Budget and Finance
In May 2017 Brighstone Parish Council received a grant from the Big Lottery Fund for the refurbishment of the public toilets in Brighstone. This work was completed in the summer of 2018.
Budget preparation for each financial begins in the preceding autumn and is usually finalised in February. The Precept (the element of Council Tax available to the Parish Council) for the year 2023/24 is £39,410 The main recurring expenses are:
- Grass cutting of Amenity Areas, Plot of Land, Recreation Ground, Parish Cemetery and Brook Village Green.
- The Clerk’s salary
- Admin. expenses and insurance
- Maintenance of the Parish Seats, Play Equipment, Pavilion, Parish Cemetery, Ashley Way Copse and Verges and Willses Corner and the trees alongside Brighstone Stream.
- Maintaining the public toilets
Grants are sometimes sought for specific projects – e.g. the refurbishment of the Pavilion, regeneration of the Ashley Way Copse and the Memorial to the Lifeboatmen of Brook and Brighstone.
The Clerk prepares a Financial Statement each month which details the budget figures; income and expenditure to date and projected income and expenditure figures. From this Councillors are able to gauge expenditure and income against budget figures. Each year an Internal Audit is undertaken by a qualified accountant and an External Audit is undertaken at the end of each financial year. The monthly Financial Statements together with copies of Figures for the previous 2 years, including Budget Figures, the Annual Return and Internal Auditor’s report may be obtained from the Parish Clerk.
The Annual Governance Statement, The Accounting Statement for 2023/24, The Period for the Exercise of Public Rights and A summary of Electors Rights can all be found by clicking below:
2023/24 Year End Reports
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2023-24
External Auditor Report and Certificate 2023-24
Notice of Public Rights of Unaudited Accounts 2023-24
Annual Governance Statement 2023-24
2022/23 Year End Reports
Notice of Public Rights of Unaudited Accounts 2022-23
Annual Governance Statement 2022-23
External Auditor Report and Certificate 2022-23
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2022-23
2021/22 Year End Reports
Notice of Public Rights of Unaudited Accounts 2021/22
Annual Governance Statement 2021-22
External Auditor Report and Certificate 2021/22
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2021/22
2020/21 Year End Reports
Notice of Public Rights of Unaudited Accounts 2020/21
Annual Governance Statement 2020/21
External Auditor Report and Certificate2020/21
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2020/21
2019/20 Year End Reports
Notice of Public Rights Unaudited Accounts 2019/20
Annual Governance Statement 2019/ 20
External Auditor Report and Certificate 2019/ 20
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2019/20
2018/19 Year End Reports:
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2018-19
Notice of Public Rights of Unaudited Accounts 2018/19
Annual Governance Statement 2018/19
External Auditor Report and Certificate 2018-19
2017/18 Year End Reports:
Notice of Public Rights of unaudited accounts 2017/18
Annual Governance Statement 2017/18
Notice of Conclusion of Audit and External Auditor Report 2017/18
2016/17 Year End Reports:
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2016/17
Period for the Exercise of Public Rights 2016/17
Annual Governance Statement 2016/17
External Auditor Report and Certificate 2016/17
Please click to download a copy of the FINANCIAL REGULATIONS reviewed May 2018 They may also be viewed, or copies obtained, through the Parish Clerk.
Budget
Please click on the link below for the current year budget: