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November 20th 2025

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  3. To Members of Coldridge Parish Council               Nov 14th

Coldridge Parish Council

Clerk to the Council: K Richardson, Church Cottage, Coldridge. 01363 83251

To Members of Coldridge Parish Council               Nov 14th

You are duly summoned to attend the next meeting of Coldridge Parish Council to be held at 7.30pm on Thursday November 20h  2025 in Coldridge Village Hall

7.30 Open Forum followed by Parish Council Meeting

Agenda

  • Welcome by
  • Recording of meetings
  • Apologies: To receive apologies and to approve reasons for absence.
  • Declarations of Interest
    1. Register of Interests: Councillors are reminded of the need to update their register of interests.
    2. To declare any personal interests in items on the agenda and their nature.
    3. To declare any prejudicial interests in items on the agenda and their nature (Councillors with prejudicial interests must leave the room for the relevant items)
  • Minutes: To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the Council September 18th 2025
  • Matters arising not on the agenda
  • To approve the following revised policies.

Standing orders, Code of Conduct, Recording meetings, Publications Scheme, Financial regulation, Data Protection Policy, Risk management and risk assessments, Code of Practice in Handling Complaints, Equality and Diversity Policy, Grant Awarding Policy, Training and Development Policy, Staffing Committee, Health and Safety Policy, Risk assessment for normal activities, Powers pf Coldridge Parish Council, Disciplinary and Grievance Policy

 

  • To set a budget for 2026/27, draft budget attached below – Hard copies available at the meeting
  • Planning Finance – to agree payments to

 

  1. Village hall invoices 1120 £12.00
  2. DALC Conference Fee £60.00
  3. Clerks’ wages gross     £510.84
  4. NIC on the above £67.00
  5. Clerk’s expenses postage                                £2.80
  6. Parish on-line £378.00
  7. Luke Ridge clock repair £100.00
  8. To agree to spend up to £400 on a replacement laptop
  • Highways
  • Planning
  • Councillors concerns and reports.
  • Date of next meetings. To agree the following dates for 2026

Jan 15  Mar 19  May 14   July 16 Sept 17 Nov 19

Signed

 

Keyth Richardson

Clerk to Coldridge Parish Council 13th November 2025

 

 

 

Coldridge Parish Council Budget 2026/27
  2024/25 Variance 2025/26 2026/27
Income Budget Actual   Budget to date forecast Budget
Precept 5000 5000 6000 6000 6000 6000
VAT  refund 0 198 198.00 50 0 60 50
Interest on bank account 4 4 0.00 5 3 5 4
unpresented cheque from 2023/24 39 39.00  
Total 5004 5241 237.00 6055 6003 6065 6054
             
Administration costs  
Insurance 240 286 46.00 300 277 277 300
Clerks wages 1700 2229 529.00 1700 1250 2300 2300
Clerks National Insurance 0 0 0.00 0 100 150 150
Clerk/parish expenses 60 400 340.00 250 50 150 250
DALC annual fee 130 131 1.00 180 156 156 180
Hall hire 73 96 23.00 84 72 108 108
Parish online 0 215 215.00 315 0 315 315
DALC conference & training fees 300 100 200.00 120 60 120 120
Total 2503 3457 954.00 2949 1965 3576 3723
             
Parish costs
Grass cutting H Smith 220 220 0.00 250 0 250 250
Mower service 140 153 13.00 140 0 140 140
Clock winding 60 0 60.00 0 0 0 0
Clock Service Cumbria Clock Co. 200 198 2.00 200 195 195 200
Christmas tree & lights 0 25 25.00 0 0 0 25
asset maintenace 0 0 0.00 0 56 56 80
Total 620 596 24.00 590 251 641 695
             
Grants
St Matthews graveyard 450 200 250.00 200 0 0 0
Allerbridge chapel graveyard 350 350 0.00 350 0 0 350
Crediton Community Transport 200 200 0.00 200 0 200 200
Jays Aim 25 0 25.00 25 50 50 25
Total 1025 750 275.00 775 50 250 575
             
Total of normal expenditure 4148 4803 655.00 4314 2266 4467 4993
             
Excess of income over normal expenditure 856 438 418.00 1741 3737 1598 1061
             
Exceptional expenditure    
election costs 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0
defib pads 0 270 270.00 0 0 0 0
light in East leigh phonebox 0 85 85.00 0 0 0 0
VE Day and/or VJ Day 190 190.00 200 109 109 0
Total 0 545 545.00 200 109 109 0
Total Surplus 856 -107 963.00 1541 3628 1489 1061
  2024/25 2025/26 2026/27
Bank balances at end of year Budget Actual Budget to date forecast Budget
current account 3018 2267 751.25 3808 5777 2500 3889
saving account 325 324.73 0.27 325 327 328 330
Total 3343 2591.48 751.52 4132.75 6104 2828 4219
Assets
computer and software 290 290 0.00 290 290 290 290
printer 208 208 0.00 208 208 208 208
ride on mower 1500 1500 0.00 1500 1500 1500 1500
3 Noticeboards 1010 1010 0.00 1010 1010 1010 1010
East leigh phonebox 1 1 0.00 1 1 1 1
Village phonebox 0 0 0.00 0 1 1 1
Defibrillators 2194 2194 0.00 2194 2194 2194 2194
Total 5203 5203 0.00 5203 5204 5204 5204

 

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