Financial Information
Precept/Budget
The Precept is the element of your Council Tax that is paid to Little Houghton 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 Northamptonshire Council (WNC). WNC co-ordinate the other demands from the Police and themselves and come up with the rate to be paid from 1st April that year.
For the financial year 2023/24, the Parish Council has set a Precept of £16,833.00
Finance, Budget, 2023 2024 (PDF, 182 Kb)
This is the approved budget and precept for 2023/24
Finance, Budget, 2022/23 (PDF, 180 Kb)
This is the approved budget for the parish Council for the financial year 2022/23
Accounts 2022/23
Finance, accounts 2022-2023 (PDF, 550 Kb)
The full detailed accounts for 2022/23
Finance, Annual governance and Accountability return, 2022/23 (PDF, 1007 Kb)
Year end audit documents for 2022/23. includes Annual Governance statement, accounting statement, and internal report.
Finance, Audits, exercise of public rights, 2022.23 (PDF, 176 Kb)
Notice for the period of exercise of public rights for year ending 2022.23
Little Houghton Parish Council (Little Houghton) Notice of conclusion of audit (Word Document, 25 Kb)
Little Houghton Parish Council (Little Houghton)
Notice of conclusion of audit
External Auditor’s Report and Certificate 2022/23 (PDF, 13 Kb)
External Auditor's Report and Certificate 2022/23
Financial Regulations
Accounts 2021/22
Finance, accounts 2021/22 (PDF, 204 Kb)
The final accounts comparison report for 2021/22
Audit, Annual Governance & Accounting statements 2021/22 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Year end audit documents for 2021/22. includes Annual Governance statement, accounting statement, certificate of exemption and internal auditors report.
Policies, Financial Regulations, 2021/2022 (PDF, 309 Kb)
The adopted Financial regulations
Internal Audit reports
Each year the Paris Council appoints an Internal Auditor provided through NCALC to carry out an extensive audit of the councils affairs before submission of the annual return.
The Parish Council will then use any comments highlighted in the report to create a plan of action for any improvements required.
Audit, Internal auditor report, 2022/23 (PDF, 332 Kb)
The current Internal Auditor report
Audit, Internal Auditor report, 2022 06 13 (PDF, 322 Kb)
The Internal auditors report 2021.22