Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is charged with ensuring that the Parish Council manages its financial commitments, policies and obligations in a timely and correct manner and complies with all statutory regulations. 

Areas covered include annual budgets & reconciliations, financial risk assessment, financial regulations, annual audits and financial statements. 

The Finance Committee is currently chaired by Cllr Thomas Briggs, and includes Councillors, Antony Taylor, John Thompson, Mark Wilson and Michael Tinker (from July 2025)

The Clerk/RFO has overall responsibility for ensuring the Parish Council’s financial obligations are met. 

Annual Governance & Accounts Reports and other Financial Statements, please go to our financial statements page,  HERE.

For monthly expenditure records, please see the background document section for each of our monthly meetings on the Full Council Meetings page.

Annual Budget

Budget-FY24/25 – Summary – Download

Budget-FY23/24-Summary – Download

BUDGET-FY22/23 – Download

Finance Committee Terms of Reference

There is no legal requirement for authorities between £25,000 and £200,000 turnover to follow / publish a transparency code, however the government recommends authorities between those parameters should follow the Code for authorities over £200,000 as far as possible. See below. 

Local Govt Transparency Code LGTC_2015Download

Meetings

DateAgendaMinutes
17 March 2026AgendaDraft Minutes 17 March 2026
4 November 2025Agenda 4 November 2025
Draft 3 of 2026 to 2027 Budget
LPC Draft Budget memo 30 Oct 2025
Signed minutes 4 November 2025
7 October 2025Agenda 7 October 2025
Balances to 30 Sep 2025
Bank reconciliation main ye 31.3
VAT reclaim 1 July to 30 September 2025
Minutes 7 October 2025 
8 July 2025Agenda 8 July 2025Bank reconciliation 30.6.25JULY 2025 – balancesVAT reclaim 1 April to 30 June 2025 Minutes 8 July 2025
8 April 2025Agenda 8 April 2025
31.3.25 – balances
DRAFT AGAR OVERVIEW SUMMARY – not audited 
Minutes 8 April 2025
 
4 November 2024Agenda 4 November 2024Minutes 4 November 2024
16 July 20242024-25 budget with revisions over year
Agenda 16 July 2024
Overview – expenditure 2024-25
VAT reclaim 1 April to 30 June 2024
Final Minutes 16 July 2024
 4 April 2024Overview – expenditure 2023-24
Register of Fixed Assets 2024-2025
Agenda 4 April 2024
Minutes 4 April 2024 – 8.4.24

For minutes or other background documents prior to this date, please email the clerk: clerk@limpsfieldparishcouncil.gov.uk