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Item 13 Appendix 6 - Treasury Management Strategy and Annual Investment Strategy

West Dunbartonshire Council · 11 June 2025
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West Dunbartonshire Council Prudential and Treasury Indicators
General Services 58,257 73,780 47,193 26,267 11,037 11,030 10,866 10,865 10,624 10,880
Capital receipts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capital grants 17,332 40,422 11,752 5,706 3,407 3,407 3,407 3,407 3,407 3,407
Revenue 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other funding 2,258 2,956 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Net financing need for the year 38,417 30,402 35,441 20,561 7,630 7,623 7,459 7,458 7,217 7,473
HRA 66,014 70,338 70,296 53,083 45,561 54,196 0 0 0 0
Capital receipts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capital grants 9,217 15,323 11,900 4,800 5,800 12,600 0 0 0 0
Revenue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other funding 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Net financing need for the year 56,796 55,014 58,395 48,282 39,760 41,595 0 0 0 0
General Services 58,257 73,780 47,193 26,267 11,037 11,030 10,866 10,865 10,624 10,880
HRA 66,014 70,338 70,296 53,083 45,561 54,196 0 0 0 0
Capital Expenditure 124,271 144,117 117,489 79,350 56,598 65,226 10,866 10,865 10,624 10,880
Capital receipts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Capital grants 26,549 55,745 23,652 10,506 9,207 16,007 3,407 3,407 3,407 3,407
Revenue 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other funding 2,259 2,957 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Net financing need for the year 95,213 85,415 93,836 68,843 47,390 49,218 7,459 7,458 7,217 7,473
Capital Financing Requirement
CFR – General Services        471,897        483,178      532,254      557,263      557,181      579,463      574,552      569,626      564,562      559,609 
CFR – HRA        401,987        464,230      491,312      514,397      557,181      579,463      574,552      569,626      564,562      559,609 
Total CFR        873,884        947,408   1,023,566   1,071,661   1,114,362   1,158,927   1,149,105   1,139,252   1,129,125   1,119,218 
Movement in CFR          73,524        76,158        48,094        42,701        44,565         (9,822)        (9,853)      (10,127)        (9,907)
Movement in CFR represented by
Net financing need for the year (above)          95,213          85,415        93,836        68,843        47,390        49,218          7,459          7,458          7,217          7,473 
Loans Fund Review                    -                    -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  -                  - 
Less scheduled debt amortisation and other financing
movements         (95,213)        (11,891)      (17,678)      (20,749)        (4,688)        (4,653)      (17,281)      (17,311)      (17,344)      (17,380)
Movement in CFR                    -          73,524        76,158        48,094        42,701        44,565         (9,822)        (9,853)      (10,127)        (9,907)
Forecast
2033/34
Forecast
2033/34
Forecast
2033/34
Table B - Capital Financing Requirement
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2033/34
General Services and HRA Combined
£000 Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2031/32
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31
Financed by:
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31
Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2031/32 £000
Table A - Net Capital Financing Need
General Services and HRA Shown Separately
£000 Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2031/32£000
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31
Forecast
2031/32
Financed by:
Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
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2030/31
Item 13 Appendix 2

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West Dunbartonshire Council Prudential and Treasury Indicators
Table C - Internal Loan Fund Repayment Profile (excluding PPP repayments)
£M £M £M
Under 12 months 4.551 9.502 14.053
2 years to 5 years 13.800 28.363 42.163
6 years to 10 years 25.637 49.888 75.525
11 years to 15 years 29.292 44.056 73.347
16 years to 20 years 25.043 50.144 75.187
21 years to 25 years 17.621 48.454 66.075
26 years to 30 years 12.166 28.263 40.429
31 years to 35 years 10.438 7.010 17.448
36 years to 40 years 12.097 5.568 17.665
41 years to 45 years 12.840 4.553 17.393
46 years to 50 years 15.130 6.178 21.308
51 years to 55 years 20.586 8.705 29.291
56 years to 60 years 25.425 7.739 33.164
60  years plus 136.094 39.744 175.838
Total 360.720 338.166 698.886
General Services (Exc PPP) 12.37% 12.96% 14.12% 14.32% 13.35% 13.27% 13.71% 13.80% 14.01% 14.20%
General Services 17.63% 18.12% 19.15% 19.19% 18.07% 17.86% 18.16% 18.06% 18.06% 18.01%
HRA 49.89% 53.00% 57.60% 61.21% 49.61% 47.39% 44.96% 41.92% 38.89% 36.49%
External Debt
Debt at 1 April 460,841 549,000 635,303 709,632 783,929 832,821 876,343 921,695 912,686 903,676
New Borrowing - CFR 88,159 86,303 74,329 74,297 48,891 43,523 45,351 (9,009) (9,010) (9,251)
Debt at 31 March 549,000 635,303 709,632 783,929 832,821 876,343 921,695 912,686 903,676 894,426
Long Term Liabilities at 1 April 84,560 84,041 85,702 84,897 84,122 83,325 82,503 81,717 80,904 80,060
Change in Long Term Liabilities (519) 1,661 (805) (776) (797) (821) (786) (813) (843) (877)
Long Term Liabilities at 31 March 84,041 85,702 84,897 84,122 83,325 82,503 81,717 80,904 80,060 79,184
Gross Debt at 31 March        633,041        721,005      794,529      868,051      916,145      958,847   1,003,412      993,590      983,737      973,609 
Capital Financing Requirement        873,884        947,408   1,023,566   1,071,661   1,114,362   1,158,927   1,149,105   1,139,252   1,129,125   1,119,218 
Under / (Over) Borrowing        240,843        226,403      229,037      203,610      198,217      200,080      145,693      145,662      145,388      145,608
Forecast
2031/32
Table E - Gross External Debt compared to the Underlying Need to Borrow (CFR)
£000 Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31
Forecast
2033/34
Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31
Forecast
2033/34
Forecast
2031/32
Table D - Ratio of Financing Costs to Net Revenue Stream
General
Services   HRA Total

