Littlebury Parish Council	Page 1
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2025
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	1	45,257	43,390	310		General Reserves
	1	Balances brought 	45,257	43,390	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	36,500	38,500	2,000	5.48	1176	101	Precept
	2	(+) Precept or 	36,500	38,500	2,000	5.48	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 claim decreased 	6,072	4,932	-1,140	 -18.77	115	999	VAT on Receipts
	3     Bank Interest increased	449	564	115	 25.61	1196	101	Bank Interest
	3     Vergecutting grant increased	2,715	2,935	220	8.10	1567	105	Vergecutting grant from 
	ECC
	3     Community grant received	0	3,500	3,500		1581	105	Community Project Grant
	3     Increase in Misc Income	500	765	265	 53.00	1585	101	Miscellanious Income
	3     No other grants claimed	488	0	-488	 -100.00	1590	105	Other Grants (Rec'd)
	3	(+) Total other 	10,223	12,696	2,473	 24.19	Total income or receipts as recorded in 
	receipts	the cashbook less the precept or 
	rates/levies received (line 2). Include 
	any grants received.
	4     Slight decrease in Clerk’s salary	6,864	6,834	-30	-0.44	1101	101	Clerk's Salary
	4	(-) Staff costs	6,864	6,834	-30	-0.44	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     VAT Claim increased	4,932	5,079	147	2.98	515	999	VAT on Payments
	6     Caretaker costs increased	2,736	2,882	146	5.34	1102	101	Caretaker
	6    Changed bank account to charges	0	25	25		1104	101	Bank Charge
	6    Less clerk’s expenses	1,304	895	-409	 -31.37	1108	101	Clerk's Expenses
	6    Raised cost of account prep	0	48	48		1115	101	Accounts preparation
	6    Reduced audit free	585	375	-210	 -35.90	1116	101	Audit Fee
	6    Reduced stationery costs	95	78	-17	 -17.89	1117	101	Stationery
	6    Increase in software purchased	69	134	65	 94.20	1118	101	Computer software and 
	protection
	6    Increase in website fees	300	375	75	 25.00	1121	101	Web-site Expenses
	6    Slight increase in subscription	371	382	11	2.97	1122	101	Subscriptions
	6    Slight increase in insurance	631	708	77	12.20	1123	101	Insurance
	6    Reduction in hall hire	225	25	-200	 -88.89	1124	101	Hire of Halls
	6    No election costs	52	0	-52	 -100.00	1125	101	Elections
	6	1,221	1,221	0	0.00	1150	101	Littlebury/Wendens Ambo 
	News
	6    Increase in CAB contribution	750	1,000	250	 33.33	1151	101	Citizen's Advice 
	contribution
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	Littlebury Parish Council	Page 2
	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2025
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	6   No S137 payments	1,000	0	-1,000	 -100.00	1152	101	S137 Payments
	6   No Jubilee expenses	338	0	-338	 -100.00	1155	105	Jubilee Expenses
	6   Paid VH running costs	0	500	500		1160	101	Village Hall running costs
	6   Increase in remembrance wreath	50	100	50	 100.00	1161	101	Remembrance Wreath
	6   Paid grant to St. Peter’s Hall   	0	500	500		1162	101	St Peter's Community 
	Project
	6   No litterpicking expenses	107	0	-107	 -100.00	1523	105	Litterpicking expenses
	6   Two years Green Waste fees	1,470	3,135	1,665	 113.27	1524	105	Green Waste Collection
	6   Increase in tree work	2,752	7,870	5,118	 185.97	1529	105	Hedgecutting/Tree work
	6   	5,145	5,145	0	0.00	1530	105	Grasscutting
	6   Less work to paths	665	163	-502	 -75.49	1531	105	Churchyard walls and path
	6   Less playground maintenance	8,087	16	-8,071	 -99.80	1532	105	Playground Maintenance
	6   No rec grd development	45	0	-45	 -100.00	1533	105	Recreation Ground 
	Development
	6   Less playground inspection costs	320	177	-143	 -44.69	1535	105	Playground Inspection 
	Costs
	6   	545	545	0	0.00	1536	105	Rent for recreation grounds
	6   Purchase of VAS signs	382	4,558	4,176	 1093.19	1538	105	Highway expenses
	6   Decrease in streetlight costs	2,231	1,765	-466	 -20.89	1539	105	Street Lighting
	6   Pond inspection report	0	1,447	1,447		1540	105	Environmental Projects
	6   Work to village triangle	0	83	83		1541	105	Village Triangles
	6   Cost of Christmas tree increase	196	221	25	12.76	1542	105	Christmas Tree
	6   No defibrillator expenses	492	0	-492	 -100.00	1543	105	Defibrilator expenses
	6   No Bumpy expenses	830	0	-830	 -100.00	1544	105	Bumpy Expenses
	6   No war memorial expenses	125	0	-125	 -100.00	1562	105	War Memorial Expenses
	6   	3,433	3,433	0	0.00	1563	105	Verge Cutting
	6   Increase in misc expenses	244	890	646	 264.75	1565	105	Miscellanious Expenses
	6	(-) All other 	41,726	43,774	2,047	4.91	Total expenditure or payments as 
	payments	recorded in the cashbook less staff 
	costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital 
	repayments (line 5).
	7	(=) Balances 	43,390	43,978	Total balances and reserves at the end 
	carried forward	of the year. [Must equal  (1+2+3)-
	(4+5+6)]
	8	1,931	4,918	200		Current Bank A/c
	8	41,460	38,519	201		High Interest Account
	8	0	36	217		Unity Current Account
	8	0	505	218		Unity Savings Account
	8	Total value of 	43,390	43,978	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 
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	Working details for ANNUAL RETURN - Year ended 31 March 2025
	Last Year £	This Year £	Variance £	Variance %	Code	Centre	Code Description
	(including PWLB).