Accounting Statements 2023-24
Accounting Statements 2023/24 for BELSTONE PARISH COUNCIL
| Year Ending | Notes and guidance | ||
| 31 March 2023 £ | 31 March 2024 £ | 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 | |
| 1. Balances brought forward | 2,719 | 3,277 | 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. |
| 2. (+) Precept or Rates and Levies | 3,408 | 3,500 | Total amount of precept (or for IDBs rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received |
| 3. (+) Total other receipts | 528 | 932 | Total income or receipts as recorded in the cashbook less the precept or rates/levies received (line 2). Include any grants received. |
| 4. (-) Staff costs | 2,348 | 2,228 | Total expenditure or payments made to and on behalf of all employees. Include gross salaries and wages, employers NI contributions, employers pension contributions, gratuities and severance payments. |
| 5. (-) Loan interest/capital repayments | 0 | 0 | Total expenditure or payments of capital and interest made during the year on the authority’s borrowings (if any). |
| 6. (-) All other payments | 1,030 | 1,657 | Total expenditure or payments as recorded in the cashbook less staff costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital repayments (line 5). |
| 7. (=) Balances carried forward | 3,277 | 3,824 | Total balances and reserves at the end of the year. Must equal (1+2+3) – (4+5+6) |
| 8. Total value of cash and short term investments | 3,277 | 3,824 | 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 |
| 9. Total fixed assets plus long term investments and assets | 3,817 | 3,817 | The value of all the property the authority owns – it is made up of all its fixed assets and long term investments as at 31 March. |
| 10. Total borrowings | 0 | 0 | The outstanding capital balance as at 31 March of all loans from third parties (including PWLB) |
| 11a. (For Local Councils Only) Disclosure note re Trust Funds (including charitable) | YES | The Council as a body corporate acts as sole trustee for and is responsible for managing Trust funds or assets. | |
| 11b. (For Local Councils Only) Disclosure note re Trust Funds (including charitable) | YES | The figures in the accounting statements above do not include any Trust transactions |
I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2024 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 before being presented to the authority for approval: Sally Fullwood Date: 13/05/2024
I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date: 20th May 2024 as recorded in minute reference: 2024/25-022C
Signed by Chairman of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved: Michael Ash