Shilbottle Parish Council - Completion of the limited assurance review for the year ended 31 March 2025

Posted 18 September 2025

The external auditors (Forvis Mazars LLP) have completed their review of the Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR) for Shilbottle Parish Council for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234) set out that the Parish Council shall publish the “Notice” along with the certified AGAR (Sections 1, 2 & 3) before 30 September, which must include publication on the smaller authority’s website.

Please find Sections 1 and 2 of the AGAR, on which the report is based, and certificate (Section 3 of the AGAR Form 3) for 2024/2025*.

NOTE: *The auditors are aware that the Accounts and Audit Regulations requirement for a physical ‘wet ink’ signature on the original AGAR, does not allow parish council’s to fully comply with the Accessibility Regulations. The National Audit Office are aware that the two pieces of legislation are not compatible. The Parish Council therefore highlight that the document published here is a scan of the original and will as such not be fully compliant with the Accessibility Regulations.

Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2024/25 - Sections 1 and 2- issued prior to External Audit

Posted 13 June 2025

The attachment herewith provides details of “unaudited” accounts submitted to the External Auditor assigned to undertake the audit of accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2025.

The original “hard” copy has been completed and wet signed where applicable. 

“Soft” copies including copies on the website which are scans of the originals and it is acknowledged by all parties that as such they cannot comply with Accessibility Regulations since they are not “physical” versions carrying wet signatures.

These accounts have been subject to internal audit prior to issue to the external auditor Forvis Mazars LLP, The Corner, Bank Chambers, 26 Mosley Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1DF who have been assigned by the Smaller Authorities Audit Appointments Limited (SAAA) to undertake this duty for the FY 2024/25.

Notice of appointment of date for the exercise of public rights Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2025

Posted 13 June 2025

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounts to be audited and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them. For the year ended 31 March 2025 these documents will be available on reasonable notice as detailed on the attachment.