{"id":97,"date":"2021-06-11T17:31:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T16:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton.co.uk\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-09-27T10:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T09:36:12","slug":"finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Annual Audit 2025\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Notice_of_Closure.pdf\">Notice of Closure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/External-Audit-Certificate.pdf\">External Audit Certificate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Exercise-of-Public-Rights.pdf\">Exercise of Public Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HoughCert.pdf\">Internal Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Annual-Governance-Statement.pdf\">Annual Governance Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Accounting-Statement.pdf\">Accounting Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bank-Reconciliation.pdf\">Bank Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Explanation-of-Variances.pdf\">Explanation of Variances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statement-2025.pdf\">Statement 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Statement-2026.pdf\">Statement 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Audit 2024\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Closure-Notice.pdf\">Notice of Conclusion of Audit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/External-Audit-report.pdf\">External Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Governance-Statement.pdf\">Annual Governance Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Accounting-Statement.pdf\">Accounting Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Annual-Internal-Audit-Report-202425.pdf\">Internal Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Bank-Reconciliation.pdf\">Bank Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Explanation-of-Variances-1.pdf\">Explanation of Variances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Audit 2023\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Closure-Notice.pdf\">Notice of Conclusion of Audit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH0104-S3.pdf\">External Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Governance-Statement.pdf\">Annual Governance Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Accounting-Statement.pdf\">Accounting Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Internal-Audit.pdf\">Internal Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Bank-reconciliation.pdf\">Bank Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Explanation-of-Variances.pdf\">Explanation of Variances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Variance-Appendix-2024.pdf\">Variance Appendix 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Variance-Appendix-2023.pdf\">Variance Appendix 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Audit 2022\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Closure-Notice.pdf\">Notice of Conclusion of Audit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/CH0104-S3.pdf\">External Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Accounting-Statement.pdf\">Accounting Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Annual-Governance-Statement.pdf\">Annual Governance Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Bank-reconciliation.pdf\">Bank Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Explanation-of-Variances.pdf\">Explanation of Variances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Variance-Appendix-2022.pdf\">Variance Appendix 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Internal-Audit-report.pdf\">Internal Audit report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Audit 2021\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Notice-of-Conclusion-of-Audit.pdf\">Notice of Conclusion of Audit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CH0104-S3.pdf\">External Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Annual_Governance_Statement_web.pdf\">Annual Governance Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Accounting_Statement_web.pdf\">Accounting Statement<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Bank-reconciliation-2022.pdf\">Bank Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Hough-and-Chorlton-Explanation-of-Variances-2021-22.pdf\">Explanation of Variances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variance_Appendix_2021.pdf\">Statement 2020\/21<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Variance_Appendix_2022.pdf\">Statement 2021\/22<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HC_Internal_Audit.pdf\">Internal Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Audit 2020\/21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please note that some of these documents are from external sources therefore may not be in an accessible format.\u00a0 Please contact the Clerk if you require any documents in other formats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Notice-of-Conclusion-of-Audit.pdf\">Notice of Conclusion of Audit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CH0104-S3.pdf\">External Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AGAR.pdf\">Annual Governance and Accountability Return<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Internal-Audit-Report.pdf\">Internal Audit Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bank-Reconciliation.pdf\">Bank Reconciliation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Explanation-of-Variances.pdf\">Explanation of Variances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Explanation-of-Variances-App-2.pdf\">Financial Summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Audit 2019-20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Closure-Notice.pdf\">Closure Notice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/External-Audit-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">External Audit Report 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CH0104-AGAR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Governance and Accountability Statement 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Internal-Audit-Report-2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Internal Audit Report 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/explanation_of_variances_2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explanation of Variances 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bank_reconciliation_2019-20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bank Reconciliation 2019-20<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Budget and Spending<\/strong><br \/>\nThe vast majority of the Parish Council\u2019s income comes from the precept, as part of your Council Tax bill. The Council sets its budget in January for the following financial year. It then monitors spending against this budget to ensure that your money is spent carefully and in support of the Parishes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Infrastructure Levy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Neighbourhood-Community-Infrastructure-Levy-Annual-Report-202324.pdf\">Annual Report 202324<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Audit 2025\/26 Notice of Closure External Audit Certificate Exercise of Public Rights Internal Audit Report Annual Governance Statement Accounting Statement Bank Reconciliation Explanation of&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/finance\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Finance<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-97","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":864,"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97\/revisions\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.houghandchorlton-pc.gov.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}