Council Finances and Audits

All Sealand Community Council budget documents are available for viewing and download here in PDF format

Precept, Audits and Accounts

Each year the Council determines the level of finances it requires for the forthcoming financial year. The Clerk prepares draft estimates for consideration by the Council, usually at its December meeting. Members of the Council are fully aware of the need to be prudent and the estimates and proposed expenditure are considered very carefully. When the amount of finance required is determined, the County Council is requested to precept that amount on behalf of the Council.

Sealand, like all other Councils is subject to a stringent and externally controlled audit process. This is done in two stages. The first by the Council’s internal auditor, JDH Business Services of Mold. The second stage is undertaken by the Council’s external auditor which for the past few years has been BDO LLP and for 2020/21 onwards is Audit Wales – these have been appointed on behalf of the Auditor General for Wales.  Both audit reports are considered by Council and are made available for inspection and also published on the council’s web site.

Applications for Grants / Donations

Sealand Community Council sets aside a sum of money each year to donate to good causes in the community.

The sum allocated by the Council is part of the annual precept the Community Council collects from the electorate and is available for distribution from 1 April each year.

The Community Council is governed by rules set out in the Local Government Act 1972 (section 137) which states the money must be spent on purposes for the direct benefit of the community and be commensurate with the expenditure incurred, for example, spending a large amount for the benefit of only one or two people is not acceptable.

Contributions may be made to charities and bodies providing a public service on a non-profit making basis, but only in furtherance of their work in the United Kingdom. It is unlawful for a Council to contribute to an individual or a charity or a public service body operating overseas. Contributions to UK charities and bodies providing a public service do not have to bring any direct benefit to the council’s area or to its inhabitants.

