Finance and Transparency

TRANSPARENCY

Information required to be published under The Transparency Code 2015. 

There are regulations which apply to councils with a turnover of less that £25,000, and regulations which apply to councils with a turnover of £250,000 or more; however, there are no such legal requirements for councils with turnover between these two figures.  It is nevertheless recommended, in a spirit of openness, that councils within that middle turnover range do publish the following (in addition to the audit requirements):

Asset Register Apr 2026

Land and buildings owned – see here: Land & buildings owned

Grants awarded – See below under current year

Payment over £500 – see below under current year


FINANCE

The Parish Council year runs from 1st April to 31st March.  On completion of the Internal and External audits, the following documents are published:

Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR), which comprises the Annual Internal Audit report (AIAR), Annual Governance Statement (AGS), the Accounting Statement (AS), the dates for the exercise of public rights and the External Auditors Report.


2026-27

Approved budget

Bank reconcilation statement:  30 June 2026

Payment over £500 excluding VAT and confidential items – see here:

£500+


2025-26

SPC Budget 2025-26

Year end bank reconciliation statement 31 March 2026

Grants awarded – Nil

Payment over £500 excluding VAT and confidential items – see here: £500+payments

Audit documents

Internal Auditor’s report

Annual Internal Auditors Report

Annual Governance Statement

Accounting Statement

Bank Reconciliation Statement – year end

Explanation of differences

Public rights notice


2024-25

Internal audit report

AGAR 1 Annual Governance Statement

AGAR 2 Accounting Statement

AGAR 3 – Ext audit report

Conclusion of audit notice