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Transparency & Finance

Key Financial Information

The Council spends public funds on maintaining village assets, providing services, and supporting the local community. The Council remains in a stable financial position with no borrowing and controlled expenditure.

Budget : 2026/2027 Click here to view budget
Annual Precept : 2026/2027 = £53,114.37

AGAR (The Annual Governance and Accountability Return)

Each year the Parish Council complete an Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) which is reviewed by an external auditor. 

Please note some PDFs may not be fully accessible - The parish council is working on improvements in 2026 please contact us if you require any assistance clerk@halton-pc.gov.uk

 

 

Annual Audit 2025-2026 (AGAR)

Halton Parish Council AGAR submission to external auditors File Uploaded: 9 June 2026 4.4 MB NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS AND PUBLICATION OF UNAUDITED ANNUAL GOVERNANCE & ACCOUNTABILITY RETURN File Uploaded: 4 June 2026 175.2 KB HPC Internal Audit Report File Uploaded: 4 June 2026 205.8 KB AGAR Annual Return File Uploaded: 25 September 2026 4.4 MB AGAR External Audit File Uploaded: 25 September 2026 547.1 KB HPC Statement of Accounts File Uploaded: 9 June 2026 57.4 KB AGAR Explanation of Variances File Uploaded: 4 June 2026 57.2 KB Payments Over £100 – 2025/26 (PDF) File Uploaded: 20 April 2026 12.1 KB Asset Register 2005-26 (PDF) File Uploaded: 20 April 2026 65.3 KB HPC Budget 2026/27 File Uploaded: 20 April 2026 232.2 KB Asset Register File Uploaded: 4 June 2026 65.3 KB Notice of Conclusion of Audit File Uploaded: 25 September 2026 376 KB

Annual Audit 2024-2025 (AGAR)

Excercise of Public Rights Notice File Uploaded: 9 June 2025 155.3 KB AGAR Statement of Accounts File Uploaded: 22 May 2025 56.2 KB Internal Audit Report File Uploaded: 22 May 2025 161.9 KB AGAR Explanation of Variances File Uploaded: 22 May 2025 64.2 KB Halton Parish Council AGAR Submission to external auditors File Uploaded: 30 September 2025 1.4 MB External Auditor's Report and Certificate File Uploaded: 30 September 2025 173.9 KB HPC Conclusion of Audit File Uploaded: 30 September 2025 1.6 MB
Asset Register 2025 File Uploaded: 24 March 2025 61.7 KB Approved 2025/26 HPC Budget File Uploaded: 24 March 2025 232.4 KB

2023-2024 Annual Return

Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return File Uploaded: 23 May 2024 117.5 KB Halton Parish Council AGAR Submission to external auditors File Uploaded: 27 June 2024 4.6 MB Halton Parish Council AGAR Explanation of Variances File Uploaded: 27 June 2024 61.4 KB HPC Bank Reconciliation March 2024 File Uploaded: 27 June 2024 292.7 KB External Auditor's Report and Certificate File Uploaded: 20 August 2024 123.9 KB Notice of Conclusion of Audit File Uploaded: 20 August 2024 801.4 KB

2022-2023 Annual Return

HPC-AGAR-22_23.pdf File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 4.7 MB External Auditor's Report and Certificate File Uploaded: 29 September 2023 12.4 KB Reconcilliation File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 13.9 KB Halton Contact Details File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 501.9 KB Notice of Public Rights File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 188.8 KB

2021-2022 Annual Return

Notice-of-Conclusion.docx File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 1 MB 250522_16-Making-provision-for-the-exercise-of-public-rights-2021-22_Poster.docx File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 22.5 KB Haltoncontactdetails2022.pdf File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 501.9 KB Halton-Bank-Reconciliation-2022.pdf File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 440.5 KB Halton-Explanation-of-Variances-2021-22.xls File Uploaded: 20 June 2023 48.5 KB