Precept
The Precept is the element of your Council Tax that is paid to West Hunsbury Parish Council.
Every year, the Parish Council draws up a budget and calculates how much money it needs for the next Financial Year. This is then submitted to West Northants Council (WNC). The principle council then includes the parish council element into the main council tax amount and publishes the new bills in late March.
The budget for 2025-2026 was discussed and agreed at the full parish council meeting in December 2024. There are several identified priorities for the coming financial year, these include setting up a new Youth Club in West Hunsbury, planning some community events and an updated parish plan.
The approved annual budget for 2025-2026 is £45,666.00, this will be financed from the precept which will be £28,500 and also council reserves. Unfortunately due to an unavoidable rise in costs across the whole budget the council will have to increase the precept from its current level of £27,500. This increase will result in a rise of 2.99% which equates to 0.51p a year for an average Band D property. Please see below for a copy of the approved budget.
Budget
WHPC Approved Budget 2025-2026 (PDF, 50 Kb)
West Hunsbury PC Approved budget 2025-2026
Approved Budget 2024-2025 (PDF, 123 Kb)
West Hunsbury Parish Council, Approved Budget 2024-2025
Approved Budget 2023-2024 (PDF, 116 Kb)
Approved budget 2023-2024
Approved Budget 2022-2023 (PDF, 137 Kb)
WHPC Approved budget 2022-2023
Budget 2021-2022 Approved (PDF, 110 Kb)
West Hunsbury PC approved budget for 2021-2022
Budget 2020-2021 (PDF, 116 Kb)
Approved budget for the financial year 2020-2021
Budget 2019-20 APPROVED (PDF, 123 Kb)
Budget 2019-20 as approved by full Council.
Accounts for the year 2023 - 2024,Approved and Audited.
WHPC Payments 2023-2024 (PDF, 37 Kb)
WHPC Payments 2023-2024
WHPC Receipts 2023-2024 (PDF, 107 Kb)
WHPC Receipts 2023-2024
WHPC Year End Bank Reconciliation 31st March 2024 (PDF, 106 Kb)
WHPC Year End Bank Reconciliation 31st March 2024
Asset Register March 2024 (PDF, 136 Kb)
WHPC Asset Register March 2024
WHPC Internal Audit Report 2024 (PDF, 165 Kb)
WHPC Internal Audit Report 2024
Public Rights Notice 2024 (Word Document, 27 Kb)
Public Rights Notice 2024
External Audit Report 2024 (PDF, 123 Kb)
External Audit Report 2024
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2024 (PDF, 467 Kb)
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2024
Accounts for year 2022-2023 - Approved and Audited
External Audit Report 2023 (PDF, 12 Kb)
External audit report 2023
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2023 (PDF, 439 Kb)
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2023
Electors Right 2023 (Word Document, 27 Kb)
Publication of Electors Rights 2023
Annual Return 2022 2023 (PDF, 3.5 Mb)
Annual Return 2022 2023
Explanation of Variances 2022 2023 (MS Excel, 80 Kb)
Explanation of Variances 2022 2023
WHPC Payments 2022-2023 (PDF, 81 Kb)
WHPC Payments 2022-2023
WHPC Receipts 2022-2023 (PDF, 91 Kb)
WHPC Receipts 2022-2023
Bank Reconciliation Statement 31st March 2023 (PDF, 103 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation Statement 31st March 2023
Accounts for the Year 2021-2022 Approved
Making provision for the Exercise of Electors Rights 2022 (PDF, 193 Kb)
Making provision for the Exercise of Electors Rights 2022
WHPC Payments 2021- 2022 (PDF, 143 Kb)
Year end accounts
WHPC Receipts 2021-2022 (PDF, 103 Kb)
Year end accounts
WHPC Year End 2021-2022 Bank Reconciliation (PDF, 104 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation Year End 2021-2022 Unaudited
Internal Audit Report 2022 (Word Document, 80 Kb)
Internal audit report 2022
External Audit Report 2022 (PDF, 12 Kb)
External audit report 2022
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2022 (PDF, 535 Kb)
Conclusion of audit notice 2022
Accounts for the year 2020-2021 - Approved
For further details please contact the Clerk.
