Families, Children & Learning – Capital Budget Summary
|
Forecast Variance Month 7 |
Service |
Reported Budget Month 7 |
Reported at Other Committees |
New Schemes |
Variations, Slippages & Reprofiles |
Reported Budget Month 9 |
Forecast Outturn Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
% |
|
|
0 |
Director of Families, Children & Learning |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Health, SEN & Disability Services |
521 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
521 |
521 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Education & Skills |
14,941 |
0 |
0 |
458 |
15,399 |
15,399 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Children's Safeguarding & Care |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Quality Assurance & Performance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Library & Information Services |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Total Families, Children & Learning |
15,477 |
0 |
0 |
458 |
15,935 |
15,935 |
0 |
0.0% |
Details of Variation requests and explanations of significant Forecast Variances, Slippage or Reprofiles are given below:
|
Detail Type |
Amount |
Project |
Description |
|
Education & Skills |
|||
|
Reprofile |
(200) |
Childcare Expansion Capital grant |
Delay in third party providers (early years settings) getting work underway but full capital budget expected to be spent by autumn 2025. |
|
Reprofile |
(192) |
Universal Free School Meals |
These capital monies have been earmarked/ring fenced for future works in schools, such as resolving ventilation issues highlighted at Elm Grove – required improvement works are being assessed currently and/or to replacing aging kitchen equipment required by schools to deliver their statutory duty. The grant was provided to enable schools to deliver their statutory duty relating to the provision of UIFSM (Universal Infant Free School Meals) and was not noted as year specific in terms of spend. |
|
Variation |
850 |
High Needs Provision Capital |
Variation to budget for grant income received in 2024/25 and to reflect funding available. |
Housing, Care & Wellbeing (excluding Housing Revenue Account) – Capital Budget Summary
|
Forecast Variance Month 7 |
Service |
Reported Budget Month 7 |
Reported at Other Committees |
New Schemes |
Variations, Slippages & Reprofiles |
Reported Budget Month 9 |
Forecast Outturn Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
% |
|
|
190 |
Adult Services |
3,724 |
0 |
0 |
(173) |
3,551 |
3,644 |
93 |
2.6% |
|
0 |
Integrated Commissioning |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
S75 Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Public Health |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Housing General Fund |
3,196 |
0 |
0 |
(51) |
3,145 |
3,145 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
190 |
Total Housing, Care & Wellbeing |
6,920 |
0 |
0 |
(224) |
6,696 |
6,789 |
93 |
1.4% |
Details of Variation requests and explanations of significant Forecast Variances, Slippage or Reprofiles are given below:
|
Amount |
Project |
Description |
|
|
Adult Services |
|||
|
Reprofile |
(173) |
Knoll House Building Works |
There was a minor delay on site, so the valuations have been lower than expected. The contractors are working to recover time, so the project completion date shouldn’t change. |
|
Variance |
93 |
Various schemes |
Variances of less than £0.100m:
£0.047m Better Care Fund – Adaptations for the Disabled; £0.031m Better Care Fund – Telecare; £0.015m Relocation of Independence at Home Service. |
|
Housing General Fund |
|||
|
(51) |
Travellers Site Fund |
Reprofile of budget of less than £0.100m.
|
|
City Services – Capital Budget Summary
|
Forecast Variance Month 7 |
Service |
Reported Budget Month 7 |
Reported at Other Committees |
New Schemes |
Variations, Slippages & Reprofiles |
Reported Budget Month 9 |
Forecast Outturn Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
% |
|
|
0 |
City Transport |
20,129 |
0 |
198 |
(60) |
20,267 |
20,267 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
City Environmental |
9,368 |
0 |
0 |
(2,444) |
6,924 |
6,924 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
City Development & Regeneration |
7,416 |
0 |
0 |
(1,725) |
5,691 |
5,691 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Culture, Tourism & Sport |
15,147 |
0 |
0 |
(31) |
15,116 |
15,116 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Property & Design |
7,661 |
0 |
0 |
(510) |
7,151 |
7,151 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Safer Communities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Total City Services |
59,721 |
0 |
198 |
(4,770) |
55,149 |
55,149 |
0 |
0.0% |
Details of Variation requests and explanations of significant Forecast Variances, Slippage or Reprofiles are given below:
|
Detail Type |
Amount |
Project |
Description |
|
City Transport |
|||
|
Reprofile |
(60) |
Determining Emission Category Citywide Vehicle Fleet (CNF) |
Reprofile of budget of less than £0.100m. |
|
Variation |
0 |
Various schemes |
Variations to budget of less than £0.100m:
(£0.050m) Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers; £0.050m Carbon Reduction Investment Transport. |
|
City Environmental |
|||
|
Reprofile |
(1,444) |
Weekly Food Waste Collections Capital Grant |
£1.443m due to be spent on specialist food waste vehicles has been delayed due to the same supplier issues with other electric vehicles purchased creating an unknown risk to the new service and resilience of fleet. Now required to develop further options on alternatives. |
