Accounts
Accounts and Audit
The preparation, audit and publication of parish council’s accounts is a formal process governed by The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. The following gives an overview of the process for this Council.
Because the Council’s expenditure exceeded £25,000 it cannot certify itself as exempt from external audit. As a result the relevant financial documents will be sent to the Government appointed external auditor for a limited assurance review. Until that the review is completed the accounts are unaudited. When the review is completed the opinion of the auditor will be published on this site.
Following Council’s approval of the accounts and Annual Return, there is a statutory period of 30 working days for the public and local electors to exercise their rights to inspect these documents and other financial documents underlying them (such as invoices and receipts), or to submit questions or objections to the external auditors. Formal notices will be placed on this website and on public noticeboards around the Group Parish concerning the dates for this.
In April 2025 the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025, including the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR), were prepared and an Internal Audit Report undertaken. The accounts and AGAR (including the Internal Auditor’s report) were approved by the Meeting of the Council on 27 May 2025. These and other financial documents relating to 2024-25 are published below.
HE0098 S3
HE0098 closureletter
HE0098 AGAR
Signed AGAR 2024-25
Note on internal audit non-compliance
Signed bank reconciliation 2024-25
Statement of Accounts 2023-25
Asset Register 2024-25
Payments over £100 2024-25
In April 2026 the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026, including the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR), were prepared and an Internal Audit Report undertaken. The accounts and AGAR (including the Internal Auditor’s report) were approved by the Meeting of the Council on 30 June 2026. These and other financial documents relating to 2025-26 are published below.
Annual Governance Statement 2025-26
Notice of Public Rights – Year Ended 31 March 2026