Contents
- Narrative Report
- Responsibilities for the Statement of Accounts
- Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of London Borough of Bexley
- Comprehensive Income and Expenditure Statement
- Movement in Reserves Statement
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flow Statement
- Notes to the Accounts 1 to 10
- Notes to the Accounts 11 to 20
- Notes to the Accounts 21 to 30
- Notes to the Accounts 31 to 42
- Collection Fund
- Group Accounts
- Pension Fund Accounts 2020 to 2021
- Annual Governance Statement 2020 to 2021
- Glossary
Collection Fund
This account reflects the statutory requirement to maintain a separate Collection Fund, which shows the transactions of the Council as a billing authority in relation to National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) and Council Tax. It illustrates the way in which these have been distributed to precepting authorities and the Council's own General Fund. The introduction to the Business Rate Retention Scheme requires Local Authorities to maintain separate Collection Fund Accounts for Business Rates and Council Tax as follows. The levy of £0.02 on NNDR properties over £70,000 relating to Business Rate Supplement (BRS) collected in respect of Crossrail in London and the levy due is also reflected in this statement:
| Business Rates NNDR3 in thousands of pounds |
Business Rate Supplement in thousands of pounds |
Council Tax in thousands of pounds |
Totals in thousands of pounds |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income: Council Tax receivable |
none | none | (142,541) | (142,541) |
| Business Rates receivable | (44,777) | none | none | (44,777) |
| Business Rate Supplement (BRS) receivable | none | (1,198) | none | (1,198) |
| Total Income | (44,777) | (1,198) | (142,541) | (188,516) |
| Less Write offs of uncollectable amounts | none | none | none | |
| Less (incr)/decrease in provision for bad debts | 4,403 | none | 5,997 | 10,400 |
| Less (incr)/decrease in provision for appeals | 835 | none | none | 835 |
| Less Disregarded amounts | none | none | 0 | |
| Distribution of previous years Surplus - MHCLG | 841 | none | none | 841 |
| Distribution of previous years Surplus - Bexley | 3,236 | none | 1,128 | 4,364 |
| Distribution of previous years Surplus - GLA | 1,820 | none | 266 | 2,086 |
| Total Charges to the Collection Fund | 11,135 | none | 7,391 | 18,526 |
| Collectable Rates | (33,642) | (1,198) | (135,150) | (169,990) |
| Less Other Charges: Transitional Protection sums due to (+)/from (-) MHCLG |
692 | none | (1,867) | (1,175) |
| BRS Due to +/from (-) GLA | none | (183) | none | (183) |
| Cost of Collection Allowance | 245 | 6 | none | 251 |
| Sub-Total council tax and NNDR income 2020/21 | (32,705) | (1,375) | (137,017) | (171,097) |
| Demands, Precepts and Proportionate Shares and Levies: MHCLG/Central Government |
25,361 | none | 25,361 | |
| London Borough of Bexley | 23,055 | 116,140 | 139,195 | |
| Greater London Authority | 28,435 | 27,302 | 55,737 | |
| Business Rate Supplement: Business Rate Supplement (BRS) Levy due |
1,296 | 1,296 | ||
| BRS Admin Costs | 79 | 79 | ||
| Totals | 76,851 | 1,375 | 143,442 | 221,668 |
| Less NNDR 1 and NNDR 3 Reconciliation amounts | none | none | none | none |
| Surplus/Deficit arising during the year | 44,146 | none | 6,425 | 50,571 |
| Surplus/Deficit brought forward 1 April 2020 | (7,408) none |
(880) | (3,424) none |
(11,712) |
| Estimated Surplus/Deficit payable in 2020/21: Surplus/Deficit arising during the year including paid in year per NNDR3 |
36,738 | (880) | 3,001 | 38,859 |
| Collection Fund Surplus/(Deficit) | Business Rates NNDR3 in thousands of pounds |
Business Rate Supplement in thousands of pounds |
Council Tax in thousands of pounds |
Totals in thousands of pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHCLG /Central Government | 12,244 | none | none | 12,244 |
| London Borough of Bexley | 10,749 | none | 2,461 | 13,210 |
| Greater London Authority | 13,744 | none | 541 | 14,285 |
| Surplus (-)/Deficit (+) carried forward 31 March 2021 | 36,737 | none | 3,002 | 39,739 |
| Debtors and Prepayments | Business Rates in thousands of pounds |
Business Rate Supplement in thousands of pounds |
Council Tax in thousands of pounds |
2020/21 in thousands of pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sums outstanding from Ratepayers (Arrears/Debtors) | 7,229 | none | 33,846 | 41,075 |
| Prepayments and Overpayments | (2,744) | none | (2,319) none |
(5,063) |
Collection Fund - Comparative Information
This account reflects the statutory requirement to maintain a separate Collection Fund, which shows the transactions of the Council as a billing authority in relation to National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) and Council Tax. It illustrates the way in which these have been distributed to precepting authorities and the Council's own General Fund. The introduction to the Business Rate Retention Scheme requires Local Authorities to maintain separate Collection Fund Accounts for Business Rates and Council Tax as follows for the comparative year 2019/20:
| Business Rates NNDR3 in thousands of pounds |
Business Rate Supplement in thousands of pounds |
Council Tax in thousands of pounds |
Totals in thousands of pounds |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income: Council Tax receivable |
none | none | (138,685) | (138,685) |
