Radcliffe on Trent Parish Council leaflet
Radcliffe on Trent Parish Council
The Grange
Vicarage Lane
Radcliffe on Trent
NG12 2FB
Tel: 0115 933 5808
Email: clerk@rotpc.com
Statement of Activities 2026/27
Background
Parish Councils are required to provide Council Taxpayers with details of their budgets and any relevant background information that will assist in understanding the budget.
Considerations
The precept amount is based on the considerations of the budgeting process. The Council’s budgetary needs and wants are for an ambitious year ahead. The Council will seek grants and funding to fund big projects such as energy effi ciency initiatives. The Parish Council has undertaken a comprehensive asset register detailing each item the Parish Council owns, and maintains, these equate to around £6,000,000.
At its December meeting the council approved a budget that results in a precept of £1,022,803.08 some budgeted expenditure financed from potential grant applications and reserves accumulated over time for this purpose or from free reserves.
The proposed precept request will result in an annual increase of £200.12 per annum for the average Band D household.
This increase is driven by four critical, strategic factors:
- Inflation and Operational Costs: A necessary rise in spending to maintain high-quality services, cover rising staffing costs, utilities, and insurance.
E.g. Utilities, business rates, mowing contactors etc. - Maintenance: A commitment by the Parish Council to maintain the assets we provide in good condition, with funds set aside to cover maintenance of our play areas, buildings, land and open spaces.
E.g. Immediate repair of broken assets (playground equipment). - Strategic Capital Savings: The council is committed to saving for the future so we can replace assets at the end of their useful life. This reduces any future crisis spending when assets unexpectedly fail. The total capital saving this year is £330,823.
E.g. Saving to replace items such as play equipment at the end of their life ensuring items are replaced in a timely manner. - Strategic Capital Projects: Additionally, the council is actively looking to upgrade assets we own through dedicated capital projects. The total capital enhancement expenditure is £32,500
By prioritising this investment, your Parish Council is building a financially resilient future.
What we are spending taxpayer’s money on?
None of the councillors receive a remuneration for their time and effort serving the council.
The Council currently employs 1 full time and 2 part-time office staff, 2 part-time Grounds Staff, 2 full time Caretakers for Grange Hall, The Grange and the Public Toilets and Duty Officer for events. It also employs some temporary staff as and when required.
The Grange and Grange Hall attract a wide range of bookings which are beginning to return to pre-pandemic levels. Events include Civil Weddings, Wedding Receptions, Funeral Receptions and Birthday Parties; Concerts, Dances and Drama, Fitness Classes, Exhibitions and Training Seminars and a wide range of Educational Classes.
Both venues offer public Wi-Fi and media facilities.
The Council owns, manages and maintains the following facilities in the parish:
Community Buildings
Grange Hall and frontage
The Grange
Cemetery
Vicarage Lane Cemetery
Other Buildings
Rockley Park Bungalow
Rockley Park Pavilion
Rockley Park mess room and park toilets, greenhouses and store
The village public toilets
The Pavilion and store at Wharf Lane
Amenities
Cliff Walk
The Lily Ponds
The triangle of land, Bingham Road
Recreation Areas and Play Areas
Wharf Lane Sports Ground
Valley Road play area
The skatepark
Rockley Memorial Park
The Council has responsibility for the maintenance of the following amenities:
The Grange grounds and play area
St. Mary's Churchyard
Dewberry Hill
Budget 2026/27
This is how the Council will allocate funds raised this year.
| Title | Budget | Income / Grants | Precept Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans | £22,500 | - | £22,500 |
| Administration | £98,022.16 | £13,500 | £84,522.16 |
| Human Resources | £325,000 | - | £325,000 |
| Land and Open spaces | £96,886 | - | £96,886 |
| Technology | £2,924.83 | - | £2,924.83 |
| Machinery | £13,754.84 | - | £13,754.84 |
| Vehicles | £6,812 | - | £6,812 |
| The Grange | £30,956.05 | £10,000 | £20,956.05 |
| The Grange Grounds | £45,757.02 | £45,757.02 | |
| Grange Gazebo | £2,010.67 | - | £2,010.67 |
| Grange Flat | £2,052.63 | - | £2,052.63 |
| The Grange Hall | £85,942.57 | £65,000 | £20,942.57 |
| Wharf Lane Recreation Ground | £112,814.94 | - | £112,814.94 |
| Wharf Lane Pavilion | £8,820 | - | £8,820 |
| Skatepark | £21,004.53 | - | £21,004.53 |
| Cemetery | £32,178.81 | £17,000.00 | £15,178.81 |
| The Graveyard | £5,440 | - | £5,440 |
| Main Road | £7,150.68 | - | £7,150.68 |
| Shelford Road | £2,062.23 | - | £2,062.23 |
| Bingham Road | £503.58 | - | £503.58 |
| Dewberry Hill | £1,788.97 | - | £1,788.97 |
| Lilly Ponds | £11,707.28 | - | £11,707.28 |
| Cliff Walk | £24,042.67 | - | £24,042.67 |
| Rockley Memorial Gardens | £17,642.10 | - | £17,642.10 |
| Rockley Bungalow | £6,500 | £12,600 | minus £6,100 |
| Rockley Pavilion | £4,767.41 | - | £4,767.41 |
| Rockley Toilets | £5,546.67 | - | £5,546.67 |
| Hunt Close Public Toilets | £3,604.44 | - | £3,604.44 |
| Events | £24,500 | £8,500 | £16,000 |
| Other | £94,210 | - | £94,210.00 |
| Small Initiatives / Committee Spend | £0 | - | - |
| Capital Projects / Reserves | £32,500 | - | £32,500 |
| Total | £1,149,403.08 | £126,600.00 | £1,022,803.08 |
Enquiries about the content of this document or comments about finances of the Parish should be directed to the Executive Officer to the Council at clerk@rotpc.com