WHICHAM PARISH COUNCIL
| Year ending 31 March 2025 £ | Year ending 31 March 2026 £ | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Balances brought forward | 123,456 | 88,456 |
| 2. (+) Precept or Rates and Levies | 30,000 | 32,000 |
| 3. (+) Total other receipts | 5,000 | 6,000 |
| 4. (-) Staff costs | 20,000 | 23,000 |
| 5. (-) Loan interest/capital repayments | — | — |
| 6. (-) All other payments | 50,000 | 55,000 |
| 7. (=) Balances carried forward | 88,456 | 48,456 |
| 8. Total value of cash and short term investments | 88,456 | 48,456 |
| 9. Total fixed assets plus other long term investments and assets | 300,000 | 305,000 |
| 10. Total borrowings | — | — |
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.
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.
Total amount of precept (or for IDBs rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received.
Total income or receipts as recorded in the cashbook less the precept or rates/levies received (line 2). Include any grants received here.
Total expenditure or payments made to and on behalf of all employees. Include salaries and wages, PAYE and NI (employees and employers), pension contributions and employment expenses.
Total expenditure or payments of capital and interest made during the year on the authority’s borrowings (if any).
Total expenditure or payments as recorded in the cashbook less staff costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital repayments (line 5).
Total balances and reserves at the end of the year. Must equal (1+2+3) – (4+5+6).
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.
The original Asset and Investment Register value of all fixed assets, plus other long term assets owned by the authority as at 31 March.
The outstanding capital balance as at 31 March of all loans from third parties (including PWLB).
I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2026 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:
Signature
Name
Date
Complete Section 2, Box 11 of this form. Section 2, Box 11 of the annual return must not be left blank. It should read £0 or state ‘Not Applicable’ if this line does not apply to the authority. Please carry forward the total balances to the preceding year by entering the same amount as the ‘balances carried forward’ figure into Box 1 of the following year.
Date
06/05/2026
Empleen
A. Cooper
06/05/2026
I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date:
Date
06/05/2026
as recorded in minute reference:
Signed by Chair of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved
aycew
ReeW
Please provide full explanations, including numerical values, for any differences between 2025 and 2026 shown in Boxes 7 and 8 to assist our auditors to understand the changes to your figures.
Please do not allow more than two integers in each box.
Please refer to the ‘Practitioners’ Guide sections 2.31 to 2.33.
Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2025/26 Form 3
Local Councils, Internal Drainage Boards and other Smaller Authorities*
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