Financial Information
Annual Budget and Precept 2024/25
At their meeting on 24 January 2024, the Parish Council set a budget of £72,000.00 for the financial year ending 31 March 2025. A precept request to High Peak Borough Council for £64,133.00 for the year was approved. This equates to £59.71 per year for an average Band D property.
At their meeting on 22 May 2024, the Parish Council amended their budget for 2024/25 to take into account income and expenditure anticipated on the Community Centre Project. The original and amended budgets may be found below.
Approved Budget 2024 25 (PDF, 291 Kb)
Budget for 2024/25 approved by the Parish Council at their meeting held on 24 January 2024.
Approved Budget 2024 25 v2 (PDF, 298 Kb)
Updated Budget for 2024/25 approved by the Parish Council at their meeting held on 22 May 2024.
Audit Requirements
At the end of each financial year, the Parish Council must complete an Annual Governance and Accountability Return in accordance with proper practices. The Annual Governance and Accountability Return is made up of three parts:
- Annual Internal Audit Report completed by the Parish Council's internal auditor
- Section 1 & 2 (which comprise an Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements) completed and approved by the Parish Council
- Section 3 External Auditor's Report and Certificate completed by the external auditor and returned to the Parish Council
The Parish Council must approve Sections 1 and 2 and publish these on their website before 1st July each year, along with a Notice of the period for the exercise of public rights and a declaration that the accounting statements are as yet unaudited.
Once the external auditor has completed the limited assurance review and is able to give an opinion, the Annual Governance and Accountability Return (Sections 1, 2 and 3) will be returned to the Parish Council and no later that 30 September, the Parish Council must publish a Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with Section 3 as well as Sections 1 and 2 including any amendments as a result of the limited assurance review.
2023/24
The following documents relating to the financial year ended 31 March 2024 will be uploaded here according to the timetable described above:
Notice of the Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
Notice of Date of Commencement of Period for the Exercise of Public Rights 24 May 2024 (PDF, 296 Kb)
Notice of Date of Commencement of Period for the Exercise of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance and Accountability Return for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Date of announcement 24 May 2024.
The period for the exercise of public rights commences on Monday 03 June 2024 and ends on Friday 12 July 2024.
Annual Internal Audit Report 2023/24
Annual Internal Audit Report 2023/24 (PDF, 2.3 Mb)
Annual Internal Audit Report taken from the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2023/24 including annex to explain the response to objective L.
Section1 - Annual Governance Statement 2023/24
Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 (PDF, 558 Kb)
Annual Governance Statement taken from the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2023/24.
Section 2 - Accounting Statements 2023/24
Accounting Statements 2023/24 (PDF, 588 Kb)
Accounting Statements taken from the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2023/24.
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2023 24
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2023 24 (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2023 24 (Sections 1, 2 & 3).
Annual Governance & Accountability Returns
The Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Returns for the previous six years may be found below.
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2022 23 (PDF, 1.5 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2022 23 (Sections 1, 2 & 3).
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2021 22 (PDF, 1.5 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2021 22 (Sections 1, 2 & 3).
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2020 21 (PDF, 1.6 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2020 21 (Sections 1, 2 & 3).
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2019 20 (PDF, 4 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2019 20 (Sections 1, 2 & 3).
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2018 19 (PDF, 16 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2018 19 (Sections 1, 2 & 3).
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2017 18 (PDF, 2.6 Mb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit along with the certified Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2017 18 (Sections 1, 2 & 3)