Looe Town Council Budget 2025-2026
Looe households receive a single Council Tax bill from Cornwall Council. The majority of this payment funds Cornwall Council services such as waste management, highways, housing, and adult and children’s services. Your Council tax also includes an amount for Devon and Cornwall Police and a portion comes to Looe Town Council.
The amount that Looe households pay for Looe Town Council will increase this year by 31p per week for a band D property. This is partially due to an increase in employer contributions to National Insurance which has increased our staffing costs. Like households the Council has also seen electricity costs almost doubled in price.
86% of our income comes from our portion of the Council Tax bill. We generate some income from rents (£12,950) and from charging at two of our toilets. We will also be using some of the funds that we hold in reserve to balance our budget. This year we expect to generate £49,219 from toilet charging but the cost of running five public conveniences is £212,620.
The Looe Town Council portion of your council tax bill pays for Looe Library and Community Hub, events such as the lantern parade and community grants. This year we will also be upgrading the CCTV in the town and continuing our programme of upgrades to our public conveniences.
| Looe Town Council Budget 2025-26 | |
| Income | |
| Precept | £569,900 |
| Rental income | £12,950 |
| Toilet income | £49,216 |
| Grant income | £0 |
| Miscellaneous income | £26,000 |
| Total income | £658,066 |
| Expenditure | |
| Overheads | £35,290 |
| Admin/Council expenses | £225,211 |
| Hub/Library expenses | £157,934 |
| Facilities/toilet expenses | £212,620 |
| Services/assets/Civic expenses | £29,565 |
| Grant/donation requests | £19,200 |
| Total expenditure | £679,820 |
| Use of Reserves to cover expenditure | £21,754 |
