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Recreation and Heritage

Commentary and Statistics

Recreation and Heritage

Revenue Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

Actual

Original

Revised

Budget

2006/07

2007/08

2007/08

2008/09

2006/07

2007/08

2007/08

2008/09

£'000

£'000

£'000

£'000

The Recreation and Heritage cash limited expenditure budget for 2008/09 amounts to £32.973 million, compared

with the original 2007/08 budget of £32.038 million.

46,790

Total Expenditure

50,668

47,554

48,654

12,399

Total Income other than Government Grants

12,444

12,598

13,068

The budget includes an increase of £0.921 million (2.9%) for inflation after November 2007.

67

Government Grants

39

-

-

34,324

Total Net Expenditure

38,206

34,956

35,586

Analysis of Total Net Expenditure

31,690

Cash Limited (Current) Expenditure

32,038

32,315

32,973

14

Support Services and Repair and Maintenance of Buildings

14

14

14

-

Less : Charges to Corporate and Democratic Core

-

-

-

Museums and Archives

701

Less : Adjustment for Pension Costs

160

461

419

The museums service provides for the collection, care, display and publication of material relating to the

1,994

Capital Charges

5,977

2,225

2,213

archaeology, natural sciences, fine and decorative art and local, social, industrial and agricultural history of the

County of Hampshire. The eighteen local museums provide the public face of the service. Specialist support

-8

Trading undertakings transfers (to) / from reserve accounts

35

-59

-33

services, conservation workshops and laboratories, reference material and extensive museum stores are

provided from the service's headquarters in Winchester. The archives and local studies service based at Hampshire

-67

Less Government Grants

-39

-

-

Record Office is responsible for the collection, preservation and making accessible to the public of archives

relating to the history of Hampshire and its people: this material may be written on parchment or paper or recorded

in audio-visual or digital formats. The service also houses and manages the County's extensive collection of

34,324

Total Net Expenditure

38,185

34,956

35,586

printed books and periodicals. Support is given to other organisations with similar aims by way of grants and

professional advice and assistance.

Museums :

25

Curators and keepers of the collections

25

23

23

Museums and Archives

10

Conservators

10

12

13

30

Museum assistants

30

30

30

3,639

Employees

4,009

3,389

4,269

12

Interpretative staff

17

16

16

413

Premises

428

432

631

5

Cleaners and caretakers

5

5

5

94

Transport

115

72

118

12

Administration staff

12

12

12

2,307

Supplies and services

4,323

1,852

1,062

293,400

Number of visitors per annum

291,000

321,300

320,000

108

Central support services

104

103

104

55

Number of exhibitions

55

56

58

6,561

8,979

5,848

6,184

18

Number of museums

18

18

18

3,132

Less income (fees and charges)

5,496

2,352

2,583

3,429

3,483

3,496

3,601

Best Value Performance Indicators

209

Directorate and policy initiatives

222

232

238

660

BV170a Visits to / usage of museums per 1,000 population

571

554

554

314

BV170b Visits that were in person per 1,000 population

336

318

318

3,638

Net Current Expenditure

3,705

3,728

3,839

35,188

BV170c Pupils visiting museums and galleries in

32,336

25,180

25,180

organised school groups

273

Capital charges

874

332

332

Policy and Resources recharges :

Hampshire Record Office :

Repair and maintenance of buildings

32

Archives staff

32

32

32

Central support services

1,550

Muniments - cubic metres

1,550

1,550

1,550

Less charges to corporate and democratic core

15,256

Number of visitors to the Reading Rooms

16,000

12,000

14,000

113

Adjustment for pension costs

25

52

54

20,733

Number of remote enquiries

15,500

18,500

20,700

32,495

Number of documents produced

29,000

34,000

34,000

4,024

Net Expenditure

4,604

4,112

4,225

33,640

Number of photocopies, prints and microforms sold

29,000

36,500

35,000

The workforce figures include staff employed by Hampshire County Council on behalf of jointly managed

committees or through grant funded posts.

B100

B101