Bootle Parish Council
| No. | Description | 31 March 2022 £ | 31 March 2023 £ | Notes and guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balances brought forward | 17,568 | 22,498 | Total balances and reserves at the beginning of the year as recorded in the financial records. Value must agree to Box 7 of previous year. |
| 2 | (+) Precept or Rates and Levies | 17,230 | 19,500 | Total amount of precept (or for IDBs rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received. |
| 3 | (+) Total other receipts | 9,652 | 43,014 | Total income or receipts as recorded in the cashbook less the precept or rates/levies received (line 2). Include any grants received. |
| 4 | (–) Staff costs | 2,214 | 2,483 | Total expenditure or payments made to and on behalf of all employees. Include gross salaries and wages, employers NI contributions, employers pension contributions, gratuities and severance payments. |
| 5 | (–) Loan interest/capital repayments | 0 | 0 | Total expenditure or payments of capital and interest made during the year on the authority’s borrowings (if any). |
| 6 | (–) All other payments | 19,738 | 57,038 | Total expenditure or payments as recorded in the cashbook less staff costs (line 4) and loan interest/capital repayments (line 5). |
| 7 | (=) Balances carried forward | 22,498 | 25,491 | Total balances and reserves at the end of the year. Must equal (1 + 2 + 3) – (4 + 5 + 6). |
| 8 | Total value of cash and short term investments | 22,498 | 25,491 | The sum of all current and deposit bank accounts, cash holdings and short term investments as at 31 March – to agree with bank reconciliation. |
| 9 | Total fixed assets plus long term investments and assets | 50,588 | 52,888 | The value of all the property the authority owns – it is made up of all its fixed assets and long term investments as at 31 March. |
| 10 | Total borrowings | 0 | 0 | The outstanding capital balance as at 31 March of all loans from third parties (including PWLB). |
11a. Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable): completed as on the original signed form. The Council, as a body corporate, acts as sole trustee and is responsible for managing Trust funds or assets where applicable.
11b. Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable): The figures in the accounting statements above do not include any Trust transactions.
I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2023 the Accounting Statements in this Annual Governance and Accountability Return have been prepared on either a receipts and payments basis or an income and expenditure basis, following the guidance in Governance and Accountability for Smaller Authorities – a Practitioners’ Guide to Proper Practices, and present fairly the financial position of this authority.
Signed by Responsible Financial Officer before being presented to the authority for approval:
(signature of Responsible Financial Officer)
Date: 10 May 2023
I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date and recorded in the minutes of the meeting:
Date approved: 17/05/2023
Minute reference: [minute reference handwritten on original form]
Signed by Chairman of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved:
(signature of Chairman)