Investing in Our Community: Understanding the Parish Council Budget for 2025/26
East Hunsbury Parish Council has a statutory duty to prepare a budget that forms the basis of our precept demand. This funding helps us deliver vital services, organise activities, and maintain facilities for the benefit of our community. Here's an overview of our plans for the 2025/26 financial year.
What is the Parish Precept?
The precept is the parish council's share of your Council Tax. West Northamptonshire Council collects this on our behalf, along with contributions for other services like Police and Fire. Your bill will clearly show how much of your Council Tax goes to the parish council.
How is the Budget Decided?
Budgeting for the community's needs involves careful planning and consultation. We consider current economic pressures, rising costs, and the need to maintain the high-quality services our residents value. For 2025/26, we've set a total budget expenditure of £416,331 and a precept demand of £369,181.
Where Does the Money Go?
Here's how we're investing in East Hunsbury this year:
Income | £ |
Precept | 369,181 |
All other income including grants, donations, and interest | 47,150 |
Total income | 416,331 |
Expenditure | |
Administration (staff costs, office space, election costs etc., and inc. £30,000 contingency/general reserve) | 232,273 |
Parks and open spaces (tree works, maintenance, street furniture, play equipment and inc. £40,000 reserve) | 93,350 |
Planning and Highways | 4,000 |
Community (including Youth Clubs, Seniors Club, Summer activities, Christmas events, and other events and activities, parish magazine) | 68,878 |
Blacky More Community Centre | 16,830 |
Total Expenditure | 416,331 |
Net Income over Expenditure to be met from Reserves | 0 |
What Does This Mean for You?
For a Band D property, the annual contribution to the parish precept will be £106.94—just 29 pence a day. This small daily amount supports community initiatives, events, and vital services.
Your Voice Matters!
We welcome your feedback and ideas for future initiatives. Join us at council meetings or share your thoughts online—we'd love to hear from you! Together, we can continue making East Hunsbury a great place to live, work, and visit.
Council Tax Support
You may be entitled to a reduction, discount, or exemption on your Council Tax. Visit West Northamptonshire Council's website to find out more: https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/council-tax-reductions-discounts-and-exemptions
Financial Documents - Year Ending 31st March 2025
CIL Report 2025 (PDF, 37 Kb)
Audit, Declaration that Accounting Statements are unaudited, 2025 (PDF, 14 Kb)
Declaration that Accounting Statements are unaudited, 2025
Audit, Statement of Accounts (Section 2), 2024/25 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Statement of Accounts 2024/25, Unaudited
Audit, Annual Governance Statement (Section 1), 2024/25 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Annual Governance Statement 2024/25
Audit, Exercise of Public Rights, 2024/25 (PDF, 146 Kb)
Provision of the Exercise of Public Rights, 2024/25
Internal Audit Report 2024/25 (PDF, 9 Mb)
Internal Audit Report 2024/25
Audit, Internal Audit Report, 2024/25 (PDF, 158 Kb)
Report from the Internal Auditor for 2024/25
Budget, 2024/25, RESOLVED (PDF, 85 Kb)
The Resolved Budget of the Parish Council for the financial year 2024/25
Financial Documents - Year Ending 31st March 2024
Audit, Notice of Conclusion 2023/24 (PDF, 50 Kb)
Notice of Conclusion of the 2023/24 Audit
Audit, External Auditor Report (Section 3), 2023/24 (PDF, 124 Kb)
The External Auditor Report 2023/24 - Section 3 of the AGAR documentation
Audit, Statement of Accounts (Section 2), 2023/24 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Statement of Accounts 2023/24
Audit, Annual Governance Statement (Section 1), 2023/24 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)
Annual Governance Statement 2023/24
Audit, Exercise of Public Rights, 2023/24 (PDF, 132 Kb)
Provision for the Exercise of Public Rights, 2023/24
Audit, Internal Audit Report, 2023/24 (PDF, 667 Kb)
Report from the Internal Auditor for 2023/24
Budget, 2023-24 (PDF, 87 Kb)
Resolved budget for 2023-2024