Furneux Pelham Parish Council

Parish Clerk: Fiona Forth
Contact on info@furneuxpelham.org.uk

Accounts

The Parish Council's financial year is from 1 April to 31 March.

Annually, the Parish Council prepares an annual return which now consists of:

Certificate of Exemption;
Annual Internal Audit Report;
Annual Governance Statement; and
Accounting Statements.

From the 2017/18 financial year, the Parish Council can certify that it meets the criteria to be exempt from an external audit and simply comply with the requirements of the Transparency Code - see to the right. To be exempt, total income needs to be below £25,000 and total expenditure needs to be below £25,000. The Parish Council has been below these thresholds since 2017/18 and, therefore, certifies annually that it is exempt from a limited assurance review.

In addition to the accounting statements in the Annual Return, the Parish Council prepares and approves a more detailed income and expenditure account.

From 1 April 2015, the Parish Council must comply with the Transparency Code. This Code was introduced by the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and allows bodies with an annual turnover below £25,000 to be exempt from routine external audit. In place of this, the requirements of the Code must be adhered to. The requirements are to publish the following information on a website:

all items of expenditure above £100;
end of year accounts;
annual governance statement;
internal audit report;
list of councillor responsibilities;
the details of public land and building assets; and
minutes, agendas and meeting papers of formal meetings.

Annual accounts information can be accessed by clicking on the links below

Note: annual governance statement and internal audit report are within the 'annual return'. Details of all the Parish Council's fixed assets are included in the 'fixed asset register'. Follow links for councillor responsibilities and for meeting information.

Financial year 2020/21

The Annual Governance and Accountability Return and the detailed accounts will be approved by the Parish Council at its meeting on the 6th May 2021. The period for the exercise of public rights is from Thursday 3rd June 2021 to Wednesday 14th July 2021: Notice | Summary of elector rights

Annual return	Detailed account
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2019/20

The Annual Governance and Accountability Return and the detailed accounts were approved by the Parish Council at its meeting on the 30th July 2020.

Annual return	Detailed account
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2018/19

The Annual Governance and Accountability Return and the detailed accounts were approved by the Parish Council at its meeting on the 16th July 2019.

Annual return	Detailed account
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2017/18

The Annual Governance and Accountability Return and the detailed accounts were approved by the Parish Council at its meeting on the 10th May 2018.

Annual return	Detailed account
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2016/17

Annual return	Detailed account	No audit report as a result of this year's audit	No action plan required as a result of this year's audit
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2015/16

Annual return	Detailed account	No audit report as a result of this year's audit	No action plan required as a result of this year's audit
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2014/15

Annual return	Detailed account	Audit report	Action plan
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register

Financial year 2013/14

Annual return	Detailed account	Audit report	Minor issue reported therefore no action plan required
Expenditure >£100	Bank reconciliation	Significant variances	Fixed asset register