Financial Information
Transparency Code
The government introduced the transparency code as part of The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
This act requires authorities to publish:
- All items of expenditure above £500 (Published Below)
- End of year accounts (Published Below)
- Annual governance statement (Published within Annual Return Below)
- External audit report,(Published within Annual Return Below)
- List of councillor or member responsibilities,(Published Here)
- The details of public land and building assets,(Published Here)
- Minutes, agendas and meeting papers of formal meetings.(Published Here)
You can find more information about the transparency code by clicking here.
Items of Expenditure 2017/18
- Bank Rec 20170428 (PDF, 64 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation as at 28th April and Balance of Accounts giving details of items of expenditure
- Bank Rec 20170531 (PDF, 64 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation as at 31st May and Balance of Accounts giving details of items of expenditure
- Bank Rec 20170630 (PDF, 65 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation as at 30th June and Balance of Accounts giving details of items of expenditure
- Bank Rec 20170731 (PDF, 63 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation as at 31st July and Balance of Accounts giving details of items of expenditure
End of Year Accounts 2016/17
- End of Year Accounts 2016/17 (PDF, 41 Kb)
Annual Return Form & External Auditors Report Year 2016/17
- Annual Return 2016/17 (PDF, 3.8 Mb)
Internal Audit Report Year 2016/17
- Internal Audit Report Year End 2017 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Exercise of Public Rights
- Notice of Public Rights (PDF, 493 Kb)
Period for the Exercise of Public Rights
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 20175th June 2017 to 14th July 2017
- Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2016/17 (PDF, 435 Kb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit
Estimates of Income and Expenditure Year Ending 2018
- Budget 2017/18 (PDF, 50 Kb)
Precept
The Precept is that element of your Council Tax that is paid to Ringstead Parish Council.
Every year, the Parish Council draws up budgets and calculates how much money it needs for the next Financial Year. These are usually finalised at the January Full Council meeting and then submitted to East Northamptonshire District Council (ENDC). ENDC co-ordinates the other demands from Northamptonshire County Council, the Police and themselves and come up with the rate to be paid from 1st April of that year.
For the financial year 2017/18 Ringstead Parish Council has requested a precept of £44,000.
Financial Regulations
- Financial Regulations (PDF, 225 Kb)
List of Current Contracts Awarded & Value of Content
At present, the Council has one regular contractor, and that is H J Horticulture, who have been appointed to carry out Grounds Maintenance Works within the Parish.
This contractor was appointed for a 1 year period from April 2016. The initial value of the contract was £6,120.00.
