Appendix 6 - General Fund Reserves Update
Perth and Kinross Council · 4 February 2026
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APPENDIX 6 General Fund Reserves Update Proposals Included in Report Proposals Included in Report Commit- ments Balance 31/3/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 25/26 Future £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m General Fund Balance 68.284 Balances Held Under Statute / Regulation - Revenue Grants 13.355 (1.814) (0.740) (10.801) 0.000 - Service Concessions 13.262 (9.000) (2.000) (1.000) (1.262) 0.000 - Council Tax Income for affordable housing 4.796 (0.042) 0.283 0.283 (5.320) 0.000 - Developers Contributions: Affordable Housing 4.627 (4.627) 0.000 - Developers Contributions: Commuted Sums 1.202 (1.202) 0.000 - Car Parking 0.977 (0.168) (0.809) 0.000 - Devolved School Management 0.527 (0.527) 0.000 Sub total 38.746 (11.551) (1.717) (0.717) (0.740) 0.000 (24.021) 0.000 Balances Held for Specific (Previously Approved) Purposes - Council Approved Revenue Budget Flexibility 1.483 (1.252) 0.694 (0.694) 0.231 - Culture 0.499 (0.105) (0.216) 0.178 - School Estate 0.311 0.791 0.347 (0.058) 1.391 - Climate Change 0.295 (0.049) 0.246 - Works Maintenance 0.200 (0.090) 0.070 (0.070) 0.110 - Modern Apprentice Scheme 0.186 0.186 - School Counsellors 0.151 (0.151) 0.000 - Local Government Elections 0.106 0.053 0.053 (0.212) 0.000 - Events 0.097 (0.097) 0.000 - Cemetery Walls 0.080 (0.076) 0.004 - Salix 0.075 0.075 - Community Investment Fund 0.061 (0.047) 0.024 (0.024) 0.014 - Historic Child Abuse Scheme 0.050 0.050 - Financial Assistance (Mod) 0.040 0.020 0.020 0.020 0.100 - Local Area Partnerships 0.036 (0.006) 0.030 - Feasibility 0.100 0.062 0.100 (0.035) (0.065) 0.162 - Health and Social Care 0.000 0.397 0.500 (0.088) 0.809 Approved Contributions (from) / to Reserves
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APPENDIX 6 General Fund Reserves Update Proposals Included in Report Proposals Included in Report Commit- ments Balance 31/3/25 25/26 26/27 27/28 25/26 Future £m £m £m £m £m £m £m £m Approved Contributions (from) / to Reserves - pEPR Funding 0.000 0.000 (0.475) (0.356) 0.400 (0.400) 0.831 0.000 - Community Resilience 0.000 0.800 0.800 Sub total 3.770 (0.486) 0.773 (0.201) 0.952 (1.253) 0.831 4.386 Balances Held for Other Purposes 0.000 - Transformation & Workforce Management 4.837 (1.052) (0.550) 0.221 (0.150) (0.923) 2.383 - Anti - Poverty 1.213 (0.165) (0.318) (0.050) (0.060) 0.620 - Communities 1.003 (0.285) (0.055) (0.055) 0.608 Sub total 7.053 (1.502) (0.923) (0.105) 0.221 (0.210) (0.923) 3.611 Earmarked Reserves 49.569 (13.539) (1.867) (1.023) 0.433 (1.463) (24.113) 7.997 Uncommitted General Fund Balance 18.715 Use of unearmarked Reserves in setting Budgets (1.989) Impact of Current Year Decisions (4.255) Impact of Current Year Projected Outturn 2.234 Impact of proposals within this report 2.081 Updated Unearmarked General Fund Balance 16.786 Percentage of Net Revenue Budget 3.3%