Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept should be set at. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor, PKF Littlejohn.​ All the Councils finances and procedures are fully audited annually by an external party.
FINANCES
FINANCES
2025-26 Financial Year
Documents to follow in 2025-26
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2024-25 Financial Year
Documents due to be published in spring-summer 2025
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2023-24 Financial Year
Internal Auditors Report 2023/24
Annual Internal Audit Report 2023/24
AGAR - Section 1- Annual Governance Statement 2023/24
AGAR - Section 2 - Accounting Statements 2023/24
Exercise of Electors Rights 2023/24
Revised AGAR - Section 1 Annual Governance Statement 2023/24​
Revised AGAR - Section 2 Accounting Statements 2023/24
Explanation for changes to AGAR, ratified at meeting held 170924​​​
Notice of the audit and right to inspect the AGAR 2023/24
AGAR - Section 3 - External Auditor's Report and Certificate - Interim Report 2023/24​
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2022-23 Financial Year
Internal Auditors report 2022/2023
Annual Internal Audit report 2022/2023
Supplementary Internal Audit report - 2022/2023
Parish Council response to supplementary report
AGAR - Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement 2022/2023
Explanation to Annual Governance Statement 2022/2023
AGAR - Section 2 - Accounting Statements 2022/2023
Exercise of Electors Rights 2022/2023
Notice of audit 2022/2023​​
Final External Auditors Report documents
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2022/23
AGAR Section 2 External Auditors amended figures 2022/23
External Auditors Report and Certificate 2022/23
Final External Auditors Report and Certificate 2022/23
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The Council Tax Precept
The precept is the parish council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, which collects the tax for the Parish Council. The 'Precept' is converted into an amount per Council Tax Band that is added onto the Council Tax bill. Income and expenditure for the next financial year are calculated in the form of estimates.
Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.
Copies of documents are available from the Clerk upon request.