Paper 2 Annex 1 - Initial draft budget position
Cairngorms National Park Authority Ughdarras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhonaidh Ruaidh
Resources Committee Paper 2 Annex 1 13 February 2026 Page 1 of 1
Annex 1
Initial draft budget position
| Resource £’000 | Capital £’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 | |
| Total income | 10,665 | 5,830 | 16,495 |
| Expenditure | |||
| Operational plan | |||
| Climate adaptation fund | 300 | 300 | |
| Peatland restoration programme | 50 | 3,500 | 3,550 |
| Nature and climate | 333 | 384 | 717 |
| Nature Restoration | 800 | 245 | 1,045 |
| CLLD | 350 | 350 | |
| People | 380 | 380 | |
| Place | 443 | 520 | 963 |
| Programme contribution — Cairngorms 2030 | 450 | 450 | |
| Communications | 190 | 190 | |
| Fire Byelaws | 50 | 150 | 200 |
| Corporate support | 196 | 239 | 435 |
| 2,792 | 5,788 | 8,579 | |
| Running costs | |||
| Staff salaries | 6,584 | 6,584 | |
| Estimate of potential vacancy savings | (288) | (288) | |
| Board fees | 217 | 217 | |
| Board election and recruitment | 52 | 52 | |
| Training | 72 | 72 | |
| Other staff and board | 124 | 124 | |
| Facilities | 364 | 364 | |
| Leases | 225 | 40 | 265 |
| IT and professional services | 358 | 358 | |
| Corporate services / finance costs | 164 | 164 | |
| 7,873 | 40 | 7,913 | |
| Total expenditure | 10,665 | 5,828 | 16,492 |
| Net (expenditure)/ income | 0 | 3 | 3 |