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Longsdon Parish Council

LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

2022/2023

Bank Reconciliation at 31st March 2023.
 
Bank Accounts.
 
T.S.B. - Current account
£
9,011.87
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Book
 
Balance brought forward 1st April 2022
£
7,843.04
 
ADD Receipts
£
5,442.81
 
 
£
13,285.85
 
LESS Payments
£
4,273.98
 
 
£
9,011.87
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signed by:
 
 
 
 
John Sargeant, Chairman of the Council
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Bourne, Clerk & Financial Officer to the Council
 
 
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Section 2 – Accounting Statements 2022/23 for

LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

  Year ending Notes and guidance
  31 March
2022
£
31 March
2023
£
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
6,756 7,843 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 5,000 5,000 Total amount of precept (or for IDBs rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received.
3. (+) Total other receipts 1,108 443 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 1,475 1,590 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 3,546 2,683 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 7,843 9,012 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 7,843 9,012 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
18,064 18,064 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).
For Local Councils Only Yes  No N/A  
11a. Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable)       The Council as a body corporate acts as sole trustee for and is responsible for managing Trust funds or assets.
11b. Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable)     ü The figures in the accounting statements above do not include any Trust transactions.
I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2023 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
  Clerk's Digital Signature 
Date 21/06/2023
 
I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date:
22/06/2023
as recorded in minute reference:
23/23 (a)
Signed by Chairman of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved
Chair's Digital Signature

 

 


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LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

Income and Expenditure for the year ending 31st. March 2023.

 

Starting Year Item Description  Ending Year
2021/2022   INCOME  2022/2023
  £       £  
  5,000.00   Precept.    5,000.00  
  400.00   Staffordshire Moorlands DC Lengthsman Scheme.   400.00  
  20.00   British Legion Cheque - Charged Back.   -  
  175.00   District Councillor Grant.   -  
  513.13   V.A.T. Refund.    42.81  
  6,108.13        5,442.81  
             
      EXPENDITURE.      
             
    2,123.25    General Admin.    2,260.58  
  1,120.00   Agency Services.    1,050.00  
  70.00   Audit Fees.    70.00  
  380.60   S. 137 Payments. ( Flower tub planting )    240.00  
  175.00   Room Hire.   175.00  
  755.00   New Bus Shelter   -  
  175.00   Painting of Village Seat(s).   -  
  180.00   Painting of Wooden Bus Shelters.   -  
  -   New Oak Rails & Plaque for Sutherland Road Seat   337.50  
  -   New Defibrillator Pads   47.50  
  42.81   V. A. T.   93.40  
  5,021.66       4,273.98  
             
             
2021/2022   GENERAL FUND.  2022/2023
  £        £  
   6,756.57   Current Account as at 1st. April 2022.   7,843.04  
  6,108.13   Total Income.   5,442.81  
  5,021.66   Less Total Expenditure.   4,237.98  
    £7,843.04   Balance as at 31st. March 2023  £9,011.87  
             
  Supported by:-          
             
  Current Account.  Balance as at 31st. March 2023.   £9,011.87  
             
  Notes.          
             
  Payments made under Section 137.        
             
      Planting of Village Flower Tubs (2). 240.00  
             
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Annual Internal Audit Report 2021/22

LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

www.longsdonpc.org.uk

During the financial year ended 31 March 2022, this authority’s internal auditor acting independently and on the basis of an assessment of risk, carried out a selective assessment of compliance with the relevant procedures and controls in operation and obtained appropriate evidence from the authority.

The internal audit for 2021/22 has been carried out in accordance with this authority’s needs and planned coverage. On the basis of the findings in the areas examined, the internal audit conclusions are summarised in this table. Set out below are the objectives of internal control and alongside are the internal audit conclusions on whether, in all significant respects, the control objectives were being achieved throughout the financial year to a standard adequate to meet the needs of this authority.

Internal control objective Yes  No*  Not covered**
A. Appropriate accounting records have been properly kept throughout the financial year  ✓     
B. This authority complied with its financial regulations, payments were supported by invoices, all expenditure was approved and VAT was appropriately accounted for. ✓     
C. This authority assessed the significant risks to achieving its objectives and reviewed the adequacy of arrangements to manage these. ✓    
D. The precept or rates requirement resulted from an adequate budgetary process; progress against the budget was regularly monitored; and reserves were appropriate. ✓    
E. Expected income was fully received, based on correct prices, properly recorded and promptly banked; and VAT was appropriately accounted for  ✓    
F. Petty cash payments were properly supported by receipts, all petty cash expenditure was approved and VAT appropriately accounted for.       N/A
G. Salaries to employees and allowances to members were paid in accordance with this authority’s approvals, and PAYE and NI requirements were properly applied. ✓    
H. Asset and investments registers were complete and accurate and properly maintained.  ✓    
I. Periodic bank account reconciliations were properly carried out during the year.  ✓    
J. Accounting statements prepared during the year were prepared on the correct accounting basis (receipts and payments or income and expenditure), agreed to the cash book, supported by an adequate audit trail from underlying records and where appropriate debtors and creditors were properly recorded. ✓    
K. If the authority certified itself as exempt from a limited assurance review in 2020/21, it met the exemption criteria and correctly declared itself exempt. (If the authority had a limited assurance review of its 2020/21 AGAR tick “not covered”) ✓    
L. The authority publishes information on a website/webpage, up to date at the time of the internal audit, in accordance with the Transparency code for smaller authorities. ✓    
M. The authority, during the previous year (2020-21) correctly provided for the period for the exercise of public rights as required by the Accounts and Audit Regulations (evidenced by the notice published on the website and/or authority approved minutes confirming the dates set). ✓    
N. The authority has complied with the publication requirements for 2020/21 AGAR (see AGAR Page 1 Guidance Notes). ✓    
O. (For local councils only) Yes  No*  Not applicable
Trust funds (including charitable) – The council met its responsibilities as a trustee       

For any other risk areas identified by this authority adequate controls existed (list any other risk areas on separate sheets if needed).

Date(s) internal audit undertaken Name of person who carried out the internal audit
 18/06/2022  CHRISTOPHER NEUFELD
Signature of person who
carried out the internal audit
Christopher Neufeld Date 18/06/2022  

*If the response is 'no' please state the implications and action being taken to address any weakness in control identified (add separate sheets if needed).

**Note: If the response is 'not covered' please state when the most recent internal audit work was done in this area and when it is next planned; or, if coverage is not required, the annual internal audit report must explain why not (add separate sheets if needed).

 


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LONGSDON PARISH COUNCIL

2021/2022

Bank Reconciliation at 31st March 2022.
 
Bank Accounts.
 
T.S.B. - Current account
£
7,843.04
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Book
 
Balance brought forward 1st April 2021
£
6,756.57
 
ADD Receipts
£
6,108.13
 
 
£
12,864.70
 
LESS Payments
£
5,021.66
 
 
£
7,843.04
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signed by:
 
 
 
 
John Sargeant, Chairman of the Council
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Bourne, Clerk & Financial Officer to the Council
 
 
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  1. Significant Variations 2022
  2. Annual Governance Statement 2021/22
  3. Certificate of Exemption 2021-22
  4. EndOfYearAccount2022

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