Deopham & Hackford Parish Council

Finance

The Council Tax Precept

The precept is the Parish Council’s share of the council tax and is used by the Council to run and provide its services. The precept demand is calculated each year in the Autumn when the Council sets its budget for the following financial year. This is then sent to the billing authority, South Norfolk Council, which collects the tax on behalf of the Parish Council as part of residents Council Tax payments.

The precept typically goes towards staffing, purchase of, and maintenance of parish assets, provision of services such as dog bins and supporting local groups or facilities via donations.

Parish and town councils can apply for other funding such as grant and funding awards, but they do not receive funds direct from central government as principal authorities do.

Annual Accounts

The accounting year of all councils starts on 1st April and finishes on 31st March. The documents below relate to the annual audit the council must complete of its finances each year. Documents may vary year on year depending on the income/expenditure of the Council and which type of audit it must complete.

2024-25

Budget 2024-25

Asset Register 2024-25

Insurance Certificate 2024-25

All audit documents published are draft until approved by the Council and submitted to the External Auditor in June 2025. All documents should be considered as unaudited until the External Auditor has completed and issued the External Auditor ReSetp 2025)port and Certificate (by end

Notice of Public Rights 2024 2025

Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2024/2025

Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2024/2025

Internal Auditor Report to the Council 2024/2025

Payments over £100 2024/2025

Balance Sheet 2024/2025

Bank Reconciliation 2024/2025

Explanation of Significant Variances 2024/2025

CIL Report - There were no CIL monies either received or spent during 2024/2025

External auditor for 2023-24

SBA Team

PKF Littlejohn