Scottish local government finance statistics 2015-2016
Annual publication providing a comprehensive overview of Scottish local authority financial activity.
4. Reserves
Revenue reserves reflect an accumulation of surplus income. These are used to finance future spending on services. The surplus or deficit on the provision of service is laid out in Table 1.1. Income is shown in brackets and expenditure as positive in the following tables.
On 1 April 2015 local authorities had total revenue reserves of £1.84 billion. Over the course of the year, total reserves increased by £0.048 billion (2.6%) to £1.89 billion on 31 March 2016. Capital reserves increased by £0.097 billion (18%), from £0.53 billion to £0.63 billion.
Table 4.1: Movements in Reserves by Account, 2015-16
£thousands
| Revenue Reserves | Total Revenue Reserves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Fund | Housing Revenue Account | Renewal and Repairs | Insurance Fund | Other Statutory Funds | ||
| Level of Reserves held 1 April 2015 | (1,133,850) | (129,470) | (206,056) | (86,495) | (287,644) | (1,843,515) |
| Surplus or Deficit on provision of services | 350,450 | 206,948 | 557,398 | |||
| Statutory Adjustments | (441,490) | (219,483) | (660,973) | |||
| Total Surplus or Deficit | (91,040) | (12,535) | (103,575) | |||
| Movement between Revenue Reserves | 72,508 | 4,957 | 2,056 | 26 | 5,533 | 85,080 |
| Repayment of Debt from Capital Reserves | (39,313) | (4,353) | (43,666) | |||
| Other Movements in Reserves | 9,819 | (319) | 3,345 | 1,152 | 0 | 13,997 |
| Movement in Reserve | 43,014 | 285 | 5,401 | 1,178 | 5,533 | 55,411 |
| Level of Reserves held 31 March 2016 | (1,181,876) | (141,720) | (200,655) | (85,317) | (282,111) | (1,891,679) |
Source: Local Financial Returns ( LFR 23)
Table 4.1: (continued) - Movements in Reserves by Account, 2015-16
£thousands
| Capital Reserves | Total Capital Reserves | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Fund | Capital Receipts | Capital Grants Unapplied | ||
| Level of Reserves held 1 April 2015 | (441,041) | (51,748) | (37,845) | (530,634) |
| Increase of Decrease in year | (12,248) | (12,248) | ||
| Movement between Reserves | (155,117) | 52,435 | (102,682) | |
| Capital receipts for the year | (2,376) | (159,403) | (161,779) | |
| Capital Expenditure funded from Reserves | 44,607 | 95,979 | 140,586 | |
| Repayment of Debt from Capital Reserves | 39,313 | 4,353 | 43,666 | |
| Other Movements in Reserves | (4,407) | (205) | (4,612) | |
| Movement in Reserve | (77,980) | (6,841) | (12,248) | (97,069) |
| Level of Reserves held 31 March 2016 | (519,021) | (58,589) | (50,093) | (627,703) |
Source: Local Financial Returns ( LFR 23) and Capital Return Final
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