The responsibility for rates bills, issuing demands and rebates lies with the billing authority concerned.
The following table shows the changes to rateable value in ports that the Financial Secretary to the Treasury and I submitted to the Treasury Committee on 5 November 2008. It is the most up-to-date table currently available.
We cannot estimate the value of rebates as we do not know how much transitional relief each organisation might have received on their rates bills following the 2005 revaluation. Rebates depend upon the amount originally liable, the amount paid after transitional relief, and the amount now liable (with any transitional relief due on that sum).
Pre Review (1 April 2005) Port Group Port RV (URT) (£) Non Port RV (£) Total RV (£) Number of hereditaments Barrow North West 580,000 641,005 1,221,005 56 Blyth Newcastle 130,000 329,102 459,102 39 Boston East Midlands 125,000 233,755 358,755 7 Bristol Western 5,250,000 15,791,740 21,041,740 109 Dover South East 2,670,000 1,314,515 3,984,515 53 Falmouth South West 130,000 569,375 699,375 21 Felixstowe East Anglia 14,187,000 3,804,585 17,991,585 164 Fleetwood North West 310,000 324,080 634,080 40 Folkestone South East 110,000 23,675 133,675 6 Garston Liverpool 90,000 163,000 253,000 12 Goole Sheffield 940,000 77,891 1,017,891 6 Great Yarmouth East Anglia 400,000 345,485 745,485 28 Grimsby Sheffield 1,350,000 3,884,531 5,234,531 256 Harwich Dock East Anglia 125,000 0 125,000 1 Harwich International East Anglia 4,140,000 1,052,150 5,192,150 20 Heysham North West 1,050,000 6,400 1,056,400 2 Hull Sheffield 9,000,000 2,944,075 11,944,075 75 Humber Sea Terminal Sheffield — — — — Immingham Sheffield 17,930,000 2,653,050 20,583,050 40 Ipswich East Anglia 580,000 1,207,640 1,787,640 64 King’s Lynn East Anglia 185,000 575,750 760,750 15 Liverpool Liverpool 16,500,000 3,697,650 20,197,650 43 Lowestoft East Anglia 150,000 853,250 1,003,250 30 Manchester Ship Canal Liverpool 1,400,000 0 1,400,000 1 Newhaven South East 75,000 0 75,000 1 Plymouth Cattedown South West 91,000 184,000 275,000 2 Plymouth Millbay South West 150,000 — — — Poole South West 425,000 — — — Port of London East Anglia 200,000 0 200,000 1 Portsmouth Wessex 5,400,000 1,828,965 7,228,965 60 Ramsgate South East 97,500 — — — SCT Wessex 9,650,000 0 9,650,000 1 Seaham Newcastle 200,000 122,500 322,500 3 Sharpness Western 170,000 0 170,000 1 Sheerness South East 9,070,000 1,397,690 10,467,690 44 Shoreham South East 100,000 888,975 988,975 17 Southampton Wessex 9,400,000 11,865,270 21,265,270 113 Sunderland Newcastle 95,000 1,093,650 1,188,650 15 TCS East Anglia 3,400,000 0 3,400,000 1 Teesport Newcastle 5,500,000 3,259,050 8,759,050 57 Teignmouth South West 550,000 0 550,000 1 Thamesport South East 2,475,000 393,500 2,868,500 5 Tilbury East Anglia 2,725,000 5,149,825 7,874,825 95 Tyne Newcastle 900,000 3,031,300 3,931,300 49 Workington North West 95,000 169,355 264,355 4 Summary for England 128,100,500 69,876,784 197,304,784 1,558 Change in England — — — — Barry South Wales 135,000 1,597,015 1,732,015 92 Cardiff South Wales 325,000 1,527,850 1,852,850 34 Fishguard South Wales 1,600,000 72,900 1,672,900 9 Holyhead North Wales 4,000,000 45,115 4,045,115 16 Milford Dock Company South Wales 115,000 440,510 555,510 61 Milford Haven Port Authority South Wales 530,000 — — — Mostyn North Wales 87,500 437,500 525,000 3 Newport South Wales 1,850,000 1,449,775 3,299,775 25 Port Talbot South Wales 150,000 16,543,350 16,693,350 23 Swansea South Wales 310,000 258,575 568,575 14 Summary for Wales 9,102,500 22,372,590 30,945,090 277 Totals (excl. Milford Haven, Ramsgate, Poole and Plymouth Millbay) 136,000,500 92,249,374 228,249,874 1,835 Change England plus Wales 2005 2006 2007 —