|
Slippage |
(1,000) |
Weekly Food Waste Collections Capital Grant |
£1m for equipment such as caddies and communal bin housings. Delays due to demo bins requiring further analysis of options on the market and other research required. |
|
Reprofile |
(2,423) |
King Alfred Leisure Centre Regeneration Project |
Profiling of the budget was not finalised earlier this year, however, at the end of the 2024 calendar year a core professional design team was appointed to develop a more detailed delivery programme and cashflow estimate for the project. The first iteration of the cashflow forecast has now been completed. The forecast has been built up from the individual spend profiles for each of the professional disciplines that will be engaged on the project (e.g. landscape architect, planning consultant etc) and so represents a robust estimate at this time. |
|
(52) |
King Alfred Swimming Pool Redevelopment |
Reprofile of budget of less than £0.100m. |
|
|
Variation |
1,040 |
Madeira Terraces Regeneration |
An additional £0.750m of Historic England grant is to be received for this project. The Carbon Neutral Funded element of the Madeira Terraces project is to be amalgamated with main project budget code for easier monitoring of spend and profiling of the budget with expected activity. |
|
Variation |
(290) |
Madeira Terraces Regeneration - Carbon Neutral Fund |
The Carbon Neutral Funded element of the Madeira Terraces regeneration project is to be amalgamated with main project budget code for easier monitoring of spend and profiling of the budget with expected activity. |
|
Culture, Tourism & Sport |
|||
|
Reprofile |
(161) |
Various schemes |
Reprofiles of budget less than £0.100m:
(£0.092m) Electrical Infrastructure at City Parks Fleet; (£0.069m) Pavilion and Mess Room Refurbishment Programme. |
|
Variation |
648 |
Playground Refurbishment Programme 2021-2025 |
The playground refurbishment programme was delayed partially in 2023/24 due to spending controls, and projects didn’t receive purchase orders until financial year 2024/25, essentially increasing the overall spend in this year. Some of the play projects in 2023/24 that were carried over to 2024/25 were funded by capital & revenue rather than section 106 as there was no section 106 available for those areas to contribute towards those projects. Furthermore one project (Wild Park MUGA) was in dispute and payment wasn’t settled until 2024/25. Section 106 funding available for the whole scheme has now been confirmed. |
|
Variation |
(518) |
Royal Pavilion Estate (Phase 1) |
This capital scheme has been adjusted to reflect the correct level of approved funding that was previously overstated. A further update will be presented to Cabinet once the outstanding works and final project costs are fully known. |
|
Variation |
29 |
Stanmer Park Road |
Variation to budget of less than £0.100m. |
|
Variation |
(29) |
Gateway Welcome at Brighton station |
De-committed to assist with the council's financial position following Capital Programme Board review. |
|
170 |
Decarbonised Heat Pilots/Heat Pumps |
Reprofiled back from 2025/26 to cover overspending across the CNF project portfolio and contribute towards the capitalisation of officer salaries in the Net Zero Team. |
|
|
Reprofile |
(150) |
Corporate Landlord Essential works |
New projects anticipated to be carried out in 2025/26 instead. |
|
Reprofile |
(380) |
Various schemes |
Reprofiles of budget less than £0.100m into 2025/26 except Water Efficiency which requires budget to be brought forward:
(£0.100m) Hove Town Hall PMB; (£0.075m) Madeira Terrace Structure Repair & Resurface; (£0.070m) Mile Oak Community Centre PMB; (£0.065m) Cemeteries Structural Works; (£0.050m) Historic Madeira Lift PMB; (£0.035m) Statutory DDA Access Works Fund; £0.015m Water Efficiency Fund. |
|
Variation |
(150) |
Madeira Terrace Structure Repair & Resurface |
An amount of £0.150m can be de-committed as the funds will not be used for projects. Approved at Capital Programme Board meeting on 15/1/25. |
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) – Capital Budget Summary
|
Forecast Variance Month 7 |
Service |
Reported Budget Month 7 |
Reported at Other Committees |
New Schemes |
Variations, Slippages & Reprofiles |
Reported Budget Month 9 |
Forecast Outturn Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
% |
|
|
(478) |
City Development & Regeneration |
36,224 |
0 |
0 |
(108) |
36,116 |
35,633 |
(483) |
-1.3% |
|
(1,008) |
Housing Revenue Account |
44,402 |
0 |
0 |
(1,912) |
42,490 |
40,692 |
(1,798) |
-4.2% |
|
(1,486) |
Total Housing Revenue Account |
80,626 |
0 |
0 |
(2,020) |
78,606 |
76,325 |
(2,281) |
-2.9% |
Details of Variation requests and explanations of significant Forecast Variances, Slippage or Reprofiles are given below:
|
Detail Type |
Amount |
Project |
Description |
|
City Development & Regeneration |
|
||
|
Reprofile |
(150) |
Eastergate Road |
A revised project delivery timeline has led to a need to reprofile approved budget to future years. The project remains within the original budget approval given at June 2024 Cabinet. |
|
Reprofile |
(66) |
Various schemes |
Reprofiles of budget less than £0.100m:
(£0.080m) Frederick Street; (£0.054m) Portslade Village Centre; £0.068m Hollingbury Library.
|
|
Variation |
108 |
Various schemes |
Variations to budget of less than £0.100m:
£0.098m Frederick Street; £0.010m Victoria Road.
