Formal Board Paper 2 Annex 1 - Proposed budget 2026-27

Form­al Board Paper 2 Annex 1 27 March 2026 Page 1 of 1

Annex 1 Pro­posed budget ²⁰²⁶⁄₂₇

Item	Resource £’000	Cap­it­al £’000	C2030 £’000	Total £’000
Income
Nation­al Parks Grant in Aid — Resource	8,560			8,560
Nation­al Parks Grant in Aid — Capital		2,085		2,085
Peat­land grant — capital		3,500		3,500
Peat­land grant — resource — non-staff	50			50
Peat­land grant — resource — staff	655			655
Nature Res­tor­a­tion Fund	800	245		1,045
Com­munity Led Loc­al Development	350			350
Oth­er income	250			250
Cairngorms 2030 pro­gramme funding			4,763	4,763
Total income	10,665	5,830	4,763	21,258
Expendit­ure
Oper­a­tion­al plan
Cli­mate adapt­a­tion fund			345	345
Peat­land res­tor­a­tion programme	30	3,500		3,530
Nature and climate	333	384	1,995	2,711
Nature Res­tor­a­tion	800	245		1,045
CLLD	280			280
People	404	25	547	975
Place	418	475	879	1,772
Pro­gramme con­tri­bu­tion — Cairngorms 2030			450	450
Com­mu­nic­a­tions	190	20		210
Fire Byelaws	104	100		204
Cor­por­ate support	138	242	89	470
	2,696	5,785	3,510	11,992
Run­ning costs
Staff salar­ies	6,650	1,172		7,822
Estim­ate of poten­tial vacancy savings	(197)			(197)
Board fees	217			217
Board elec­tion and recruitment	54			54
Train­ing	79			79
Oth­er staff and board	104	4	17	125
Facil­it­ies	326			326
Leases	198	40		238
IT and pro­fes­sion­al services	362			362
Cor­por­ate ser­vices / fin­ance costs	176	63		239
	7,969	44	1,253	9,266
Total expendit­ure	10,665	5,830	4,763	21,258
Net (expenditure)/ income	0	0	0	0