Finance 2024-25

The Clerk is the Responsible Finance Officer and deals with the administration of financial affairs: the accounting system (under direction of the Parish Council); the budget; precept; income and payments; bank reconciliations; insurance; audit; asset register, PAYE and VAT.  

With effect 1st April 2023, the parish council has been using the Scribe Accounts package.
Payroll is operated on our behalf by Suffolk Association of Local Councils.

The arrangements require the Clerk/RFO to 'set up' payments on the bank account following approval from full council, and for one of the three councillor signatories to go onto the bank account to check the details and then authorise the payment for release.

The signatories for online banking are: Clerk/RFO (for setting up payments), Cllr Wyer, Cllr Bauer and Cllr Belsham.

TRANSPARENCY CODE FOR SMALLER AUTHORITIES

Barnham Parish Council is required to comply with the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities.  

Financial year 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

Notice of Public Rights 

Certificate of Exemption

All payments above £100

Accounting statement

Annual Governance Statement

Annual Internal Audit Report

Variance summary report
Explanation of any significant variances: A significant variance is more than 10-15% variance in the statement of accounts for the relevant year and previous year.

End of year Bank Reconciliation 2025

Budget 2024-25
Precept request

Year end accounts summary.
Reserves 

Assets: Buildings and Land. The Parish Council doesn't own any land.

Asset register 2024-25