Finance
FINANCE AND PROCEDURE DOCUMENTS
Financial Regulations July 2024
Statement of Internal Control Apr 2024
Use of Debit Card Procedure Feb 2024
Internet Banking Procedure Apr 2024
Cash and Cheque Handling Procedure March 2025
AUDIT
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2025:
[to follow]
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2024:
2023-24 Audit – Notice of Conclusion – Sections 1-3 AGAR – External Auditor Report and Certificate
Audit – Notice of Public Rights and Sections 1-2 AGAR year ending 31 March 2024
Annual Internal Audit Report 2023-2024
Briefing paper to F & GP on external audit report 2023-24
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2023:
2022-23 Audit- Notice of Conclusion- Sections 1-3 AGAR- External Auditor Report and Certificate
Audit – Notice of Public Rights and Sections 1-2 AGAR year ending 31 March 2023
Annual Internal Audit Report 2022-2023
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2022:
2021-22 Audit- Notice of Conclusion- Sections 1-3 AGAR- External Auditor Report and Certificate
Audit – Notice of Public Rights and Sections 1-2 AGAR year ending 31 March 2022
Annual Internal Audit Report 2021-2022
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2021:
2020-21 Audit- Notice of Conclusion- Sections 1-3 AGAR- External Auditor Report and Certificate
Audit – Notice of Public Rights and Sections 1-2 AGAR year ending 31 March 2021
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2020:
2019-20 Audit- Notice of Conclusion- Sections 1-3 AGAR- External Auditor Report and Certificate
Audit – Notice of Public Rights…year ending 31 March 2020
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2019:
2018-19 Audit- Notice conclusion AGAR and External Auditor Report and Certificate
Audit- Notice of public rights…year ending 31 March 2019
Documents associated with external audit year ending 31 March 2018:
2017-18 Notice of Conclusion of Audit and Sections 1-3 AGAR
Audit- Notice of Public Rights…year ending 31 March 2018
PRECEPT AND BUDGET INFORMATION
2025-26
Alcester Town Council Budget 2025-26
2024-25
Alcester Town Council Budget 2024-25
2023-24
Alcester Town Council Budget 2023-24
2022-23
Alcester Town Council Budget 2022-23
2021-22
Alcester Town Council Budget 2021-22
2020-21
Alcester Town Council Budget 2020-21
EXPENDITURE
In line with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, the Town Council is required to publish items of Town Council expenditure over £500. Please see the information below.
2024-2025
Expenditure over £500 Jan – Mar 2025
Expenditure over £500 Oct – Dec 2024
Expenditure over £500 July – Sept 2024
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2024
2023-2024
Expenditure over £500 Jan – Mar 2024
Expenditure over £500 Oct – Dec 2023
Expenditure over £500 July – Sept 2023
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2023
2022-2023
Expenditure over £500 Jan – Mar 2023
Expenditure over £500 Oct – Dec 2022
Expenditure over £500 July – Sept 2022
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2022
2021-2022
Expenditure over £500 Jan- Mar 2022
Expenditure over £500 Oct-Dec 2021
Expenditure over £500 July- Sept 2021
Expenditure over £500 April- June 2021
2020-21
Expenditure over £500 Jan – Mar 2021
Expenditure over £500 Oct – Dec 2020
Expenditure over £500 July – Sept 2020
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2020
2019-20
Expenditure over £500 Jan- Mar 2020
Expenditure over £500 Oct- Dec 2019
Expenditure over £500 July – Sept 2019
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2019
2018-19
Expenditure over £500 Jan – Mar 2019
Expenditure over £500 Oct-Dec 2018
Expenditure over £500 July – Sept 2018
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2018
2017-18
Expenditure over £500 Jan – Mar 2018
Expenditure over £500 Oct- Dec 2017
Expenditure over £500 July- Sept 2017
Expenditure over £500 April – June 2017
COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL)
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Monitoring Report
Alcester Town Council CIL Receipts and Spend 2024-2025
Alcester Town Council CIL Receipts and Spend 2023-2024
Alcester Town Council CIL Receipts and Spend 2022-2023
Alcester Town Council CIL Receipts and Spend 2021-2022
Alcester Town Council CIL Receipts and Spend 2020-2021
Alcester Town Council CIL Receipts and Spend 2019-2020
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In accordance with the Local Government Transparency Code 2015, the Town Council owns and occupies the land and buildings listed in land ownership March 2025
Fixed Asset register March 2025
During 2024-25 the Town Council had one employee, the Town Clerk whose salary exceeded £50,000. The Town Clerk is responsible for all staff and is the Responsible Financial Officer responsible for all Town Council budgets and finance.
During 2024-25, the Town Council had no Government Procurement cards.
During 2024-25 there were no union representatives in the authority.
During 2024-25 the Town Council received no income from parking. Parking in Alcester is controlled by Stratford-on-Avon District Council.
Alcester Town Council tries to procure goods and services locally wherever possible but also is mindful that it has a duty to obtain good value for money. The Council’s financial regulations provide that formal tenders are used for purchases over £25,000. For smaller purchases it is usual to get at least 3 quotations. The Council is not obliged to accept the lowest tender, quotation or estimate.
Contracts awarded over £5000 2024-25
Contracts awarded over £5000 2023-24
Contracts awarded over £5000 2022-23
Contracts awarded over £5000 2021-22
Contracts awarded over £5000 2020-21
Contracts awarded over £5000 2019-20
Annually, the Town Council awards community grants to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations.