The Transparency Code requires that the details of public land and building assets should published on the website. The parish was gifted the land / Village Green at the junctions of Westbere Lane with Church Lane by Mr John Stevens and Mrs Christine Stevens – this gift/land is recorded in the council’s asset register at a nominal value of £1.
Financial information: List of receipts and payments will be uploaded quarterly and/or annually to satisfy transparency regulations.
End of Quarter One 2025-2026 Income and Expenditure Report
End of Quarter Two 2025-2026 Income and Expenditure Report
End of Quarter Three 2025-2026 Income and Expenditure Report
Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for Year ended 31 March 2024-2025:
Certificate of Exemption from External Audit ;
Annual Return Form all sections (As scanned pdf documents do not comply with the Accessibility Regulations 2018 our AGAR is provided here in a pdf format – the scanned version with the ‘wet signatures’ of the Clerk and Chairman can be provided in an alternative format, on request);
Bank Reconciliation for period 2024-2025 ; the year-end balance is £21,934.02
Statement of Variances proforma ;
List of all financial transactions 2024-2025 ; and the
Notice of the Period of Electors Rights to Inspect the Accounts – any queries please contact the Clerk. The parish council’s appointed External Auditor is Mazars LLP, The Corner, Bank Chambers, 26 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1DF.
The Internal Auditor’s report 2025
Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for Year ended 31 March 2023-2024:
Certificate of Exemption from External Audit ;
Annual Return Form all sections (As scanned pdf documents do not comply with the Accessibility Regulations 2018 our AGAR is provided here in a pdf format – the scanned version with the ‘wet signatures’ of the Clerk and Chairman can be provided in an alternative format, on request);
Bank Reconciliation for period 2023-2024 ; the year-end balance is £20,940.61
Statement of Variances proforma and Variances full detail;
List of all financial transactions 2023-2024 ; and the
Notice of the Period of Electors Rights to Inspect the Accounts – any queries please contact the Clerk. The parish council’s appointed External Auditor is Mazars LLP, The Corner, Bank Chambers, 26 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1DF.
The Internal Auditor’s report 2024
Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for Year ended 31 March 2022-2023:
Certificate of Exemption from External Audit ; Annual Return Form all sections (As scanned pdf documents do not comply with the Accessibility Regulations 2018 our AGAR is provided here in a pdf format – the scanned version with the ‘wet signatures’ of the Clerk and Chairman can be provided in an alternative format, on request); Section 1 : the Annual Governance Statement – There are 2 negative responses to box No’s 3 and 5, which may be explained as follows: Box 3: Whilst previously payments and receipts have been published quarterly, and financial details included in meeting Minutes, to comply with The Transparency Code meeting paperwork including finance as well as the Agenda has to be published not later than 3 clear days before a meeting. (This has now been implemented with immediate effect.) Box 5: For risks, earmarked reserves are too high leaving no running costs contingency, and the parish council owned trees are overdue an inspection. Section 2 : the Accounting Statements – The figures for 2021-2022 in Section 2 have been RESTATED as the £117.60 payroll services shouldn’t be included in Box 4 Staff Costs – they are contractors and therefore an administrative cost, not a staff salary cost. Practitioner’s guide states: “The amount in line 4 should comprise gross salary, employer’s National Insurance, employer’s pension contributions and any taxable allowances processed through the payroll” and “Payments for agency staff and other contractors should go into box 6”. For Section 4 – the internal audit – see details below for the 3 negative responses.
Bank Reconciliation for period 2022-2023 ; the year-end balance is £25,124.41
Statement of Variances proforma and Variances full detail;
List of all financial transactions 2022-2023 ; and the
Notice of the Period of Electors Rights to Inspect the Accounts – any queries please contact the Clerk. The parish council’s appointed External Auditor is Mazars LLP, The Corner, Bank Chambers, 26 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1DF.
The Internal Auditor’s report 2023 – The Internal Auditor conducted internal audit remotely on 03/04/2023 and 11/04/2023 and has completed Section 4 of the Annual Return – There are 3 negative responses to boxes C, D and L which may be explained as follows: Box C: Relates to risks – The internal auditor drew attention to the need for a further parish council owned trees inspection, and to undertake and record assets inspections. Box D: Appropriate reserves and budget: The internal auditor drew attention to High earmarked reserves and lack of unrestricted running costs/contingency levels. Box L: The Transparency Code requires meeting paperwork as well as the Agenda to be published not later than 3 clear days before a meeting. (This has now been implemented with immediate effect.)
and the parish council’s responses/actions to date in response to the Internal Auditor’s recommendations.
Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for Year ended 31 March 2021-2022: Annual Return Form all sections (As scanned pdf documents do not comply with the Accessibility Regulations 2018 our AGAR is provided here in a pdf format – the scanned version with the ‘wet signatures’ of the Clerk and Chairman can be provided in an alternative format, on request); Bank Reconciliation for period 2021-2022 ; Statement of Variances proforma and Variances full detail; List of all financial transactions 2021-2022 ; and the Notice of the Period of Electors Rights to Inspect the Accounts – any queries please contact the Clerk. The Internal Auditor’s report 2022.
Westbere Parish Council considers its precept budget in November each year. Canterbury City Council collects the money from residents through their council tax bills and pays the year’s total amount to the parish council in April each year. Precept budget for 2022-2023
Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2020-2021 – Annual Return Form all sections ; Bank Reconciliation for period 2020-2021 ; Statement of Variances proforma sheet and Statement of Variances detailed sheet ; List of all financial transactions 2020-2021 ; The Internal Auditor’s report 2020-2021 ; and the Notice of the Period of Electors Rights to Inspect the Accounts – any queries please contact the Clerk.
2020-2021 Westbere Charities Chairman’s Report and Westbere Charities financial information. The Village hall information may follow
Accounts and Annual Governance and Accountability Return for Year ended 31 March 2020: Annual Return Form all sections (As scanned pdf documents do not comply with the Accessibility Regulations 2018 our AGAR is provided here in a pdf format – the scanned version with the ‘wet signatures’ of the Clerk and Chairman can be provided in an alternative format, on request); ; Bank Reconciliation for period 2019-2020 ; Statement of Variances ; List of all financial transactions 2019-2020 ; and the Notice of the Period of Electors Rights to Inspect the Accounts – any queries please contact the Clerk. The Internal Auditor’s report 2019-2020.
Accounts 2019-2020 This has the Village Hall and Westbere Charities financial information