Financial Information
On this page you will find information and documents relating to the financial affairs of the Parish Council, such as:
- Constitutional Documents - Standing Orders & Financial Regulations
- Risk Assessments
- Precept & Budget
- Annual Audits
- Asset Register
- Grants & Donations
- Annual Contracts
- CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy)
- Public Works Loan Board Loans
- Project Finances
Audits
The annual audit process is a formal external assessment of the Council's spending for each financial year, with the most recent ended 31st March 2018.
It is a two step process with the first step being the Internal Audit which is performed by Northants CALC and takes place annually between March and April. The second and final step is via the External Audit, which is performed by PKF Littlejohn and takes place annually between June and September. The conclusion of audit is then published on the Parish Council website from September onwards.
Below are the audit documents for the year ended 31st March 2018. However, if you would like to view audit documentation from a previous year, please click on the below link 'Annual Audits Archive'.
The audit process for year ending 31st March 2019, will begin in March and all relevant documentation will be uploaded to the website in due course.
Exercise of Public Rights
Pursuant to the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, members of the public are able to request to review any documentation pertaining to the finances of the council and the audit process. The period for the Exercise of Public Rights for the year ended 31 March 2019 is yet to be set, but this information will be available during April and the website updated accordingly. Usually, the period of time a member of public can request to view the documentation is for a short period between June and July.
- Notice of Conclusion of External Audit - 31st March 2018 (PDF, 332 Kb)
Notice of Conclusion of External Audit for year ending 31st March 2018
- External Audit Action Plan - 31st March 2018 (PDF, 491 Kb)
External Audit Action Plan for year ending 31st March 2018.
- Annual Governance & Accountability Return Sections 01, 02 Approved - 31st March 2018 (PDF, 269 Kb)
Approved Annual return for year ending 31st March 2018
- Annual Governance & Accountability Return Section 03 Approved - 31st March 2018 (PDF, 301 Kb)
Approved Annual return section 03 for year ending 31st March 2018.
- Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2017-18 (PDF, 4.7 Mb)
Annual Return Statement for year ending 31 March 2018
- Annual Account Statement - year ending 31 March 2018 (PDF, 112 Kb)
Annual Accounting Statement for year ending 31 March 2018
- External Audit 31st March 2018 - Exercise of Public Rights (PDF, 180 Kb)
Exercise of Publics Rights for Audit year ending 31st March 2018
- Internal Audit Report - year ending 31 March 2018 (PDF, 1020 Kb)
Internal Audit Report for the 2017-18 year.
- Annual Audits Archive
Precept & Budget
The following budget was prepared by the Clerk/RFO and was approved by full Council in December 2018 for the financial year commencing 1st April 2019.
The rate of council tax was set at £123.87 by Daventry District Council, per BAND D equivalent property, and the precept was set at £116,300 with an increase of £15,686 on the 2018/19 year.
Please peruse the attached Budget Report for a full breakdown of the 2019-20 budget.
- Proposed Budget-Precept Report for 2019-2020 (PDF, 153 Kb)
Proposed Budget/Precept Report for the financial year commencing on 1st April 2019 and ending on 31st March 2020.
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Quarter 1 2018-19 Statement of Accounts
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Quarter 2 2018-19 Statement of Accounts
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Quarter 3 2018-19 Statement of Accounts
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Quarter 4 (Year End) 2018-19 Statement of Accounts
- Community Fund Statement of Accounts 2018-19 (PDF, 38 Kb)
Community Fund Statement of Accounts 2018-19.
- Budget Archive
Grants & Donations
These documents list the various grants and donations which have been awarded by the Parish Council and also received for various projects, during the fiscal year.
- Council Grants Awarded Schedule 2018-19 (PDF, 63 Kb)
Council grants awarded during the 2018-19 fiscal year.
- Grants & Donations Received Schedule 2018-19 (PDF, 56 Kb)
Grants & Donations received during the 2018-19 fiscal year.
- Community Fund Grants Awarded Schedule 2018-19 (PDF, 62 Kb)
Community Fund grants awarded during the 2018-19 fiscal year.
