The finance group work closely with the Responsible Finance Officer to ensure that excellent internal controls are in place. The Parish Council seeks to get good value for money, whilst utilising where possible, local contractors.
At monthly Parish Council meetings, the payments are reviewed for approval and the year to date budget position is monitored.
Our precept for the financial year 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019 has been set at £45,000, £1000 more than the previous year.
This year’s Parish Council annual audit took place over a 30-working-day period starting on 4th June. Anyone who is interested in the finances can call into the Parish Office to see the accounts for the 2017/2018 financial year.
See below for our annual return for the year 2017-2018.
Our Annual Return for 2017/18 looks a bit different this year. It includes the notice that the accounts have not yet been externally audited, which will be carried out by PKF Littlejohn LLP between 4th June and 13th July. It includes the Annual Governance Statement (section 1), the Annual Accounting Statements (section 2), the Annual Internal Audit Report, the bank reconciliation for the year and an explanation of variances between this year’s figures and those of last year. View the Annual Return for 2017/18 here: Annual Return 2017-2018 no
The notice of public rights and publication of unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2018 can be viewed here:DECLARATION OF STATUS OF PUBLISHED ACCOUNTS
A copy of the asset register is here:asset register
The notice of public rights and publication of unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2018 can be viewed here: notice of public rights and publication of AGAR
Our audit for the financial year 2017-2018 has now closed, please see our Notice of Conclusion of audit here: notice of conclusion of audit 2018
Please see our Annual Governance and Accountability return section 3 -the certificate and report from the external auditor PKF Littlejohn here: AGAR section 3 2018
See below for the annual return of the year 2016-2017