Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Budget lines: name, approved budget $, actual spend $, unpaid commitments $
- A,100,80,10 B,200,250,0
- Actual minus budget by line ($)
- A: -20.00; B: 50.00
- Budget less actual and commitments by line ($)
- A: 10.00; B: -50.00
- Total approved budget ($)
- $300.00
- Total actual spend ($)
- $330.00
- Total unpaid commitments ($)
- $10.00
- Uncommitted budget remaining, signed ($)
- -$40.00
Try another scenario
- Budget lines: name, approved budget $, actual spend $, unpaid commitments $
- A,100,80,10 B,200,180,0
- Actual minus budget by line ($)
- A: -20.00; B: -20.00
- Budget less actual and commitments by line ($)
- A: 10.00; B: 20.00
- Total approved budget ($)
- $300.00
- Total actual spend ($)
- $260.00
- Total unpaid commitments ($)
- $10.00
- Uncommitted budget remaining, signed ($)
- $30.00
Calculation method
Calculation method
Actual minus budget by line ($)
Actual−approved budget; positive is above the supplied line budget.
Budget less actual and commitments by line ($)
Budget−actual−unpaid commitments.
Total approved budget ($)
Sum approved budgets.
Total actual spend ($)
Sum actual spending.
Total unpaid commitments ($)
Sum entered unpaid commitments, disjoint from actual spending.
Uncommitted budget remaining, signed ($)
Budget total−actual total−commitment total.
Symbols and units
- a
- Budget lines: name, approved budget $, actual spend $, unpaid commitments $
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- A supplied-budget variance and commitment ledger. It does not determine eligible grant expenditure, permit budget transfers or assess compliance with an award.
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Further reading
Charity Commission: funds and reserves background; no universal reserve target ↗
Background reading; this does not imply endorsement or independent review of SumFizz.