Of all the council tax collected during the year, this is the slice that only arrived in the final three months. It measures how last-minute the council's cash is. Because most households pay in even instalments, a modest final-quarter share is normal; an unusually large one means money is arriving late — a sign of struggling payers or slow chasing.
| name | q4_collection_share |
|---|---|
| dataset | 03-council-tax-collection |
| kind | constructed |
| type | numeric |
| unit | ratio |
| grain | billing authority |
| role | feature |
| source | formula: ct_receipts_q4 (Table_9a col 16) / ct_receipts_inyear (Table_9a col 8) |
| period | 2024-25 financial year |
| missingness | unknown |
| score_note | Back-loaded cash profile is a distinctive process-quality signal not captured by any level or stock measure. |
| peer_group | council class (district / county / unitary / metropolitan / London) — not yet scored on the leaderboard |
The share of the year's receipts collected in the final quarter, measuring how back-loaded the cash profile is. Heavy Q4 skew signals late collection and weaker in-year cashflow management. Compare within Class, since statutory instalment profiles are similar within peer groups.