Port Group PortRV (URT) (£) Non Port RV (£) Total RV (£) Number of hereditaments RV (+/-)(£) Number of hereditaments (+/-) Barrow North West 575,000 643,555 1,218,555 57 -2,450 1 Blyth Newcastle 100,000 386,062 486,062 52 26,960 13 Boston East Midlands 125,000 333,625 458,625 20 99,870 13 Bristol Western 2,635,000 15,816,760 18,451,760 114 -2,589,980 5 Dover South East 2,670,000 2,104,316 4,774,316 118 789,801 65 Falmouth South West 130,000 586,825 716,825 22 17,450 1 Felixstowe East Anglia 14,187,000 4,077,885 18,264,885 172 273,300 8 Fleetwood North West 245,000 325,680 570,680 41 -63,400 1 Folkestone South East 25,000 111,625 136,625 11 2,950 5 Garston Liverpool 82,500 978,050 1,060,550 20 807,550 8 Goole Sheffield 205,000 2,960,095 3,165,095 32 2,147,204 26 Great Yarmouth East Anglia 400,000 425,985 825,985 32 80,500 4 Grimsby Sheffield 500,000 6,064,881 6,564,881 271 1,330,350 15 Harwich Dock East Anglia 150,000 4,425 154,425 3 29,425 2 Harwich International East Anglia 2,125,000 2,317,975 4,442,975 24 -749,175 4 Heysham North West 1,050,000 687,340 1,737,340 13 680,940 11 Hull Sheffield 3,100,000 14,264,685 17,364,685 114 5,420,610 39 Humber Sea Terminal Sheffield — — — — — — Immingham Sheffield 11,000,000 11,534,115 22,534,115 75 1,951,065 35 Ipswich East Anglia 512,500 1,743,980 2,256,480 74 468,840 10 King’s Lynn East Anglia 175,000 686,000 861,000 24 100,250 9 Liverpool Liverpool 6,800,000 16,969,760 23,769,760 127 3,572,110 84 Lowestoft East Anglia 150,000 926,510 1,076,510 36 73,260 6 Manchester Ship Canal Liverpool 1,400,000 0 1,400,000 1 0 0 Newhaven South East 75,000 0 75,000 1 0 0 Plymouth Cattedown South West 91,000 184,000 275,000 2 0 0 Plymouth Millbay South West — — — — — — Poole South West — — — — — — Port of London East Anglia 200,000 0 200,000 1 0 0 Portsmouth Wessex 5,400,000 1,839,575 7,239,575 65 10,610 5 Ramsgate South East — — — — — — SCT Wessex 9,500,000 69,700 9,569,700 10 -80,300 9 Seaham Newcastle 165,000 132,819 297,819 10 -24,681 7 Sharpness Western 170,000 109,750 279,750 5 109,750 4 Sheerness South East 2,125,000 4,431,570 6,556,570 98 -3,911,120 54 Shoreham South East 100,000 931,725 1,031,725 21 42,750 4 Southampton Wessex 7,500,000 13,723,675 21,223,675 134 -41,595 21 Sunderland Newcastle 95,000 1,165,150 1,260,150 30 71,500 15 TCS East Anglia 3,400,000 35,300 3,435,300 4 35,300 3 Teesport Newcastle 1,000,000 3,595,785 4,595,785 72 -4,163,265 15 Teignmouth South West 490,000 153,000 643,000 2 93,000 1 Thamesport South East 2,240,000 648,475 2,888,475 17 19,975 12 Tilbury East Anglia 2,100,000 10,416,975 12,516,975 131 4,642,150 36 Tyne Newcastle 616,500 3,375,840 3,992,340 63 61,040 14 Workington North West 65,000 173,805 238,805 8 -25,550 4 Summary for England 83,674,500 124,937,278 208,611,778 2,127 11,306,994 569 Change in England -44,426,000 55,060,494 — 569 — — Barry South Wales 122,500 1,715,415 1,837,915 97 105,900 5 Cardiff South Wales 300,000 2,261,950 2,561,950 64 709,100 60 Fishguard South Wales 1,000,000 94,900 1,094,900 12 -578,000 3 Holyhead North Wales 4,000,000 146,585 4,146,585 27 101,470 11 Milford Dock Company South Wales 115,000 473,135 588,135 65 32,625 4 Milford Haven Port Authority South Wales — — — — — — Mostyn North Wales 87,500 442,050 529,550 4 4,550 1 Newport South Wales 1,750,000 1,593,090 3,343,090 37 43,315 12 Port Talbot South Wales 150,000 16,602,400 16,752,400 29 59,050 6 Swansea South Wales 310,000 802,675 1,112,675 23 544,100 9 Summary for Wales 7,835,000 24,132,200 31,967,200 358 1,022,110 111 Totals (excl. Milford Haven, Ramsgate, Poole and Plymouth Millbay) 91,509,500 149,069,478 240,578,978 2,485 12,329,104 680 Change England plus Wales -44,491,000 56,820,104 5.40% increase 36.70% increase — —