The Hull and Goole Port Health Authority meeting was scheduled to review the authority's financial performance for the current year. A key focus was the budget monitoring report, which detailed expenditure and income against projections.

Budget Monitoring

The meeting was scheduled to consider the budget monitoring report for the Hull and Goole Port Health Authority. This report provided a detailed breakdown of the authority's financial position as of 31 July 2026.

The report pack included a table outlining the full-year budget, the profiled budget, and the actual expenditure and income figures up to the end of July 2026. It also highlighted any variations between actual spending and the profiled budget, and presented a projected out-turn for the full financial year.

Key areas of expenditure detailed in the report included:

• Employees: The full-year budget was £720,574, with a profiled budget of £239,353. Actual expenditure to 31 July 2026 was £217,602, showing a favourable variation of £21,751 against the profiled budget.
• Premises: The full-year budget was £58,570, with a profiled budget of £17,609. Actual expenditure was £11,135, resulting in a favourable variation of £6,474.
• Transport: The full-year budget was £31,700, with a profiled budget of £10,567. Actual expenditure was £8,329, showing a favourable variation of £2,238.
• Supplies & Services: The full-year budget was £182,099, with a profiled budget of £55,106. Actual expenditure was £25,127, indicating a significant favourable variation of £29,979.
• Third Party & Support Services: The full-year budget was £674,334, with a profiled budget of £97,558. The actual expenditure to 31 July 2026 matched the profiled budget, with no variation reported.

The total expenditure for the Port Health services was projected to be £1,639,802 against a full-year budget of £1,667,277.

In terms of income, the total net income was projected to be £(17,865) against a full-year budget of £(124,871). The report indicated that income received to 31 July 2026 was £(486,913), which was £(110,469) less than the profiled income of £(597,383).

The report also addressed levies for 2026/27, with a full-year budget of £(318,963) and a profiled budget of £(159,482). Additionally, it noted a transfer to or from the Levy Rebate Reserve, with a projected out-turn of £(336,828).

The report pack was available via the Document.ashx document.