Budgeting Best Practice
Budgeting Best Practice
BEST PRACTICE
Example: CONSOLIDATED BUDGET
DONATIONS
Probable 4000000.00 7000000.00 8000000.00
Promised 2150000.00
Sub-Total 6150000.00 7000000.00 8000000.00
INTEREST
Current Acct 4000.00 4000.00 4000.00
Fixed deposit 120000.00 150000.00 200000.00
Sub-Total 124000.00 154000.00 204000.00
DIRECTORATE
Advertising 25000.00 30000.00 30000.00
Audit Fees 8000.00 8500.00 9000.00
Bank Charges 1400.00 1600.00 1800.00
Cleaning 7500.00 8250.00 9000.00
Consumables 6000.00 6500.00 7000.00
Electricity/Water 6000.00 6600.00 7200.00
Fund-raising 80000.00 100000.00 120000.00 1
Furniture/Equipment 12000.00 7000.00 8000.00
Governance 6000.00 8000.00 10000.00
Insurance 2250.00 2750.00 3250.00
Legal Fees 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 2
Levies 6000.00 7000.00 8000.00
PUBLICATIONS
Advertising 25000.00 30000.00 30000.00
Audit Fees 8000.00 8500.00 9000.00
Bank Charges 1400.00 1600.00 1800.00
Cleaning 7500.00 8250.00 9000.00
Consumables 12000.00 12500.00 13000.00
Electricity/Water 1500.00 1625.00 1750.00
Furniture/Equipment 24000.00 12000.00 15000.00 6
Insurance 2250.00 2750.00 3250.00
Postage/Couriers 2250.00 2750.00 3250.00
Printing/Stationery 750000.00 850000.00 925000.00
Research and Development 150000.00 175000.00 200000.00
Resources 36000.00 40000.00 43000.00
Repairs/Maintenance 6000.00 7000.00 8000.00
Rent 60000.00 66750.00 75000.00
Salaries and Benefits 400000.00 450000.00 500000.00
Security 9000.00 10000.00 11250.00
Telephone 10000.00 12000.00 15000.00
Transport/Vehicles 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00
Travel 20000.00 20000.00 20000.00
Sub-Total 1534900.00 1720725.00 1893300.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 6363350.00 6856775.00 7977025.00
NOTES:
1 This includes the development, production and printing of the annual report.
INCOME JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
SALES
Consultancy 4000.00 4000.00 4000.00 4000.00 4000.00 4000.00 5000.00 6000.00 12000.00 5000.00 4000.00 4000.00 60000.00
Publications 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 4000.00 4000.00 5000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 40000.00
Subscriptions 450.00 450.00 450.00 475.00 475.00 500.00 525.00 550.00 575.00 600.00 625.00 825.00 6500.00
Training 15000.00 15000.00 15000.00 15000.00 15000.00 20000.00 20000.00 25000.00 15000.00 15000.00 15000.00 15000.00 200000.00
Sub-Total 22450.00 22450.00 22450.00 22475.00 23475.00 28500.00 30525.00 34550.00 30575.00 23600.00 22625.00 22825.00 306500.00
DONATIONS
Probable 1000000.00 550000.00 300000.00 1300000.00 350000.00 500000.00 4000000.00
Promised 250000.00 250000.00 250000.00 250000.00 250000.00 50000.00 500000.00 350000.00 2150000.00
Sub-Total 250000.00 250000.00 1250000.00 250000.00 250000.00 50000.00 550000.00 300000.00 1800000.00 350000.00 850000.00 0.00 6150000.00
INTEREST
Current Acct 333.33 333.33 333.37 333.33 333.33 333.33 333.33 333.33 333.33 333.33 333.33 333.33 4000.00
Fixed deposit 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 120000.00
Sub-Total 10333.33 10333.33 10333.37 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 10333.33 124000.00
TOTAL INCOME 282783.33 282783.33 1282783.37 282808.33 283808.33 88833.33 590858.33 344883.33 1840908.33 383933.33 882958.33 33158.33 6580500.00
EXPENDITURE
DIRECTORATE
Advertising 2083.34 2083.33 2083.33 2083.33 2083.33 2083.33 2083.33 2083.34 2083.33 2083.34 2083.33 2083.34 25000.00
Audit Fees 0.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00
Bank Charges 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.52 116.68 116.68 116.68 1400.00
Cleaning 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 7500.00
Consumables 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 530.00 170.00 6000.00
Electricity/Water 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 6000.00
Fund-raising 3000.00 3000.00 50000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 1500.00 1500.00 80000.00
Furniture/Equipment 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 12000.00
Governance 0.00 1500.00 0.00 0.00 1500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1500.00 0.00 0.00 1500.00 6000.00
