Accounts 2024-25
Much Hadham Parish Council’s Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2024-25, containing the Annual Governance Statement and the Accounting Statements (summarised), was approved by the Parish Council on 6th May 2025. Following approval, it was submitted for audit to PKF Littlejohn, the Parish Council’s external auditors and is classed as “subject to audit”.
The period for the exercise of public rights is from Monday 3rd June 2025 to Friday 14th July 2025. More information is available on the notice and within the summary of electors’ rights.
The audited Annual Governance and Accountability Return will be published by 30th September 2025.
Much Hadham Parish Council’s Financial Accounts 2024-25, more detailed than the Accounting Statements in the Return, were also approved by the Parish Council on 6th May 2025. As with the Return, following approval, the Financial Accounts are classed as “subject to audit”.
A significant amount of the receipts and payments for the Parish Council are routine and do not vary much between the financial years. However, there are some instances where variability exists and it is good to understand the reasons behind that. The external auditor requires a comparison to be provided to them with explanations for movements that pass the following specific threshold: + / – 15% and greater than £200 or any movement greater than £100,000, regardless of the percentage movement. To aid understanding, year on year comparisons are provided for the Accounting Statements (summarised) and the Financial Accounts.
Annually, the internal control arrangements that the Parish Council has in place are reviewed by an independent Internal Auditor. Following the 2024-25 review, the Internal Auditor’s conclusion was that the Parish Council has again maintained more than adequate and effective control arrangements. In the Return above, this is reflected on page 3 and the detailed report provides more detail on the work undertaken by the Internal Auditor to support this conclusion.
To demonstrate that the Parish Council does have effective internal controls in place, an effectiveness review has been completed. This review underpins the Annual Governance Statement which is page 4 in the above Return.
Prior year information
2023-24 – Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2023-24 – Financial Accounts – click HERE
2023-24 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2023-24 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2022-23 – Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2022-23 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2022-23 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2022-23 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2021-22 – Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2021-22 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2021-22 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2021-22 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2020-21 Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2020-21 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2020-21 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2020-21 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2019-20 Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2019-20 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2019-20 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2019-20 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2018-19 Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2018-19 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2018-19 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2018-19 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2017-18 Annual Governance and Accountability Return – click HERE
2017-18 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2017-18 Independent Internal Audit Report – click HERE
2017-18 Review of Effectiveness of Internal Controls – click HERE
2016-17 Annual Return – click HERE
2016-17 External Audit’s Issues Arising Report – click HERE
2016-17 Financial Accounts – click HERE
2015-16 Annual Return – click HERE
2015-16 External Audit’s Issues Arising Report – click HERE
2015-16 Financial Accounts – click HERE
