Finance Documents
Finances 2024-25
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Accounting Software
Starboard Systems Limited Trading As Scribe
Business Rates 2024-25
Business Rates Paradise Road Car Park
Business Rates Paradise Road - Town Council Offices
Business Rates Bridge Street Car Park
Business Rates Hollies Car Park
Business Rates Priory Road Car Park
Business Rates Jubilee Community Centre
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Budget and Precept
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Finances 2023-24
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Accounting Software
Starboard Systems Limited Trading As Scribe
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Local Council Management
Norfolk Parish Training and Support
National Association of British Market Authorities
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Business Rates 2023-24
Business Rates Paradise Road Car Park
Business Rates Paradise Road - Town Council Offices
Business Rates Bridge Street Car Park
Business Rates Hollies Car Park
Business Rates Priory Road Car Park
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Payments over £500
Payments over £500 to 31 March 2024
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Contracts in excess of £5000
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Budget & Precept
Downham in Bloom Budget 2023-24
Potential Income towards Budget 2023-24
Community Development Budget 2023-24
Public Work Loan Board Budget 2023-24
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Training
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Staff List
Our financial year runs from 1 April to 31 March. We agree an annual budget in January each year and also decide how much the annual Precept* should be set at. We submit our annual accounts in the form of an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to the external auditor.
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* The Town Council is empowered to raise money for its activities through a tax (the Precept) on the Town's residents which is collected on their behalf by The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, as an addition to the Borough and County Council Tax. This is then paid to the Town Council.
Finances 2022-23
End of Year
Notice of Public Rights and Publication of Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return
Local Authority Accounts: A summary of your rights
Half Year Audit Report - November 2022
Annual Internal Audit Report 2022/23
Annual Internal Audit Report 2022/23 - Annual Governance & Accountability Return
Section 1 - Annual Governance Statement 2022/2023
Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement 2022 - 23 - Explanation to External Auditor
Section 2 - Accounting Statement 2022/23
Public Works Loan Board Audit Statement 31 March 2023
End of Year Account Balances – 31 March 2023
End of Year Bank Reconciliation - 31 March 2023
Asset Register - Revalued 31 March 2023
Joint Panel on Accountability and Governance Practitioners' Guide - March 2023
Joint Panel on Accountability and Governance Practitioners' Guide Changes - March 2023
Interim Notice of Conclusion of Audit
Final External Auditor Report and Certificate 2022/23
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Training
Training - 30 June 2022
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Budget & Precept
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Business Rates 2022-23
Business Rates Paradise Road Car Park
Business Rates Paradise Road - Town Council Offices
Business Rates Bridge Street Car Park
Business Rates Hollies Car Park
Business Rates Priory Road Car Park
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Community Infrastructure Levy
CIL Report 2022-23
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Norfolk Association of Local Councils Membership
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Accounting Software
Starboard Systems Limited Trading As Scribe
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Contracts with a value of £5,000
HR Contract - Croner Group Ltd - 26.02.2021 - 26.01.2026
Town Hall Electricity Contract - SSE Electricity 01.04.2022 - 31.03.2024
Town Hall Gas Contract ***To be scanned***
Town Council Office Electricity Contract - SSE Electricity 01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024
Old Clerks Office Electricity Contract - SSE Electricity 01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024
LSI Independent Utility Brokers Ltd
R J Lift Services Ltd - Town Hall Lift Contractor 15.11.2021- rolling contract
Morrisons Contract - 01.11.2019
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Payments Over £500 (Excluding Salaries)
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Finances 2021-22
External Audit
Exercise of Public Rights 2022
Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2021/2022
Section 1 - Explanation of 'No' responses
Bank Reconciliation 31 March 2022
Explanation of Variances in 2021/2022
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Auditor Details
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Grants
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Loan Information
Loan Statement as at 31 August 2022
Loan Statement as at 31 March 2022
Loan Repayment Schedule as at 28 February 2022
Loan Information as at 31 March 2022
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Budget
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Payments over £500
Payment over £500 February 2022
Payment over £500 January 2022
Payment over £500 December 2021
Payment over £500 November 2021
Payments over £500 October 2021
Payments over £500 September 2021
Payments over £500 August 2021
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Election Costs 2021/2022
Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Invoice - 01.03.2022
Downham Market (North Ward) 06 May 2021
Downham Market (Old Town Ward) 06 May 2021
Downham Market (South Ward) 06 May 2021
Downham Market (South Ward) 28 October 2021
Downham Market (East Ward) 17 February 2022
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Finances 2020-21
Unaudited Annual Governance & Accountability Return
Notice of conclusion of audit for year ended 31 March 2021
Section 1 & 2 - Annual Governance Statement
Section 3 - External Auditor Report and Certificate 2020/21
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Budget for 2020-21
Payments over £500 February 2021
Payments over £500 January 2021
Payments over £500 December 2020
Payments over £500 November 2020
Payments over £500 October 2020
Payments over £500 September 2020
Payments over £500 August 2020
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Community Infrastructure Levy Report 2020/2021
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Finances 2019-20
Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2019-20
Notice of Public Rights and publication of unaudited AGAR
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Finances 2018-19
Conclusion of external audit notice​
Exercise of electors' rights​
Summary of electors' rights​
Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2018-19
Annual return documents relating to previous years can be obtained from the Town Council offices.