2025/26 Annual Governance and Accountability Return
Local Councils in England with an annual turnover of £1m or less must complete an Annual Return which summarises its financial activities at the end of the financial year. The financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. The Annual Return, which summarises the Council’s payments and receipts, is externally audited by PKF Littlejohn. The Council’s basis of accounting is ‘Income and Expenditure’.
2025/26 Annual Return documents will be published below as they become available.
2025/26 Statement of Accounts
The Council is pleased to publish the following information:
- its most recent 2025/26 statement of accounts.
- a schedule of payments made by the Council in excess of £500 + VAT (updated quarterly);
- details of all income and expenditure incurred in the last 3 calendar months.
The items below remain unaudited until receipt of the external auditor's report which is expected in September 2026.
2025/26 Council declarations
The Parish Council is required to publish information relating to grants made, land and buildings and procurement in order to comply with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015. This requirement applies to all local councils which have either gross annual income or expenditure exceeding £200,000.
Council declarations are updated quarterly.