Item 11 Appendix 1 - Financial Statement for Licensing Board
West Dunbartonshire Council · 16 June 2026
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Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board Financial Report Financial Year: 2025/26 The West Dunbartonshire Licensing Board is required under section 9B of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 to publish an annual financial report. This report has been prepared using financial data taken on 31/03/2026. The relevant budgets and other finance sources that the data has been extracted from have not yet been audited. Consequently, the figures provided in this report are indicative and cannot be relied upon as an accurate reflection of income and expenditure relative to the exercise of the Licensing Board’s functions under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. The financial statement is as follows: Income (1) Premises Licence £400 Provisional Premises Licence £800 Confirmation £2,400 Annual Fees £79,900 Transfers £780 Minor Variations £1550 Major Variations £1,200 Extended Hours £450 Occasional Licence £3,430 Personal Licence £6,264 Total £97,174 Direct Staff Costs (2) Licensing Administration Costs £102,708 Legal Services £48,189 Administrative Support £18,338 Elected Members £7,874 Total £177,109 Other Direct Costs (3) Supplies and Services £305 Legal Expenses £233 Travel Expenses £269 Mobile Phones £33 £840 Indirect Costs (4) ICT £35,921 Accommodation £5,238 Facility Management £2,942
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Financial Services £9,273 £144,946 Gross Expenditure £53,374 Net Income/Expenditure -£134,149 Notes: 1. Denotes income from the categories detailed for applications and annual fees received under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 2. Denotes salary, superannuation, national insurance and pension costs associated with the Clerk and other Legal Services staff, Licensing Administration Costs and other staff responsible for administrative support under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005. 3. Denotes the identified direct budgetary costs associated with the exercise of the Licensing Board function under each category provided. 4. Denotes the portion of central administrative costs allocated to the Licensing Board budget for each category provided.