Littlebury Parish Council	Page 1
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2024
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	1	41,982	45,257	310		General Reserves
	1	Balances brought 	41,982	45,257	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      Increased precept	34,500	36,500	2,000	5.80	1176	101	Precept
	2	(+) Precept or 	34,500	36,500	2,000	5.80	Total amount of precept (or for IDBs 
	Rates and Levies	rates and levies) received or receivable 
	in the year. Exclude any grants received.
	3      VAT Claimed increased	0	6,072	6,072		115	999	VAT on Receipts
	3      Bank interest increased	67	449	382	 570.15	1196	101	Bank Interest
	3      Grasscutting grant claimed	0	2,715	2,715		1567	105	Grasscutting grant from 
	ECC
	3      Increased in misc income	1,000	500	-500	 -50.00	1585	101	Miscellanious Income
	3      Increase in other grants	0	488	488		1590	105	Other Grants (Rec'd)
	3      No new homes bonus money	250	0	-250	 -100.00	1591	101	New Homes Bonus
	3	(+) Total other 	1,317	10,223	8,906	 676.23	Total income or receipts as recorded in 
	receipts	the cashbook less the precept or 
	rates/levies received (line 2). Include 
	any grants received.
	4     Increase in Clerk’s salary	3,938	6,864	2,926	 74.30	1101	101	Clerk's Salary
	4	(-) Staff costs	3,938	6,864	2,926	 74.30	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     More VAT Claimed	2,720	4,932	2,212	 81.32	515	999	VAT on Payments
	6     Less caretaker expenses	3,236	2,736	-500	 -15.45	1102	101	Caretaker
	6     Less Clerk’s expenses	1,401	1,304	-97	-6.92	1108	101	Clerk's Expenses
	6     No Councillor exp	247	0	-247	 -100.00	1109	101	Councillor Expenses
	6     No account prep amount	58	0	-58	 -100.00	1115	101	Accounts preparation
	6     Increased audit fee	95	585	490	 515.79	1116	101	Audit Fee
	6     Less spent on stationery	184	95	-89	 -48.37	1117	101	Stationery
	6     Increase on anti-virus	28	69	41	 146.43	1118	101	Computer software and 
	protecti
	6     Decrease website expenses	480	300	-180	 -37.50	1121	101	Web-site Expenses
	6     	365	371	6	1.64	1122	101	Subscriptions
	6	619	631	12	1.94	1123	101	Insurance
	6     Decreased hire of halls	675	225	-450	 -66.67	1124	101	Hire of Halls
	6     No elections last year	0	52	52		1125	101	Elections
	6     Increase in magazine cost	1,188	1,221	33	2.78	1150	101	Littlebury/Wendens Ambo 
	News
	6     No donation last year	0	750	750		1151	101	Citizen's Advice 
	contribution
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	Littlebury Parish Council	Page 2
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2024
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	6   No S137 payments last year	0	1,000	1,000		1152	101	S137 Payments
	6   Less Jubilee expenses	996	338	-658	 -66.06	1155	105	Jubilee Expenses
	6   No payment for VH this year	500	0	-500	 -100.00	1160	101	Village Hall running costs
	6   	50	50	0	0.00	1161	101	Remembrance Wreath
	6   No donation to St. Peter’s	500	0	-500	 -100.00	1162	101	St Peter's Community 
	Project
	6   Increase in litterpicking exp	0	107	107		1523	105	Litterpicking expenses
	6   No green waste last year	0	1,470	1,470		1524	105	Green Waste Collection
	6   Increase in tree work	600	2,752	2,152	 358.67	1529	105	Hedgecutting/Tree work
	6   	  	5,091	5,145	54	1.06	1530	105	Grasscutting
	6   Work to paths this year	0	665	665		1531	105	Churchyard walls and path
	6   Increase in PG maintenance	676	8,087	7,411	 1096.30	1532	105	Playground Maintenance
	6   Increase in Rec Grd Development	0	45	45		1533	105	Recreation Ground 
	Development
	6   Increased inspection costs	150	320	170	 113.33	1535	105	Playground Inspection 
	Costs
	6	545	545	0	0.00	1536	105	Rent for recreation grounds
	6   No playground equipment 	1,662	0	-1,662	 -100.00	1537	105	Playground Equipment
	6   Increased Highways exp	0	382	382		1538	105	Highway expenses
	6   Increased street lighting costs	1,906	2,231	325	 17.05	1539	105	Street Lighting
	6   Decreased tree expenses	225	196	-29	-12.89	1542	105	Christmas Tree
	6   Increased defib expenses	40	492	452	 1130.00	1543	105	Defibrilator expenses
	6   Increased Bumpy expenses	191	830	639	 334.56	1544	105	Bumpy Expenses
	6   War memorial cleaning this yr	0	125	125		1562	105	War Memorial Expenses
	6   	3,459	3,433	-26	-0.75	1563	105	Verge Cutting
	6   Less misc expenses	717	244	-473	 -65.97	1565	105	Miscellanious Expenses
	6	(-) All other 	28,604	41,726	13,123	 45.88	Total expenditure or payments as 
	payments	recorded in the cashbook less staff 
	costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital 
	repayments (line 5).
	7	(=) Balances 	45,257	43,390	Total balances and reserves at the end 
	carried forward	of the year. [Must equal  (1+2+3)-
	(4+5+6)]
	8	746	1,931	200		Current Bank A/c
	8	44,511	41,460	201		High Interest Account
	8	Total value of 	45,257	43,390	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).
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	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2024
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description