Issue - meetings
Performance, Risk and Finance Quarter 1 2025/2026 report
Meeting: 02/09/2025 - Executive (Item 33)
33 Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report Quarter 1 2025 - 2026 
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Report of Assistant Director Finance (S151 Officer) and Assistant Director Customer Focus
Purpose of report
To report to Executive the council’s forecast year-end financial, performance and risk position as of the end of Quarter 1 2025, further detail can be found in the report and its appendices.
Recommendations
The meeting resolves:
1.1 To consider and note the contents of the council’s finance, performance and risk management report as at Quarter 1.
1.2 To approve the reprofiling of projects in the capital programme as per Appendix 1.
1.3 To approve £40k from Policy Contingency for pump priming The Hill.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Capital Forecast June 2025, item 33
PDF 83 KB
- Appendix 2 - Detailed Revenue Narrative on Forecast June 2025, item 33
PDF 446 KB
- Appendix 3 - Virements June 2025, item 33
PDF 315 KB
- Appendix 4 - Funding June 2025, item 33
PDF 349 KB
- Appendix 5 - Business Plan Q1 25-26, item 33
PDF 351 KB
- Appendix 6 - ADP Plan 2025-2026, item 33
PDF 282 KB
- Appendix 7 - Leadership Risk Register Q1 2025_26, item 33
PDF 555 KB
- Executive Finance Performance & Risk Q1 report 25-26 suppl, item 33
PDF 1 MB
- Appendix 6 - ADP 2025_26 supplementary, item 33
PDF 210 KB
- Webcast for Finance, Performance and Risk Monitoring Report Quarter 1 2025 - 2026
Decision:
Resolved
(1) That the contents of the council’s finance, performance and risk management report as at Quarter 1 2025/2026 be noted.
(2) That the reprofiling of projects in the capital programme (as set out in Appendix 1 to the report) be approved.
(3) That the release of £40k from Policy Contingency for pump priming The Hill be approved.
Minutes:
The Assistant Director Finance (S151 Officer) and Assistant Director Customer Focus submitted a report to report to Executive the council’s forecast year-end financial, performance and risk position as of the end of Quarter 1 2025, further detail can be found in the report and its appendices.
Resolved
(1) That the contents of the council’s finance, performance and risk management report as at Quarter 1 2025/2026 be noted.
(2) That the reprofiling of projects in the capital programme be approved.
(3) That the release of £40k from Policy Contingency for pump priming The Hill be approved.
Reasons
The report updates Executive on the projected year-end financial position of the council for 2025/26, Quarter 1 performance position and updated Leadership Risk Register. Regular reporting is key to good governance and demonstrates that the council is actively managing its financial resources sustainably.
Alternative options
Option 1: This report summarises the council’s forecast financial position up to the end of End of Year 2026, and a snapshot of our Performance and Risk positions for Quarter 1 2025-26, therefore there are no alternative options to consider.