Paper 2 annex 2 Budget 25-26

Cairngorms Nation­al Park Author­ity Ugh­dar­ras Pàirc Nàiseanta a’ Mhon­aidh Ruaidh

Form­al Board Paper 2 Annex 2 28 March 2025 Page 1 of 1

Annex 2 Pro­posed budget ²⁰²⁵⁄₂₆

		Budget		Move­ment	Increase/​
		2025⁄26	2024⁄25		(decrease)
		£’000	£’000	£’000	%
Income
Nation­al Parks Grant in Aid — Resource	RDEL	7,916	7,311	605	8%
Nation­al Parks Grant in Aid — Capital	CDEL	1,750	1,810	(60)	(3%)
Peat­land grant — capital	CDEL	3,000	3,000	0	0%
Peat­land grant — resource — non-staff	RDEL	20	50	(30)	(150%)
Peat­land grant — resource — staff	RDEL	630	530	100	16%
Nature Res­tor­a­tion Fund	NRF	220	450	(230)	(105%)
Com­munity Led Loc­al Development	CLLD	350	300	50	14%
Oth­er income		258	250	8	3%
		14,144	13,701	443
Cairngorms 2030 pro­gramme funding	NLHF	4,078	2,520	1,558	38%
Total income		18,222	16,221	2,001
Expendit­ure
Oper­a­tion­al plan
Cli­mate adapt­a­tion fund		200	370	(170)	(85%)
Peat­land res­tor­a­tion programme		3,020	3,050	(30)	(1%)
Nature Res­tor­a­tion		220	300	(80)	(36%)
Nature and climate		645	661	(17)	(3%)
CLLD		350	300	50	14%
People		349	290	59	17%
Place		821	860	(39)	(5%)
Pro­gramme con­tri­bu­tion — Cairngorms 2030		450	450	0	0%
Applic­a­tion of CDEL (NRF funding)		300	0	300	100%
Com­mu­nic­a­tions		198	226	(28)	(14%)
Cor­por­ate support		293	393	(100)	(34%)
		6,845	6,900	(55)
Run­ning costs
Staff salar­ies		6,141	5,697	444	7%
Estim­ate of poten­tial vacancy savings		(150)	(71)	(79)	53%
Board fees		212	192	20	9%
Oth­er staff and board		286	263	23	8%
Facil­it­ies		365	373	(8)	(2%)
IT and pro­fes­sion­al services		432	346	86	20%
		7,286	6,800	486
Cairngorms 2030 programme
Pro­ject delivery		2,872	1,407	1,465
Pro­gramme costs		1,206	1,113	93
		4,078	2,520	1,558	38%
Total expendit­ure		18,208	16,220	1,988	11%
Net (expenditure)/ income		14	2	12