Subject

Notes to the Core Financial Statements
1 April 2015 Expenditure Income 31 March 2016
£’000 £’000 £’000 £’000
Town centre improvements (184) 0 0. (184)
Easthall Farm Community Hall (1,014) 67 0. (947)
Other (65) 1 0. (64)
Total (3,830) 2,161 (2,363) (4,032)
31 March 2016 31 March 2015
£'000
£'000
Due to spend within one year (Short-Term Liabilities) (1,972) (701)
Due to spend in more than one year (Long-Term Liabilities) (2,060) (3,129)
Total (4,032) (3,830)
In 2015/16, the Council did not repay any S106 grants to developers (£92,300 was repaid in 2014/15).
39. Provisions
In 1992 the Council’s previous insurer, Municipal Mutual Insurance (MMI) declared that it would be going into “run
off” which is similar to a company going into administration. Control of MMI has now passed to a Scheme
Administrator who has implemented a “Scheme of Arrangement”. The provision for future claims has been
calculated as £83,000 as at 31 March 2016. This sum can be revised in future years as further information
becomes available.
A settlement has been reached with a group of Property Search Companies and a provision has been established
for the claimants’ costs.
The Council has made a provision of £3,238,000 for business rate appeals based on its best estimates of the
actual liability as at 31 March 2016. £2,503,100 has been identified as a long-term provision. See Note 52 for
further details.
40. Long-Term Debtors – Other
Long-term debtors are those that fall due after a period of at least one year. They include advances to private
individuals for refurbishment of their homes including disabled adaptations, car loans to employees, advances to
private sector tenants to assist with their housing needs and interest free loans, (classed as ‘soft loans’). More
details on soft loans, are contained in Financial Instruments note 44, table 2.
31 March 2016 31 March 2015
£’000 £’000
Housing repair loans 2,162. 2,103.
Rent deposit scheme – gross debt 188. 232.
Rent deposit scheme – allowance for bad debts (151) (228)
Assisted car purchase loans 256. 200.
Queenborough Harbour Trust 42. 47.
Opportunities For Sittingbourne 118. 118.
Other long term loans 54. 39.
Total 2,669. 2,511.
41. Short-Term Debtors and Payments in Advance
31 March 2016 31 March 2015
£’000 £’000
Central Government bodies 393. 218.
Other local authorities 944. 919.
NHS bodies 0. 2.
Bodies external to general Government 2,287. 2,455.
Payments in advance 190. 255.
Total 3,814. 3,849.
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