Payments 2020-2021 (PDF, 142 Kb)
WHPC Payments 2020-2021
Receipts 2020-2021 (PDF, 117 Kb)
WHPC Receipts 2020-2021
Publications of Electors Rights 2021 (Word Document, 25 Kb)
Electors rights 2021
Annual Return 2021 (PDF, 5.2 Mb)
Annual Return 2021 including internal audit report
Internal Audit Report 2021 (PDF, 620 Kb)
Annual Internal Audit Report 2021
West Hunsbury Internal Audit Report 2021 (PDF, 247 Kb)
Full internal audit report 2021
External Audit Report 2021 (PDF, 141 Kb)
External audit report 2021
Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2021 (PDF, 512 Kb)
Notice of Conclusion of Audit
Accounts for the year ending March 31st 2020 (All documents are now approved)
Conclusion of Audit 2019-2020 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
External audit report and certificate and Conclusion of Audit 2019-2020
Payments 2019-2020 (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
Payments 2019-2020
Receipts 2019-2020 (PDF, 245 Kb)
Receipts 2019-2020
Accounts for year ending 19 03 31 (PDF, 155 Kb)
Draft accounts for year ending 31st March 2019 (subject to change)
Bank Reconciliation for End of Year 2019-2020 (PDF, 109 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation Statement Year End 2019-2020
Budget Report for Year End 2019-2020 (PDF, 1.2 Mb)
Budget Report Year End 2019-2020
External Audit Submission Documents 2020 (PDF, 6.2 Mb)
Submission documents for External Audit 2020
Exercise of Electors Rights 2020 (PDF, 710 Kb)
Exercise of Electors Rights 2020
Accounts for Year Ending 31st March 2019
Bank Reconciliation as at 2019 03 31 (PDF, 101 Kb)
Bank reconciliation as at 31st March 2019.
Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2018-19 (PDF, 3.3 Mb)
Annual return as at 31st March 2019.
Internal Audit Report for year ending 31st March 2019. (Word Document, 79 Kb)
Report of the Internal Auditor for year to 31st March 2019.
Budget 2018-19 (PDF, 147 Kb)
Approved budget for West Hunsbury Parish Council for the financial year 2018-19.
Notice of public rights and publication of unaudited annual governance & accountability return 2018-19 (Word Document, 26 Kb)
Notice of public rights and publication of annual return.
Explanation onf Variances Report 2018-19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 1 Kb)
Analysis of the difference in the 2018-19 accounts compared to the 2017-18 accounts.
Previous Years financial reports
Notice of Conclusion of Audit For year ending 31st March 2018. (PDF, 294 Kb)
Notice of conclusion of audit.
External Audit Report and Certificate 2018 03 31 (PDF, 259 Kb)
External audit report & certificate
Notice of public rights and publication of unaudited annual governance & accountability return (Word Document, 22 Kb)
Notice of public rights to inspect the accounts
Accounts for year ending 18 03 31 (PDF, 154 Kb)
Accounts for year ending 31st March 2018.
Bank Reconciliation as at 2018 03 31 (PDF, 106 Kb)
Bank reconciliation as at year ending on 31st March 2018.
Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2017-18 (PDF, 3.3 Mb)
Annual Governance & Accountability Return 2017-18
Analysis of Variances (Word Document, 21 Kb)
Analysis of variances in the 2017-18 accounts compared to the 2016-17 accounts
Annual Return for year ending 2017 03 31 (PDF, 1.4 Mb)
Annual return for year ending 31st March 2017.
Accounts for year ending 17 03 31 (PDF, 374 Kb)
Accounts for year ending 31st March 2017.
External Auditors Certificate & Matters Arising Report for year ending 2017 03 31 (PDF, 921 Kb)
External auditors report and matters arising for accounts to 31st March 2017.
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2023 (PDF, 439 Kb)
Conclusion of Audit Notice 2023
Annual Governance Statement for year ending 2016 03 31 (PDF, 461 Kb)
Annual governance statement for year ending 31st March 2016.
Annual Return for year ending 2016 03 31 (PDF, 419 Kb)
Accounting statement for year ending 31st March 2016.
Bank Reconciliation as at 2017 03 31 (Excel Spreadsheet, 10 Kb)
Bank reconciliation as at 31st March 2017.
Bank Reconciliation as at 2016 03 31 (PDF, 136 Kb)
Bank reconciliation as at 31st March 2016.
Financial Regulations
Council Assets
Financial Regulations (new) May 2024 (PDF, 297 Kb)
The Financial Regulations which govern West Hunsbury Parish Council
West Hunsbury Parish Council does not own any land or buildings.
Asset Register 2022 (Word Document, 25 Kb)
A list of West Hunsbury Parish Council's assets.