during the year and we do not want to add to those burdens. The Council has also seen a significant increase in the number of new properties built within the parish that contribute to the Parish Precept which we consider will be sufficient enough to cover anticipated inflation related increases and provide provision towards our earmarked project reserves.