Insurance 0.00 2250.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2250.00
Legal Fees 416.70 416.70 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 416.66 5000.00
Levies 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 6000.00
OD Processes 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 20000.00
Postage/Couriers 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 3000.00
Printing/Stationery 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 3000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 2000.00 25000.00
Repairs/Maintenance 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 6000.00
Rent 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 5000.00 60000.00
Salaries and Benefits 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 55384.60 110769.40 720000.00
Security 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 750.00 9000.00
Telephone 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 3000.00 36000.00
Transport/Vehicles 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 10000.00 120000.00
Travel 1250.00 1250.00 2000.00 3000.00 4000.00 5000.00 1250.00 1250.00 1250.00 1250.00 1250.00 1250.00 24000.00
Sub-Total 86906.32 90656.31 134656.27 96656.27 91156.27 90656.27 86906.27 87906.28 108406.11 86906.28 85406.27 141931.08 1188150.00
Sub-Total 89562.87 91812.86 89562.82 97562.82 89562.82 89562.82 89562.82 89562.83 89562.66 89562.83 89562.82 163209.03 1158650.00
TRAINING AND
CONSULTATION
Accommodation 10000.00 10000.00 15000.00 15000.00 20000.00 20000.00 30000.00 20000.00 20000.00 15000.00 15000.00 10000.00 200000.00
Advertising 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 3000.00 4000.00 3000.00 3000.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 25000.00
Audit Fees 0.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00
Bank Charges 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.52 1400.00
Cleaning 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 7500.00
Sub-Total 166174.37 172424.37 170474.37 206174.37 225174.37 259174.37 252874.37 236174.37 227674.37 187674.37 167674.37 209981.93 2481650.00
PUBLICATIONS
Advertising 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 3000.00 4000.00 3000.00 3000.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 25000.00
Audit Fees 0.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8000.00
Bank Charges 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.68 116.52 1400.00
Cleaning 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 625.00 7500.00
Consumables 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 1000.00 12000.00
Electricity/Water 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 1500.00
Furniture/Equipment 1500.00 1500.00 7500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 1500.00 24000.00
Sub-Total 92406.73 139656.73 143406.73 101906.73 165906.73 123906.73 184906.73 92406.73 137406.73 92406.73 137406.73 123175.97 1534900.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 435050.29 494550.27 538100.19 502300.19 571800.19 563300.19 614250.19 506050.21 563049.87 456550.21 480050.19 638298.01 6363350.00
EXCESS/(DEFICIT) -152266.96 -211766.94 744683.18 -219491.86 -287991.86 -474466.86 -23391.86 -161166.88 1277858.46 -72616.88 402908.14 -605139.68 217150.00
DONATIONS
Probable 895000.00 1000000.00 -105000.00 0.00 1000000.00 -1000000.00
Promised 750000.00 750000.00 0.00 750000.00 250000.00 500000.00
Sub-Total 1645000.00 1750000.00 -105000.00 750000.00 1250000.00 -500000.00
INTEREST
Current Acct 1100.03 1000.03 100.00 366.71 333.37 33.34
Fixed deposit 33000.00 30000.00 3000.00 11000.00 10000.00 1000.00
Sub-Total 34100.03 31000.03 3100.00 11366.71 10333.37 1033.34
PUBLICATIONS
Advertising 4675.34 4500.00 175.34 1765.80 1500.00 265.80
Audit Fees 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Bank Charges 368.34 350.04 18.30 120.35 116.68 3.67
Cleaning 1875.00 1875.00 0.00 625.00 625.00 0.00
Consumables 2876.45 3000.00 -123.55 1143.98 1000.00 143.98
Electricity/Water 398.56 375.00 23.56 136.89 125.00 11.89
Manji, Firoze Proposals that make a Difference, Oxford learning Space, CD-ROM
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