Financial Information

Toft Newton Parish Council are responsible for the playground equipment, the park and the football pitch, all located behind Toft Newton Village Hall on Washington Drive, Newtoft, LN8 3NN.

Our 2026-27 Asset register can be viewed here.

Our 2025-26 Asset register can be viewed here.

Did you know that our Playing Field is a Fields in Trust - HM Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Field?

A redacted version of the Deed ofDedication can be viewed here.

As this is the current year, information available is limited, however, this section will be updated shortly after the end of the financial year.

In the meantime, the draft 2026-27 budget is available to view here.

Financial reports as shared with Councillors at each meeting can be viewed by clicking on the links below.

• 8th of September 2026 - Parish Council Meeting
  Year to Date Financial Report, Living Wage Proposal Report, 2026-27 Local Government Workers Pay Settlement
   
• 7th of July 2026 - Parish Council Meeting
  Year to Date Financial Report, Employee Pension Information, HMRC Approved Mileage Rates Report, Football Pitch Hire Charges Protocol
   
• 2nd of July 2026 - Personnel Committee Meeting
  Annualised Hours Report
   
• 5th of May 2026 - Parish Council Meeting
  Financial Reports
   
• 21st of April 2026 - Extraordinary Meeting
  Financial Reports

2026-27 Insurance: Employers' Liability and Public Liability Certificates.

Finance related consultation responses can be viewed by clicking on the relevant links below.

• Requiring Payment of VAT and PAYE by Direct Debit consultation response - 10th July 2026

Councillors have approved the following Financial policies. 

• Financial Regulations 2026 v002
• Management of Risks
• HM Transparency Code
• Transparency Code 2026
• Members' Allowances Scheme
• Pay Policy
• Employee and Volunteer Expenses

All of our public policies, procedures and codes can be found here.

The following documents ralate to the 2025-26 financial year:

PKF Littlejohn LLP have confirmed that our 2025-26 documents have been received and logged.

Making provision for the exercise of public rights - this period of public rights has now closed.

2025-26 Annual Governance and Audit Return (AGAR).
2025-26 Payments in excess of £100.
2025-26 Explanation of variances from 2024-25.
2025-26 Bank reconcilliation.

2025-26 Internal audit report.
2025-26 Internal audit checklist.
2025-26 Action plan following on from the internal audit.
The Fundamental Principles to Anti Money Laundering Certificate

2025-26 Insurance: Employers' Liability and Public Liability Certificates.

Any requests to view any financial information not accessible below should be submitted in accordance with our Freedom of Information Requests policy.

Should you have any enquiries please contact the Responsible Financial Officer via our Contact page.

The following documents form the basis of our 2024-25 year end submission.

2024-25 Annual Governance and Audit Return (AGAR)
2024-25 Summary and Year End Bank Reconciliation
2024-25 Variances (revised based on external auditors feedback)
2024-25 Internal Audit Report

2024-25 External Auditors Report - not yet received.

Toft Newton Parish Council submitted our financial information late in this financial year due to the illness of the then Responsible Financial Officer. As a result our external auditor was required to submit a Public Interest Report, this report can be viewed below.

Public Interest Report

2022-23 Year End Information

2021-22 Year End Information