Section 2 – Accounting Statements 2019/20

Bootle Parish Council

No. Description 31 March 2019 £ 31 March 2020 £ Notes and guidance
1 Balances brought forward 22,588 24,191 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 10,000 16,400 Total amount of precept (or for IDBs, rates and levies) received or receivable in the year. Exclude any grants received.
3 (+) Total other receipts 3,151 2,614 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 1,937 2,097 Total expenditure or payments made to and on behalf of all employees. Include gross salaries, wages, employers NI contributions, 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 15,621 15,299 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 24,191 25,809 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 24,191 25,809 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 26,382 27,884 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).
11 (For local councils only) Disclosure note re Trust funds (including charitable) Yes:   No: The Council as a body corporate acts as sole trustee for and is responsible for managing Trust funds or assets.
N.B. The figures in the accounting statements above do not include any Trust transactions.

Certification

I certify that for the year ended 31 March 2020 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:
Signed: L. Cooper
Date: 28/04/2020

I confirm that these Accounting Statements were approved by this authority on this date: 11/05/2020

as recorded in minute reference: MU38/20-5

Signed by Chairman of the meeting where the Accounting Statements were approved:
E. D. Faulkner

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