LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31^st. March 2020.

2018/2019		INCOME	2019/2020
	£			£
£	4,485.60	Precept. (excl. Council Tax Support Grant).	£	4,500.00
£	8.95	Council Tax Support Grant.		-
£	4,494.55		£	4,500.00

£	289.25	Staffordshire Moorlands DC Lengthsman Scheme.	£	200.00
£	21.19	Other		-
£	46.96	Building Society Interest.		-
£	26.88	V.A.T. Refund.	£	129.39
£	4,878.83		£	4,829.39

		EXPENDITURE.

£	1,950.01	General Admin.	£	2,015.44
£	131.75	Agency Services.	£	860.00
£	60.00	Audit Fees.	£	60.00
£	919.00	S. 137 Payments.	£	416.78
£	175.00	Room Hire.	£	160.00
	-	New Bus Shelter.	£	3,462.00
	-	Repairs to "Longsdon" Sign.	£	350.00
£	129.39	V. A. T.	£	511.85
£	3,365.15		£	7,836.07


2018/2019		GENERAL FUND.	2018/2019

£	4,362.38	Current Account as at 1st. April 2019.	£	10,722.13
£	4,846.07	Leek United Building Society as at 1st. April 2019.		-
£	4,878.83	Total Income.	£	4,829.39
£	3,365.15	Less Total Expenditure.	£	7,836.07
£	10,722.13		£	7,715.45

	Supported by:-

	Current Account.	Balance as at 31st. March 2020.	£	7,715.45

	Notes.

	Payments made under Section 137.

		Smiths of Derby - St. Chad's Clock	£	227.00
		British Heart Foundation - Pads for Defibrillator	£	31.66
		British Heart Foundation - Battery for Defibrillator	£	133.33
		British Legion - Wreath.	£	24.79
		New Post for Longsdon Sign.	£	350.00
			£	£766.78

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LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31^st. March 2019.

Starting Year		Item Description	Ending Year
2017/2018		INCOME	2018/2019
	£			£
	4,420.84	Precept. (excl. Council Tax Support Grant).		4,485.60
	20.66	Council Tax Support Grant.		8.95
	4,441.50			4,494.55

	400.00	Staffordshire Moorlands DC Lengthsman Scheme.		289.25
	147.75	Staffordshire County Council Lengthsman Scheme.		-
	-	Other		21.19
	56.87	Building Society Interest.		46.96
	64.31	V.A.T. Refund.		26.88
	5,110.43			4,878.83

		EXPENDITURE.

	1,632.63	General Admin.		1,950.01
	686.88	Agency Services.		131.75
	58.00	Audit Fees.		60.00
	424.00	S. 137 Payments.		919.00
	175.00	Room Hire.		175.00
	26.88	V. A. T.		129.39
	3,003.39			3,365.15


2017/2018		GENERAL FUND.	2018/2019

	3,312.21	Current Account as at 1st. April 2018.		4,362.38
	3,789.20	Leek United Building Society as at 1st. April 2018.		4,846.07
	5,110.43	Total Income.		4,878.83
	3,003.39	Less Total Expenditure.		3,365.15
	£9,208.45	Balance as at 31st. March 2019	£10,722.13

	Supported by:-

	Current Account.	Balance as at 31st. March 2019.	£10,722.13

	Notes.

	Payments made under Section 137.

		Smiths of Derby - St. Chad's Clock		220.00
		Douglas Macmillan Hospice.		100.00
		Village Flower Tubs.		259.00
		British Legion - Wreath.		20.00
		New Post for Longsdon Sign.		320.00
			£919.00

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Section 2 – Accounting Statements 2018/19 for

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		Year ending		Notes and guidance
		31 March 2018 £	31 March 2019 £	Please round all figures to nearest £1. Do not leave any boxes blank and report £0 or Nil balances. All figures must agree to underlying financial records.
1.	Balances brought forward	7,101	9,208	Total balances and reserves at the beginning of the year as recorded in the financial records. Value must agree to Box 7 of previous year
2.	(+) Precept or Rates and Levies	4,421	4,486	Total amount of precept (or for IDBs rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received.
3.	(+) Total other receipts	689	393	Total income or receipts as recorded in the cashbook less the precept or rates/levies received (line 2). Include any grants received.
4.	(-) Staff costs	938	1,287	Total expenditure or payments made to and on behalf of all employees. Include gross salaries and wages, employers NI contributions, employers pension contributions, gratuities and severance payments.
5.	(-) Loan interest/capital repayments	0	0	Total expenditure or payments of capital and interest made during the year on the authority’s borrowings (if any).
6.	(-) All other payments	2,065	2,078	Total expenditure or payments as recorded in the cashbook less staff costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital repayments (line 5).
7.	(=) Balances carried forward	9,208	10,722	Total balances and reserves at the end of the year. Must equal (1+2+3) - (4+5+6).

8.	Total value of cash and short term investments	9,208	10,722	The sum of all current and deposit bank accounts, cash holdings and short term investments held as at 31 March – To agree with bank reconciliation.
9.	Total fixed assets plus long term investments and assets	13,301	13,301	The value of all the property the authority owns – it is made up of all its fixed assets and long term investments as at 31 March.
10.	Total borrowings	0	0	The outstanding capital balance as at 31 March of all loans from third parties (including PWLB).

11.	(For Local Councils Only) Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable)	Yes	No	The Council as a body corporate acts as sole trustee for and is responsible for managing Trust funds or assets.
11.			No	N.B. The figures in the accounting statements above do not include any Trust transactions.

