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Colchester

E07000071 · 33 variables · history 2010-11 to 2025-26-Q4 · markdown view
Service spend per resident
£249
2024-25
Debt servicing / core spend
52.2%
2024-25
Recycling rate
51.6%
2024-25
Reserves cover
11.1%
2024-25

Revenue Outturn

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Central services ratio2017-18 to 2024-253.4% of total service expenditure2024-25
Corporate overhead ratio2017-18 to 2024-256.56% of total service expenditure2024-25
Fees and charges recovery2017-18 to 2024-2527.62% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Real spend trend10.72% per year (real-terms CAGR)2024-25
Reserves cover2017-18 to 2024-2511.06% of net revenue expenditure2024-25
Reserves drawdown rate2017-18 to 2024-2516.21% per year2024-25
Social care squeeze2017-18 to 2024-250% of total service expenditure2024-25
Spend per resident248.77£ per resident per year2024-25
Staff cost share per service · adult social care2017-18 to 2023-240% of gross service expenditure2023-24
Staff cost share per service · central services2017-18 to 2024-2537.2% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · cultural2017-18 to 2024-2523.33% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · environmental2017-18 to 2024-2545.05% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · highways transport2017-18 to 2024-2523.49% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · housing gf2017-18 to 2024-254.52% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · planning2017-18 to 2024-2518.29% of gross service expenditure2024-25
Staff cost share per service · public health0% of gross service expenditure2022-23
Tax collection cost per pound collected2.4£ per £000 collected2024-25
Waste cost per tonne2017-18 to 2024-2595.67£ per tonne2024-25

Capital & debt

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Asset sale reliance2018-19 to 2024-250.1ratio2024-25
Debt growth rate2019-20 to 2024-256.66%/yr2024-25
Debt servicing share2018-19 to 2024-250.52ratio2024-25
Debt to core spend2018-19 to 2024-252.79ratio (£/£)2024-25
Internal borrowing gap2018-19 to 2024-250.21ratio2024-25
MRP adequacy2018-19 to 2024-250.01ratio (yr⁻¹)2024-25
PWLB dependence2017-18 to 2025-26-Q40.89ratio2025-26-Q4

Temporary accommodation

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
B&B share of TA0.15ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Nightly paid share of TA0ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
Own stock share of TA0.36ratio (0–1)2025-26-Q4
TA 5 years plus2households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B children over 6 weeks0households2025-26-Q4
TA B&B mean stay days90days2025-26-Q4
TA la ha stock total186households2025-26-Q4
TA spend per household in TA11,740£ per household per year2024-25

WasteDataFlow

VariableTrendLatestUnitPeriod
Collection cost per household (£)0GBP/household/year2024-25
Cost per tonne (£)95.67GBP/tonne2024-25
Household recycling rate (%)2010-11 to 2024-2551.6percent2024-25
Household waste per person (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25291.6kg/person/year2024-25
Landfill share (%)0percent2024-25
Recycling cost per recycled tonne (£)192.99GBP/tonne recycled2024-25
Residual waste per household (kg)2010-11 to 2024-25326.4kg/household/year2024-25