Council Funding & Accounts
All Council Tax paid by households (not businesses) include the normal County/District Council & police costs to cover annual budgets and in cases where a Town Council exists, all households within The Town Council boundaries will have an additional cost per household in respect of The Town Council although this is still collected by the County/District Council on their behalf.
In the case of Bradley Stoke Town Council, South Gloucestershire Council (as the Unitary Authority) is responsible for collecting the council tax and the charge on households within Bradley Stoke will include an amount in respect of Bradley Stoke Town Council. This amount is collected with the Council Tax and then paid by South Gloucestershire County Council to Bradley Stoke Town Council in 2 instalments payable in April and September of each year.
Many people are not aware that The Town Council does not receive any revenue support from central government, unlike the County and District Councils; neither does it receive any funding from local businesses and retailers within the town boundary via their payment of the non-domestic rate.
Each year, The Town Council calculates the amount of money needed to provide its services and then calculates and deducts the income which it expects to receive from other sources such as bank interest, grants, fees and hire charges in respect of sports facilities and room lettings of the various Activity Centres etc. This provides a calculated expenditure shortfall showing the estimated revenue required in order to provide the services and any capital projects which are planned for Bradley Stoke for the year ahead.
This shortfall is called the PRECEPT and is funded by local residents living within Bradley stoke and is the amount levied on South Gloucestershire Council, which is then collected by them as a proportion of the total Council Tax paid by Bradley Stoke households. Bradley Stoke Town Council's main income is therefore provided by the residents of Bradley Stoke alone.
The Annual Precept Levels
In the financial year commencing 1st April:
The 2012/13 precept will raise £792,571 with the individual Band D household precept set at £113.50.
The 2011/12 precept raised £792,797 with the individual Band D household precept set at £113.50.
The 2010/11 precept raised £789,733 with the individual Band D household precept set at £113.50.
The 2009/10 precept raised £775,260, with the individual Band D household precept set at £111.50.
The 2008/9 precept raised £768,904, with the individual Band D household precept set at £111.50.
The 2007/8 precept raised £734,769, with the individual Band D household precept set at £107.00.
The 2006/7 precept raised £695,844, with the individual Band D household precept set at £102.00.
The 2005/6 precept raised £649,892, with the individual Band D household precept set at £97.00.
Click here to view these precept figures in a graph format since 1997/98
Annual Audits
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2011/12 Annual & Internal Audits - UNAUDITED
- Internal Audit 2011.12 (71KB Word)
2010/11 Annual & Internal Audits - AUDITED
- Audit notice (electors rights) 2010.11 (38KB Word)
- Summary of electors rights 2010.11 (264KB PDF)
- Internal Audit 2010.11 (74KB Word)
- Annual Return 2010.11 (1.42MB PDF)
- Financial Statement 2010.11 (6.89MB PDF)
- Box 7 & 8 Reconciliation 2010.11 (96KB PDF)
- Bank Reconciliation 2010.11 (147KB PDF)
- Variances 2010.11 (518KB PDF)
- Audit sign off and auditors comments 2010.11 (1.39MB PDF)
- Audit sign off public notice 2010.11 (39KB Word)
Council's Response to the 2010/11 Audit
Council is pleased to announce receipt of the formal sign off of the 2010/11 audit by Mazars, the appointed external auditors, who did not identify any problems with the accounts and procedures for the 2nd year running. The only comment made, for consideration, related to the amount of documentation which was sent with the audit papers although Rachel Pullen (RFO) took the position that all audit items should be substantiated by documentation to avoid the need to lodge later paperwork which could invoke additional audit charges. As this was the only comment made by Mazars, it is clear that this has been yet another successful audit for Bradley Stoke Town Council.
2009/10 Annual & Internal Audits - AUDITED
- Public Notice of Conclusion of 2009.10 Audit (38KB Word)
- Annual Return 2009.10 (Audit Completed) (1.33MB PDF)
- Internal Audit 2009.10 (73KB Word)
- Audit notice 2009.10 (electors rights) (37KB Word)
- Audit Notice summary of electors rights (260KB PDF)
- Annual Return 2009.10 (1.12MB PDF)
- Bank Reconciliation 2009.10 (32KB Excel)
- Box 7 & 8 Reconciliation 2009.10 (27KB Excel)
- Draft Council Minutes Approving Audit (56KB Word)
- Financial Statement 2009.10 (6.81MB PDF)
- Variances 2009.10 (20KB Excel)
Council's Response to the 2009/10 Audit
Council is pleased to announce the formal sign off of the 2009/10 audit by Mazars, the appointed external auditors, who did not identify any problems with the accounts and procedures and who also did not feel it necessary to highlight or comment on any other matters for further consideration.
2008/9 Annual & Internal Audits - AUDITED
- Notice of Conclusion of 2008.9 Audit (38KB Word)
- Annual Return 2008.9 (Audit Completed) (1.54MB PDF)
- Internal Audit (42KB PDF)
- Annual Internal Audit (594KB PDF)
- Financial Statement 2008.9 (7.81MB PDF)
- Bank Reconciliation 2008.9 (32KB Excel)
- Box 7 & 8 Reconciliation 2008.9 (26KB Excel)
- Variances 2008.9 (19KB Excel)
- Draft Minutes Approving Audit (55KB Word)
2007/8 Annual & Internal Audits - AUDITED
- Internal Audit (39KB PDF)
- 2007.8 Audit Notice (Audit completion) (35KB Word)
- 2007.8 Finalised Annual Return (955KB PDF)
- Financial Statement 2007.8 (7.25MB PDF)
- Bank Reconciliation 2007.8 (30KB Excel)
- Box 7 & 8 Reconciliation 2007.8 (18KB Excel)
- Variances 2007.8 (25KB Excel)
- Annual Internal Audit Report 2007.8 (56KB Word)
Rachel Pullen
Finance Manager