Issue - meetings

This report seeks approval of the Conservators’ final accounts for the financial year 2020/21.

The Conservators received a report seeking approval of its final accounts for the financial year 2020/21.

The Conservators received a verbal introduction from the Chief Accountant.

The following matter was raised by the Conservators:

a)            Bid for EAFRD funding: Following a question from a Conservator, the Officer confirmed that the project bid for EAFRD funding had not been budgeted for, as Conservators had decided to remove this budget in March 2020 in order to limit precept increases for 2020/21. During the year however, work costing £3,550 was subsequently required in order to re-submit the bid.

Following consideration, the Conservators resolved unanimously to:

(1)      Receive the final accounts for 2020/21, subject to external audit;

(2)      Approve the Annual Governance Statements as set out in section 1 of Appendix 3 to the report;

(3)      Consider and approve the Accounting Statements as set out in section 2 of Appendix 3 to the report;

(4)      Confirm that the arrangements for the internal audit as set out in the report are effective for auditing purposes;

(5)      Authorise the Chairman and Clerk to sign the Annual Governance Statement and the Accounting Statements on behalf of the Conservators.