| Business Rates receivable | (75,836) | none | none | (75,836) |
| Business Rate Supplement (BRS) | none | (2,056) | none | (2,056) |
| Total Income | (75,836) | (2,056) | (138,685) | (216,577) |
| Less Write offs of uncollectable amounts | 121 | none | 13 | 134 |
| Less (incr)/decrease in provision for bad debts | (448) | none | (973) | (1,421) |
| Less (incr)/decrease in provision for appeals | (361) | none | none | (361) |
| Less Disregarded amounts | none | none | none | none |
| Contribution to the Collection Fund Surplus/Deficit | 3,996 | none | 5,979 | 9,975 |
| Total Charges to the Collection Fund | 3,308 | none | 5,019 | 8,327 |
| Collectable Rates | (72,528) | (2,056) | (133,666) | (208,250) |
| Less Other Charges: Transitional Protection sums due from the Authority |
432 | none | none | 432 |
| Cost of Collection Allowance | 249 | none | none | 249 |
| Sub-Total council tax and NNDR income 2019/20 | (71,847) | (2,056) | (133,666) | (207,569) |
| Demands, Precepts and Proportionate Shares and Levies: MHCLG/Central Government |
17,742 | none | none | 17,742 |
| London Borough of Bexley | 34,064 | none | 111,306 | 145,370 |
| Greater London Authority | 19,161 | none | 26,263 | 45,424 |
| Business Rate Supplement: Business Rate Supplement (BRS) Levy due |
none | 2,050 | none | 2,050 |
| BRS Admin Costs | none | 6 | none | 6 |
| Totals | 70,967 | 2,056 | 137,569 | 210,592 |
| Less NNDR 1 and NNDR 3 Reconciliation amounts | ||||
| Surplus/Deficit arising during the year | (880) | none | 3,903 | 3,023 |
| Surplus/Deficit brought forward 1 April 2019 | (6,528) | none | (7,327) | (13,855) |
| Estimated Surplus/Deficit payable in 2019/20: Surplus/Deficit arising during the year including paid in year per NNDR3 |
(7,408) | none | (3,424) | (10,832) |
| Collection Fund Surplus/(Deficit) | Business Rates NNDR3 in thousands of pounds |
Business Rate Supplement in thousands of pounds |
Council Tax in thousands of pounds |
Totals in thousands of pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHCLG /Central Government | 1,404 | none | none | 1,404 |
| London Borough of Bexley | 1,111 | none | 4,871 | 5,982 |
| Greater London Authority | 1,481 | none | 1,108 | 2,589 |
| Surplus (-)/Deficit (+) carried forward 31 March 2020 | 3,996 | none | 5,979 | 9,975 |
Notes to the Collection Fund
Note 1 - Council Tax
Council Tax income derives from charges raised according to the value of residential properties, which have been classified into 8 Valuation Bands. Individual charges are calculated by estimating the amount of income required to be taken from the Collection Fund in the forthcoming year by the Council and its preceptors (Authorities we collect Council Tax for).
The Council's preceptors are between the London Borough of Bexley and the Greater London Authority. The total Council Tax requirement is then divided by the Council Tax Base.
The Council Tax Base is calculated before the start of the new year by estimating the number of dwellings in each valuation band (adjusted for discounts, where applicable) and converting this into an equivalent number of Band D dwellings.
| Bands and value ranges | Estimated number of properties | Multiplier | 2019/20 Band D equivalent in thousands of pounds |
2020/21 Band D equivalent in thousands of pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A - Reduced Band A | none | none | none | 2 |
| A - up to £40,000 | 2,643 | 6/9 | 1,736 | 1,771 |
| B - from £40,001 to £52,000 | 6,921 | 7/9 | 5,302 | 5,428 |
| C - from £52,001 to £68,000 | 23,745 | 8/9 | 20,790 | 21,136 |
| D - from £68,001 to £88,000 | 24,142 | 9/9 | 23,780 | 24,284 |
| E - from £88,001 to £120,000 | 17,526 | 11/9 | 21,100 | 21,450 |
| F - from £120,001 to £160,000 | 4,592 | 13/9 | 6,534 | 6,664 |
| G - from £160,001 to £352,000 | 1,603 | 15/9 | 2,632 | 2,661 |
| H - from £40,001 to £52,006 | 34 | 18/9 | 67 | 75 |
| Subtotal | 83,471 | |||
| Less Allowance for non-collection | (1,252) | |||
| Council Tax Base | 81,206 | 81,941 | 82,219 |
Note 2 - Preceptors Council Tax
| Preceptors | 2019/20 in thousands of pounds |
2020/21 in thousands of pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Greater London Authority | 26,263 | 27,302 |
| London Borough of Bexley | 111,306 | 116,140 |
| Total demand on Collection Fund | 137,569 | 143,442 |
Note 3 - NNDR Rateable Values
| Values | 2019/20 in thousands of pounds |
2020/21 in thousands of pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Domestic Rateable Value Gross | 192.01m | 193.13m |
| Standard Business Rate | 50.4p | 51.2p |
| Small Business Rate | 49.1p | 49.9p |
| Business Rates Receivable after reliefs and transition | 75.84m | 44.78m |
* The reduction in Business Rates is reflected in the economic climate during 2020/21 and the Section 31 Discretionary reliefs awarded, this will be offset by Section 31 Grant and is reflected in Note 13 (Business Rate Retention).
Note 4 - Business Rate Supplement (BRS) - Crossrail
The Mayor of London introduced a levy of 2p on non-domestic properties with a rateable value of over £70,000 in London from 1 April 2010, to help pay for Crossrail. Powers were granted to the Greater London Council (GLA) to introduce this under the Business Rates Supplements Act 2009. The Crossrail Business Rate Supplement (BRS) is being collected on behalf of the GLA by the Council along with general business rates (NNDR). Income collected and payments made to the GLA are included in the Collection Fund.