In order to be able to carry out its functions the parish council is funded through its precept, a portion of residents’ council tax. Each year the council will draw up a budget in order to determine the level of precept. As a local authority all the council’s accounts are open to public scrutiny, and below are links to the most recent audit documents (previous years are available from the documents menu). The precept for 2023-24 was £105,557. At its meeting on 8 January 2024 the council ratified its budget for 2024-25 and agreed a precept request of £111,538. This represents an increase of 3.2% and a rise in cost to a Band D property of £1.89 p.a. (notes on the budget). The council’s monthly spending and receipts are listed in the minutes of each meeting.
The parish councils accounts for financial year 2023-24 were submitted to the external auditor on 3 June 2024. The external audit report is shown below as well as the documents submitted for scrutiny.
Annual governance statement 2023-24
Balance Sheet at 31 March 2024
Explanation of year-on-year significant variances 2023-24
Notice for the exercise of public rights regarding the unaudited accounts 2023-24
Community Infrastruture Levy (CIL) monies – statement 8 March 2024
Notice of the conclusion of external audit 2022-23