Appendix V - Prudential Indicators 2025-26 to 2030-31
Perth and Kinross Council · 5 March 2025
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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL PRUDENTIAL INDICATORS 2025/26 TO 2030/31 1 Financing Costs:Net Revenue Stream The ratio of Capital Financing Costs (Loan Charges) to the Council's net revenue stream shall not exceed the following limits, which are based on historic levels, and allow some headroom for movement in interest rates. The estimated Financing Costs below are based on the latest monitoring figures. 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Prudential Limit - General Fund 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% 15.00% Estimated Ratio of Financing Costs to Revenue 7.03% 8.25% 9.05% 9.57% 9.66% 9.38% 9.13% Prudential Limit - HRA 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% Estimated Ratio of Financing Costs to Revenue 22.90% 26.10% 27.79% 28.51% 28.24% 27.88% 28.14% 2 Gross & Net Borrowing and Capital Financing Requirements For prudence, net external borrowing must not exceed the total capital financing requirement, thus ensuring that over the medium term, borrowing is only undertaken for capital purposes. The estimated total net borrowing and Capital Financing Requirement at the end of each of the years are as follows: Estimated Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-26 31-Mar-27 31-Mar-28 31-Mar-29 31-Mar-30 31-Mar-31 Net External Borrowing* 850,247,000 999,788,000 1,110,360,000 1,170,933,000 1,208,069,000 1,232,955,000 1,257,840,000 Gross External Borrowing* 860,247,000 1,019,788,000 1,130,360,000 1,190,933,000 1,228,069,000 1,252,955,000 1,277,840,000 Capital Financing Requirement 927,128,000 1,047,607,000 1,151,380,000 1,215,668,000 1,255,193,000 1,282,579,000 1,306,389,000 *For the purpose of this indicator, Borrowing includes the outstanding liability under PPP/PFI contracts. 3 Estimates of Gross Capital Expenditure The total estimated Capital Expenditure based on the Council's recent approved Budgets for each year is as follows. Gross Capital Expenditure 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Composite Programme 164,263,000 128,007,000 133,320,000 86,258,000 64,654,000 47,673,000 43,716,000 HRA Programme 31,513,000 22,091,000 15,633,000 19,502,000 13,365,000 20,044,000 20,500,000 Total Gross Capital Expenditure 195,776,000 150,098,000 148,953,000 105,760,000 78,019,000 67,717,000 64,216,000 4 Estimate of Capital Financing Requirement The estimate (as at March 2025) of the Capital Financing Requirement (ie new borrowing requirement for Capital Expenditure) for each year based on these plans is as follows: Capital Financing Requirement 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 Composite Programme 128,987,000 114,366,000 104,858,000 62,845,000 46,923,000 29,448,000 26,966,000 HRA Programme 29,568,000 20,608,000 14,087,000 17,889,000 11,352,000 17,659,000 18,000,000 Movement in Estimated Capital Financing Requirement 158,555,000 134,974,000 118,945,000 80,734,000 58,275,000 47,107,000 44,966,000
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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL PRUDENTIAL INDICATORS 2025/26 TO 2030/31 5 External Debt (Gross and Net) Estimated Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected External Borrowing 31-Mar-25 31-Mar-26 31-Mar-27 31-Mar-28 31-Mar-29 31-Mar-30 31-Mar-31 Public Works Loan Board 682,000,000 847,000,000 962,000,000 1,047,000,000 1,089,500,000 1,119,500,000 1,149,500,000 Market Bonds (LOBOs) 63,200,000 63,200,000 63,200,000 43,200,000 43,200,000 43,200,000 43,200,000 Project Borrowing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Special Loans 2,357,569 2,357,569 2,357,569 2,357,569 2,357,569 2,357,569 2,357,569 Temporary Loans/Other Borrowing 3,800,000 3,500,000 3,250,000 3,000,000 2,750,000 2,750,000 2,750,000 Other Long Term Liabilities (PPP/PFI) 108,889,304 103,730,136 99,552,709 95,375,282 90,261,141 85,147,000 80,032,859 Total Gross External Debt 860,246,873 1,019,787,705 1,130,360,278 1,190,932,851 1,228,068,710 1,252,954,569 1,277,840,428 Short Term Investments (10,000,000) (20,000,000) (20,000,000) (20,000,000) (20,000,000) (20,000,000) (20,000,000) Long Term Investments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Net External Debt 850,246,873 999,787,705 1,110,360,278 1,170,932,851 1,208,068,710 1,232,954,569 1,257,840,428 Note: Operational Boundary 860,000,000 1,020,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,191,000,000 1,228,000,000 1,253,000,000 1,278,000,000 Authorised Limit 1,280,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,300,000,000 1,300,000,000 * The Operational Boundary and Authorised Limit are based on Gross External Debt. 6 Principal Sums Invested Longer Than 365 Days The Upper Limit for sums invested for over 1 year up to 3 years is £45 million. There was no amounts invested within this period as at the start of the financial year. 7 MATURITY STRUCTURE The lower and upper limit for the proportion of the Council's total-long term debt which matures in each of the time bandings below, and is therefore subject to refinancing at the prevailing market rates, is as follows: Fixed Rate Borrowing Maturity Structure Lower Limit Upper Limit Estimated Under 12 months 0% 35% 1.19% over 12 months and < 24 months 0% 35% 1.07% over 2 years and < 5 years 0% 50% 21.30% over 5 years and < 10 years 0% 75% 5.77% over 10 years 10% 95% 70.67% The maurity profile for the Council's current long-term portfolio, measured from the start of the financial year, is as follows: Less 1 Year 1 - 2 Years 2 - 5 Years 5 - 10 Years 10 - 20 Years 20 - 30 Years 30 - 40 Years 40 - 50 Years Over 50 Years Total PWLB 5,000,000 5,000,000 147,500,000 20,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000 93,500,000 404,000,000 0 682,000,000 LOBOs 0 0 20,000,000 0 0 38,200,000 0 5,000,000 0 63,200,000 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PPP/PFI Liability 5,159,168 4,177,427 14,405,709 29,281,566 55,865,434 0 0 0 0 108,889,304 Total 10,159,168 9,177,427 181,905,709 49,281,566 60,865,434 40,200,000 93,500,000 409,000,000 0 854,089,304 Percentage 1.19% 1.07% 21.30% 5.77% 7.13% 4.71% 10.95% 47.89% 0.00% 100.00%