URL: https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=7539

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: This report presents the 2025-26 in-year financial performance to Month 7 (October) for noting by Cabinet and seeks approval for any capital variations, reprofiling, exception measures or new reserves.

Content: 1)             Cabinet notes the forecast risk position for the General Fund, which indicates a potential forecast overspend risk of £7.776m.   2)             Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the separate Housing Revenue Account (HRA), which is an overspend of £1.216m.   3)             Cabinet notes the forecast overspend risk for the ring-fenced Dedicated Schools Grant, which is an overspend of £2.463m.   4)             Cabinet notes the forecast position on the Capital Programme which is an underspend variance of £10.963m.   5)             Cabinet approves the capital budget variations and re-profiling requests set out in Appendix 6.   6)             Cabinet approves the new capital schemes requested in Appendix 7.   7)             Cabinet notes the Treasury Management mid-year review as set out in Appendix 8 and summarised in paragraph 9.

Date of Decision: December 11, 2025