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’.
2023/24 Annual Return documents are published below:

• Annual Return section 1, 2023/24 Annual Governance Statement
• Annual Return section 2, 2023/24 Annual Accounting Statement
• Annual Return section 3, 2023/24 External Auditor's report and certificate
• Explanation of 2023/24 variances
• Summary Annual Internal Auditor's report
• Detailed Internal Auditor's report
• Notice of public rights and publication of unaudited accounts
• Local Authority Accounts: a summary of your rights
• Notice of conclusion of audit

The Council’s 2023/24 year end statement of accounts is provided below together with a statement of payments in excess of £500 + VAT:

• Summary accounts to 31 March 2024
• Payments exceeding £500+VAT for the year to 31 March 2024

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.

• 2023/24 Council declarations

Periodically, the Parish Council receives Community Infrastructure Levy monies from the District Council. The 2023/24 Community Infrastructure Levy report is provided below:

• 2023/24 Neighbourhood CIL Expenditure report