- Grant Reports Archive
Financial Regulations & Risk Assessment
- Fiancial Regulations (PDF, 377 Kb)
Financial Regulations for Crick Parish Council as updated in February 2018.
- Fiancial Risk Assessment (PDF, 507 Kb)
Crick Parish Council's Financial Risk Assessment, as update in February 2018.
- General & Management Risk Assessment (PDF, 476 Kb)
General and Management Risk Assessment
Standing Orders
- Standing Orders (PDF, 336 Kb)
The Standing Orders are the Parish Council's constitution and outline the principles to which the Parish Council is governed.
Assets
- Asset Register 2019 (PDF, 145 Kb)
This is the Parish Council's most up to date and comprehensive list of all of its assets and community assets.
This document is updated as and when necessary in line with regulation and insurance requirements.
Projects
Please visit this area of our website for any financial reports concerning recent or current projects.
Our most recent project is the Somme Memorial. Please feel free to review the attached funding report.
- Somme Memorial Budget 2018-19 (PDF, 281 Kb)
This report shows all money received and payments made year to date, including grants and donations.
CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy)
Amendments have been made to the 2010 Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Regulation that require the District Council to pass a proportion of CIL receipts collected from developments in their areas, directly to parish and town councils to be spent on infrastructure or anything else that is concerned with addressing the demands that development places on an area.
The District Council will pass accumulated funds to the parish every 6 months, and the parish council will be required to report on receipts and expenditure each year.
The charging authorities (the District Council) have to pass on a proportion of CIL receipts to parish and town councils from developments that take place in their area. The District Council is required to pass 15% of CIL receipts to relevant Parish and Town Councils arising from developments in their areas. This rises to 25% in areas with an adopted Neighbourhood Development Plan.
Please see the attached report which outlines the CIL payments Crick Parish Council have received from Daventry District Council for the last few years.
- CIL Monitoring Report 2018-19 (PDF, 9 Kb)
CIL Monitoring Report for the 2018-19 year.
- CIL Monitoring Report 2017-18 (PDF, 9 Kb)
CIL Monitoring Report 2017-18
- CIL Monitoring Report 2016-17 (PDF, 9 Kb)
CIL monitoring report 2016/17
Public Works Loan Board
The Public Works Loan Board (PWLB) is a statutory body operating within the United Kingdom Debt Management Office, an Executive Agency of HM Treasury.
PWLB's function is to lend money from the National Loans Fund to local authorities, and to collect the repayments.
Crick Parish Council currently have a number of loans with the Public Works Loan Board, which have enabled the council to purchase land for the woodlands, sports field complex and also more recently the land on which the allotment gardens sit. Another loan was also taken out a few years ago to cover the cost of converting all street lights to LED.
The details of all the loans are documented in the attached, which will be updated every six months, as and when repayments are made and payment schedules are received from PWLB. Payments for each loan are made at half year intervals dependent on when the loan commenced.
- Public Works Loan Board Statement - Feb 2019 (PDF, 59 Kb)
This document shows the current balances of all PWLB loans Crick Parish Council currently hold.
- PWLB Official Statement - May 2018 (PDF, 196 Kb)
PWLB Official Statement - 11May 2018
Contracts
Grass Cutting 2019
Crick Parish Council holds three contracts for grass cutting, tree surgery and payroll services, which were adopted by Council in December 2018.
The contract for Grass Cutting is held with Steers, which will run for the 2019 grass cutting season and will be reviewed again during the budget process in October of this year.
The Contract value is for £9k which consists of 17 cuts during the grass cutting season of all open spaces within the Parish Council's remit, including the burial ground at St Margaret's Church.
Urban Highway Grass Mowing 2019
Crick Parish Council receive an annual agency grant of £1,140.00 towards grass cutting costs of urban highways within the Parish Council's jurisdiction, on behalf of Northamptonshire County Council.
Tree Surgery 2019
Crick Parish Council adopted a tree surgery contract for the 2019-20 year with Treeworx, which is valued at £5,000 and will be reviewed again during the budget process in October of this year.
Payroll 2019
Crick Parish Council hold one contract with Autela Payroll Services for the 2019 year at a value of £245.00.
Autela manage the payroll and pension process for all employees of Crick Parish Council.