I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2019 the Accounting Statements in this Annual Governance and Accountability Return have been prepared on either a receipts and payments or income and expenditure basis following the guidance in Governance and Accountability for Smaller Authorities – a Practitioners’ Guide to Proper Practices and present fairly the financial position of this authority. Signed by Responsible Financial Officer before being presented to the authority for approval

Date	18 JUNE 2019

I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date:

27/06/2019

as recorded in minute reference:

17/19

Signed by Chairman of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved

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Section 2 – Accounting Statements 2019/20 for

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		Year ending		Notes and guidance
		31 March 2019 £	31 March 2020 £	Please round all figures to nearest £1. Do not leave any boxes blank and report £0 or Nil balances. All figures must agree to underlying financial records.
1.	Balances brought forward	9,208	10,722	Total balances and reserves at the beginning of the year as recorded in the financial records. Value must agree to Box 7 of previous year
2.	(+) Precept or Rates and Levies	4,486	4,500	Total amount of precept (or for IDBs rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received.
3.	(+) Total other receipts	393	329	Total income or receipts as recorded in the cashbook less the precept or rates/levies received (line 2). Include any grants received.
4.	(-) Staff costs	1,287	1,375	Total expenditure or payments made to and on behalf of all employees. Include gross salaries and wages, employers NI contributions, employers pension contributions, gratuities and severance payments.
5.	(-) Loan interest/capital repayments	0	0	Total expenditure or payments of capital and interest made during the year on the authority’s borrowings (if any).
6.	(-) All other payments	2,078	6,461	Total expenditure or payments as recorded in the cashbook less staff costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital repayments (line 5).
7.	(=) Balances carried forward	10,722	7,715	Total balances and reserves at the end of the year. Must equal (1+2+3) - (4+5+6).

8.	Total value of cash and short term investments	10,722	7,715	The sum of all current and deposit bank accounts, cash holdings and short term investments held as at 31 March – To agree with bank reconciliation.
9.	Total fixed assets plus long term investments and assets	13,301	16,763	The value of all the property the authority owns – it is made up of all its fixed assets and long term investments as at 31 March.
10.	Total borrowings	0	0	The outstanding capital balance as at 31 March of all loans from third parties (including PWLB).

11.	(For Local Councils Only) Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable)	Yes	No	The Council as a body corporate acts as sole trustee for and is responsible for managing Trust funds or assets.
11.			No	N.B. The figures in the accounting statements above do not include any Trust transactions.

I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2020 the Accounting Statements in this Annual Governance and Accountability Return have been prepared on either a receipts and payments or income and expenditure basis following the guidance in Governance and Accountability for Smaller Authorities – a Practitioners’ Guide to Proper Practices and present fairly the financial position of this authority. Signed by Responsible Financial Officer before being presented to the authority for approval

Date	26/08/2020

I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date:

27/08/2020

as recorded in minute reference:

08/20 (g)

Signed by Chairman of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved

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Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement 2018/19

We acknowledge as the members of:

LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

our responsibility for ensuring that there is a sound system of internal control, including arrangements for the preparation of the Accounting Statements. We confirm, to the best of our knowledge and belief, with respect to the Accounting Statements for the year ended 31 March 2019, that:

		Agreed
		Yes	No	Yes’ means that this authority:
1.	We have put in place arrangements for effective financial management during the year, and for the preparation of the accounting statements.	YES		prepared its accounting statements in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations.
2.	We maintained an adequate system of internal control including measures designed to prevent and detect fraud and corruption and reviewed its effectiveness.	YES		made proper arrangements and accepted responsibility for safeguarding the public money and resources in its charge.
3.	We took all reasonable steps to assure ourselves that there are no matters of actual or potential non-compliance with laws, regulations and Proper Practices that could have a significant financial effect on the ability of this authority to conduct its business or manage its finances.	YES		has only done what it has the legal power to do and has complied with Proper Practices in doing so.
4.	We provided proper opportunity during the year for the exercise of electors’ rights in accordance with the requirements of the Accounts and Audit Regulations.	YES		during the year gave all persons interested the opportunity to inspect and ask questions about this authority’s accounts.
5.	We carried out an assessment of the risks facing this authority and took appropriate steps to manage those risks, including the introduction of internal controls and/or external insurance cover where required.	YES		considered and documented the financial and other risks it faces and dealt with them properly.
6.	We maintained throughout the year an adequate and effective system of internal audit of the accounting records and control systems.	YES		arranged for a competent person, independent of the financial controls and procedures, to give an objective view on whether internal controls meet the needs of this smaller authority.
7.	We took appropriate action on all matters raised in reports from internal and external audit.	YES		responded to matters brought to its attention by internal and external audit.
8.	We considered whether any litigation, liabilities or commitments, events or transactions, occurring either during or after the year-end, have a financial impact on this authority and, where appropriate, have included them in the accounting statements.	YES		disclosed everything it should have about its business activity during the year including events taking place after the year end if relevant.
9.	(For local councils only) Trust funds including charitable. In our capacity as the sole managing trustee we discharged our accountability responsibilities for the fund(s)/assets, including financial reporting and, if required, independent examination or audit.	Yes	No	N/A	has met all of its responsibilities where as a body corporate it is a sole managing trustee of a local trust or trusts.
9.				N/A

*For any statement to which the response is ‘no’, an explanation must be published

This Annual Governance Statement was approved at a
meeting of the authority on:

27/06/2019

and recorded as minute reference:

16/19

Signed by the Chairman and Clerk of the meeting where
approval was given:

Chairman

Clerk

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