Simple accounts are prepared to 31 March each year by the Responsible Financial Officer, in this case the Parish Clerk. These are approved by the Parish Council and audited by an internal auditor. The Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities requires they are published no later than 1 July in the year.
The Parish Council is classified as "small" and is exempt from external audit.
See Audit
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) recommends financial records should be made available for the current financial year and the two previous financial years.
HMRC requires that the following records are kept,
- VAT for 6 years
- PAYE for 3 years from the end of the tax year they relate to
Earlier years removed from this website, but within the HMRC guidelines, are kept by the Parish Clerk.