Budget

The Parish Council considers and approves its budget during December and January for the forthcoming financial year and decides what funds are required in order to carry out the business of the Council in serving the local community.

The Council also considers when and how much of the budgeted funds should be spent on any particular projects within the Parish. The forecast end of year carry-forward funds held by the Council is then off-set against the budget to leave the Precept amount; this is the amount required from South Staffordshire Council, collected on behalf of the Parish Council, from local tax payers via Council Tax.

For the Financial Year 2019/2020 the Parish Council submitted a Precept Demand of £195,000 to support a budget expenditure of £325,812.

For the Financial Year 2020/2021 the Parish Council submitted a Precept Demand of £202,800 to support a budget expenditure of £356,367. This represented a 4% increase on the 2019/2020 Precept Demand equating to £1.56 increase per annum on a Band D property, or 3p per week.

For the Financial Year 2021/2022 the Parish Council have submitted a Precept Demand of £221,052 to support a budget expenditure of £318,181. This represents a 9% increase on the 2020/2021 Precept Demand equating to £3.63 increase per annum on a Band D property, or 7p per week.

You can find a copy of the Council’s publication scheme here – Wombourne Parish Council – Publication Scheme

Annual Return

Please note that where there is an Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statement without a notice of a conclusion of audit, these statements have not yet been reviewed by the external auditor and therefore may be subject to change.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown, there may be a delay in publishing the audit documentation for the period 2019/2020 – we apologise for the delay.

Please note that these are PDF documents, please click on the document to open it.

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Council office on 01902 896300.

Date	Return	Document
Year: 2020
Monday 12th October	Notice of conclusion of the audit - Annual return year ended 31st March 2020
Monday 12th October	Audit return and certificate 2019/2020
Monday 13th July	Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements 2019/2020
Tuesday 7th July	Exercise of public rights 2019/2020
Wednesday 20th May	Internal Audit 2019/2020
Wednesday 20th May	Internal Audit Report 2019/2020
Year: 2019
Wednesday 21st August	Audit report and certificate 2018/2019
Wednesday 21st August	Notice of conclusion of the audit - Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2019
Friday 14th June	Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements 2018/2019
Thursday 13th June	Exercise of public rights 2018/2019
Monday 20th May	Internal Audit 2018/2019
Year: 2018
Thursday 13th September	Notice of conclusion of the audit - Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2018
Wednesday 5th September	Audit report and certificate 2017/2018
Thursday 28th June	Exercise of public rights 2017/2018
Tuesday 26th June	Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements 2017/2018
Tuesday 15th May	Internal Audit 2017/2018
Year: 2017
Friday 22nd September	Notice of conclusion of the audit - Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2017
Tuesday 19th September	Audit report and certificate 2016/2017
Wednesday 7th June	Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements 2016/2017
Tuesday 6th June	Exercise of public rights 2016/2017
Monday 15th May	Internal Audit 2016/2017
Year: 2016
Friday 16th September	Audit report and certificate 2015/2016
Tuesday 7th June	Exercise of public rights 2015/2016
Monday 6th June	Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements 2015/2016
Year: 2015
Tuesday 17th November	Notice of conclusion of the audit - Annual Return for the year ended 31st March 2015
Wednesday 23rd September	Audit report and certificate 2014/2015
Monday 1st June	Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements 2014/2015
Friday 15th May	Exercise of public rights 2014/2015