Finance and Accounts

Finance information for Meltham Town Council.

THE ANNUAL BUDGET

The preparation of the annual budget is one of the key statutory tasks to be undertaken by Meltham Town Council as a local council.

Work begins on the preparation of the budget in October each year initially produced by the Responsible Finance Officer for submission for consideration to the Properties Finance, Administration & General Purposes Committee.

Once this has been reviewed, the budget is then approved at a Full Council meeting in February, including the precept demand for further submission to Kirklees Council.

The budget has three main purposes:

  • It results in the council setting the precept for the year;
  • Subject to the council’s Financial Regulations, it gives the clerk and other officers overall authority to make spending commitments in accordance with the plans approved by members; and
  • It provides a basis for monitoring progress during the year by comparing actual spending against planned spending.

At its simplest the budget compares what a council would like to spend in the forthcoming year on local services with the amount of income it expects to generate, with the excess of planned spending over income being made up by the precept.

Details of the budget can be viewed below  with the Town Council’s financial accounts and associated legal documentation -:

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Annual Governance & Accountability Return for 2023-24

Internal Audit Year End Report & Recommendations for 2023/24

Transparency Code

  • Transparency Code Summary 23-24

    The requirements of the Local Government Transparency Code 2015 (the code) came into effect on 1 April 2015 and apply to Meltham Town Council. The code requires local authorities' to publish certain information when they reach a turnover in excess of £200,000. This information has been listed in the document as above.

  • Procurement

    List of the Council's subscriptions, direct debits, card payments and and contracts & obligations. Plus any legally enforceable agreement over £5000.00

  • Procurement - Invitations to Tender

    The code requires that local authorities must publish details of every invitation to tender for contracts to provide goods and/or services with a value exceeding £5,000.

  • Waste Contract

Finance Documents (2024 to 2025)

  • Budget 2022 to 2025

    Details of our approved budgets for the period 1st April 2022 until our current financial year ending 31st March 2025. The current budget is also detailed below.

  • Budget 2024 to 2025

    The budget for the current (2024 to 2025) was agreed at Full Council on the 8th January 2024. There will be an increase to the precept to cover the revenue expenditure required to support ongoing projects and the park redevelopment. There will be an increase for residents for the services provided of approximately £14.37 per year, in a Band D property.

  • Fixed Asset Register 2024 to 2025

Accounts 2024 to 2025

Finance Documents (2023-2024)

Accounts (2023-2024)

Accounts (2022-2023)