|
|
Variance |
(478) |
St Aubyns Acquisition |
The acquisition of 21 Homes has taken place this year. Minimal works are expected to be undertaken with homes expected to be let imminently. The underspend is in relation to the funding of homes from £0.021m of RTB receipts. |
|
Variance |
(5) |
Housing First |
Variance of less than £0.100m
|
|
Housing Revenue Account |
|
||
|
Reprofile |
(1,726) |
Structural Repairs |
The implementation of the Building Safety Act in April 2024 has impacted on programme timescales due to the requirement to appoint a BSR Principal Designer to manage the contract, of which there are few, and also the length of time that it takes for BSR feedback. Also it is now necessary to undertake two stage consultation for the procurement of contractors. The team are proactively working to undertake this in advance of programmes and progress is being made with procuring suitable consultants. |
|
Reprofile |
(1,500) |
Fire Safety |
Following the completion of a comprehensive programme of fire risk assessments, this has identified circa 8,000 actions across our estate to maintain our properties to an appropriate level of compliance. Work is underway with the Regulator of Social Housing on a recovery programme to complete these tasks within the next two years. Currently the cost of remedial works for20 25/26 are estimated to be £4m with a similar spend anticipated the following year. To support this level of spend a reprofile of budget is needed. |
|
Reprofile |
265 |
Large Panel Systems |
Budget reprofile to reflect latest forecast spend for this financial year.
|
|
Variation |
325 |
Domestic Rewire |
The nature and scope of works required, following electrical inspection have been more expensive than originally anticipated when the budget was set. |
|
Variation |
278 |
EICR Compliance Programme |
It has been necessary to enhance our programme spend this financial year, taking the opportunity to add smoke detection in a number of dwellings.
|
|
Variation |
192 |
HRA Adaptations |
Current programme of works are slighter higher than budgeted.
|
|
Variation |
254 |
Various schemes |
Variations to budget of less than £0.100m:
£0.100m Minor Capital Works; £0.100m Ventilation; £0.043m BHCC Projects; £0.008m New Housing Management ICT system; £0.002m Empty Properties; £0.001m New Housing Asset Management System.
|
|
Variance |
(450) |
Asbestos |
This is a new work stream, where both a programme and procurement of contractors is being worked on, meaning that is unlikely that there will be a full spend this financial year. |
|
Variance |
(250) |
Cavity Wall Insulation |
There is a forecast underspend against the planned programme for this financial year.
|
|
Variance |
(200) |
Gutter Clearance |
There is a forecast underspend against the planned programme for this financial year.
|
|
Variance |
(177) |
City-Wide Loft Conv & Ext Project |
A late change to a planned project has resulted in less spend than originally budgeted. |
|
Variance |
(150) |
Door Entry Systems & CCTV |
There is a forecast underspend against the planned programme for this financial year. |
|
Variance |
(571) |
Various schemes |
Variances of less than £0.100m:
(£0.100m) Home Energy Efficiency & Renewables; (£0.100m) New Housing Works Management System; (£0.065m) Lifts; (£0.060m) Water Tanks; (£0.054m) Solar PV City-Wide; (£0.050m) Environmental Improvements; (£0.050m) Communal Boilers; (£0.040m) Main Entrance Doors; (£0.030m) Fencing; (£0.016m) HRA Owned Playgrounds Refurbishment; (£0.006m) Senior Housing Improvements.
|
Corporate Services - Capital Budget Summary
|
Forecast Variance Month 7 |
Service |
Reported Budget Month 7 |
Reported at Other Committees |
New Schemes |
Variations, Slippages & Reprofiles |
Reported Budget Month 9 |
Forecast Outturn Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
Forecast Variance Month 9 |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
% |
|
|
0 |
Chief Executive Monitoring Office |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Policy & Communications |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Legal & Democratic Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Life Events |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Customer Modernisation & Data |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Finance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Procurement |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
HR & Organisational Development |
177 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
177 |
177 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
IT & Digital |
7,111 |
0 |
0 |
(600) |
6,511 |
6,511 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Welfare Revenue & Business Support |
526 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
526 |
526 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Housing Benefit Subsidy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Communities, Equalities & Third Sector |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Contribution to Orbis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
|
0 |
Total Corporate Services |
7,814 |
0 |
0 |
(600) |
7,214 |
7,214 |
0 |
0.0% |
Details of Variation requests and explanations of significant Forecast Variances, Slippage or Reprofiles are given below:
|
Detail Type |
Amount |
Project |
Description |
|
IT & Digital |
|
|
|
|
Slippage |
(300) |
Digital Organisation Programme |
Following a further project review, the service has identified some telephony project spend that will now fall into 2025/26 so budget can be slipped until next year. The back-up solution project will now start in the new year. |
|
Slippage |
(200) |
Customer Digital |
Following another round of programme/project review, some elements of the project will not incur costs until 2025/26 so further budget can be slipped to next year. |
|
Slippage |
(100) |
IT&D Data Program |
Following another round of programme/project review, some elements of the project will not incur costs until 2025/26 so further budget can be slipped to next year. |