Banking
5-STAR ASPECT: This policy relates to the ‘Customer Service’ aspect of 5* Service.
Purpose: To ensure money is banked appropriately
Procedure:
Notes:
- The safe at Reception (Eurovault Aver S2) has a £4,000 cash rating/limit
- Up to £500 of petty cash is kept in the safe in a separate locked cash box as well as money guests have deposited for the duration of their holiday.
- There is also a locked cash box that contains cash and cheques before they are banked.
Banking
- The red book that tracks deposits into the cash box is checked on safe check days Tuesday’s & Thursday’s.
- A check is done to ensure the amount in the cash box matches the amount recorded in the cash book.
- Any cash is usually transferred over to top up the petty cash tin when it runs low. This cash will be deducted from the red book saying where it has been transferred to and an addition will be made to the petty cash spreadsheet.
- Any cheques within the red tin will be banked by reception staff or fundraising. The banking van is at the rugby club, Tuesday 9.30-10.30am or when fundraising go to the bank in Haddington.
- The pay in slip must be completed, taken with cheque and stamped by bank
- Pay in slip is always kept in the bottom of reception safe.
Updated by Lisa Payne 2025
Posted in Reception