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West Dunbartonshire Council Prudential and Treasury Indicators
External Debt       603,900        698,833      780,595      862,322      916,103      963,978   1,013,864   1,003,955      994,044      983,868
Long Term Liability         92,445          94,272        93,387        92,534        91,657        90,754        89,889        88,994        88,066        87,102
Total       696,345        793,106      873,982      954,856   1,007,760   1,054,731   1,103,753   1,092,949   1,082,110   1,070,970
External Debt       658,800        762,364      851,558      940,715      999,385   1,051,612   1,106,034   1,095,223   1,084,412   1,073,311
Long Term Liability       100,849        102,842      101,877      100,946        99,990        99,004        98,060        97,084        96,072        95,020
Total       759,649        865,206      953,435   1,041,661   1,099,374   1,150,616   1,204,094   1,192,308   1,180,484   1,168,331
Bank Rate 4.50% 4.25% 4.25% 4.00% 3.75% 3.75% 3.75% 3.50%
5yr PWLB Rate 5.00% 4.90% 4.80% 4.70% 4.60% 4.50% 4.40% 4.40%
10yr PWLB Rate 5.30% 5.20% 5.10% 5.00% 4.90% 4.80% 4.70% 4.70%
25yr PWLB Rate 5.80% 5.70% 5.60% 5.50% 5.40% 5.30% 5.20% 5.10%
50yr PWLB Rate 5.50% 5.40% 5.30% 5.20% 5.10% 5.00% 4.90% 4.80%
Long term rating 1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years
AAA 0.04% 0.09% 0.16% 0.24% 0.33%
AA 0.02% 0.04% 0.09% 0.15% 0.21%
A 0.05% 0.13% 0.23% 0.35% 0.49%
BBB 0.14% 0.37% 0.64% 0.95% 1.25%
BB 0.64% 1.80% 3.13% 4.43% 5.62%
B 2.64% 6.48% 10.04% 13.16% 15.68%
CCC 18.74% 26.75% 32.17% 35.74% 38.35%
Note - The AAA default risk is actually higher than the AA default risk due the number of AAA rated institutions left
Forecast
2031/32
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31
Forecast
2031/32
Table F - Operational Boundary
£000 Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2026/27
Forecast
2027/28
Forecast
2028/29
Forecast
2029/30
Forecast
2030/31£000 Forecast
2024/25
Forecast
2032/33
Forecast
2032/33
Mar-26 Jun-26 Sep-26 Dec-26Link Asset Services Interest Rate View Mar-25 Jun-25
Table H - Interest Rate Forecast
Table G - Authorised Limit
Table I - Historic Risk of Default
Sep-25 Dec-25
Forecast
2025/26
Forecast
2033/34
Forecast
2033/34

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West Dunbartonshire Council Prudential and Treasury Indicators
Investment Fitch
Category (or
equivalent) Money Limit
F1+ / AA- £10million
F1 / A- £5 million
2 £5 million
3 £5 million
4 As in 1 above £10million
and £5million
Sector Limit £25 million
Fund Limit £5 million
6 No limit
Sector Limit £25 million   
Fund Limit £5 million
£000 1% -1%
Variable Rate Debt Payments N/A N/A N/A
Variable Rate Investment income 21,000 210 -210
364 days
Very liquid no time limit
applies
6 months
5
Table J -  Counterparty Limits
Overnight
364 days
Table K - Sensitivity to Interest Rate Movements
1
7
Time Limit
364 days
364 days

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West Dunbartonshire Council Prudential and Treasury Indicators
2024/25
Upper
Limits on fixed interest
rates
Limits on variable
interest rates
Lower                Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper
Under 12 months 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
12 months to 2 years 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
2 years to 5 years 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
5 years to 10 years 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
10 years to 20 years 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
20 years to 30 years 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
30 years to 40 years 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50%
40 years to 50 years 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100%
50 years to 60 years 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100%
60 years to 70 years 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100%
Principal sums invested
> 364 & 365 days
Table L- Treasury Management Limits on Activity
£nil £7m £nil £7m
100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 50%
Maturity Structure of fixed interest rate borrowing
2025/26 2026/27
Upper Upper
£7m£nil

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