For further information please refer to the Council’s Grants Policy

• March 2024 – Summary of Accounts
• February 2024 – Summary of Accounts
• January 2024 – Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconciliation 31st December 2023
• December 2023 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update – Precept Calculation – Council Reserves
• November 2023 – Summary of Accounts
• October 2023 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 30th September 2023
• Completed Annual Return 2022- 23 Financial Year 29th September 2023
• September 2023 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• July 2023 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 30th June 2023
• June 2023 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• May 2023 – Asset Register – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• Preliminary Annual Return year ended 31st March 2023 – 15th May 2023-compressed
• Internal Audit Report 26th April 2023
• April 2023 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 31st March 2023
• March 2023 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update
• Completed Annual Return 2021 – 22 Financial Year – 7th March 2023
• February 2023 – Summary of Accounts
• January 2023 – Summary of Accounts – Precept Update – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 31st December 2022
• December 2022 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update – Precept Calculation – Council Reserves
• November 2022 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update
• October 2022 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 30 September 2022
• July 2022 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 30 June 2022
• June 2022 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• May 2022 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• Preliminary Annual Return year ended 31st March 2022 – May 2022
• Internal Audit Report dated 27th April 2022
• April 2022 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 31 March 2022
• March 2022 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• February 2022 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update
• January 2022 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Bank Reconciliation 31 Dec 2021
• Completed Annual Return 2020 – 21 Financial Year – 11th January 2022
• December 2021 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update and Precept
• Sealand Community Council – November 2021 – Summary of Accounts and Audit Update.docx
• October 2021 – Summary of accounts – bank reconcilliation as at 30th September 2021 and Annual Audit Update
• September 2021 – Summary of Accounts – Audit Update – Asset Register Update
• July 2021 – Summary of accounts audit update and bank reconcilliation as at 30th June 2021
• June 2021- Summary of Accounts – Audit Update
• Preliminary Annual Return Year ended March 2021 – May 2021
• May 2021- Summary of Accounts – Audit Update – Asset Register – May 2021
• April 2021- Summary of Accounts – Audit Update – Bank Reconciliation as at 31st March 2021
• Internal Audit Report 25th April 2021
• BDO Audit Issues Report 19-20 – 29.03.2021
• Completed Annual Return 2019 and 20 – 30th March 2021
• Sealand CC – March 2021 – Summary of accounts and Audit update
• Sealand CC – February 2021 – Summary of accounts and Audit update for two years – 2019 and 20 and 2020 and 21
• January 2021 – Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 31st December 2020
• Full accounts – 2020 – 21 Financial Year full year PR  
• Summary of Accounts – Council Reserves – Precept Calculation for 2021 – 2022 – Audit Audit fpr 3 year cycle – December 2020
• Policy re Financial Reserves – December 2020
• November 2020 – Summary of accounts Standing Orders etc New Audit Arrangements
• October 2020 – Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 30 September
• September 2020 – Summary of accounts
• July 2020 – Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 30 June 2020 – External audit update
• June 2020 – Summary of accounts and Annual Return update
• Preliminary Annual Return 2019 and 20 – 19th May 2020
• May 2020 – Summary of accounts – Physical Asset Regiser – Notice of Audit – Internal and External audit updates
• April 2020 – Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 31 March 2020 – Internal and External audit updates
• March 2020 – Summary of accounts
• February 2020 – Summary of Accounts – Internal Audit updates
• January 2020 – Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 31 Dec 2019
• December 2019 Summary of Accounts – Council Reserves – Precept Calculation for 2020 and 21 – December 2019
• Policy re Financial Reserves – December 2019
• Finance estimates required for the calculation of the 2020 21 Precept
• Summary accounts – November 2019
• October 2019 Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 31 September 2019
• September 2019 Summary of Accounts and Annual Return Report Update
• Finalised Annual Return – 2018 and 19 – 2nd September 2019
• July 2019 Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 30 June 2019
• June 2019 Summary of Accounts – Annual Return Report
• May 2019 Summary of Accounts – -Internal Audit Report – Annual Return Report – Asset Register
• Preliminary Annual Return 2018 and 19 – 21st May 2019
• Internal Auditors Report 2018 and 19 financial year dated 16th April 2019
• Summary of accounts – bank reconcilliation March 2019 – Annual External and Internal Audits – April 2019
• Summary accounts – March 2019
• Summary accounts and internal audit plan – February 2019
• January 2019 Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 31 Dec 2018
• Council Policy regarding Financial Reserves
• Summary of accounts December 2018, budget estimates for the 2019/20 financial year and precept calculation for 2019/20
• Summary of accounts – November 2018
• October 2018 – physical asset register, summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 30th September 2018
• Sept 2018 – summary of accounts – Annual Return Report and Welsh Audit Office Internal Audit – 4th Oct 2018
• Annual Return 2017 and 2018 – 15th August 2018
• Internal Audit Report for 2017 and 18 – July 2018
• July 2018 – summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 30th June 2018
• June 2018 Summary of Accounts – – Annual Return Report
• Annual Return – 2016 and 2017 Finalised Version – 4th June 2018
• May 2018 Summary of Accounts – Internal Audit Report – Annual Return Report – Notice of Audit
• April 2018 Summary of Accounts – Closure of Accounts 2017 and 18 – Internal Audit details
• Summary of accounts – March 2018
• February 2018 Summary of accounts and review of internal audit arrangements
• January 2018 Summary of accounts and bank reconcilliation as at 31 Dec 2017
• Summary of Accounts – Policies – Assets – Reserves – Precept Calculation for 2018 and 19 – December 2017
• November 2017 Summary of Accounts
• October 2017 Summary of Accounts
• September 2017 Summary of Accounts
• July 2017 Summary of Accounts
• June 2017 Summary of Accounts
• May 2017 Summary of Accounts
• Summary Closure of Accounts 16/17
• March 2017 – Summary of Accounts and reference to audit arrangements for 16/17
• Feb 2017 – Summary of Accounts
• Jan 2017 – Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconillation as at 31st December 2016
• BDO External Auditors Report – 2 September 2016
• December Summary of Accounts and Budget and Precept Calculation for the 2017/18 financial year
• November 2016 Summary of Accounts
• October 2016 Summary of Accounts
• September 2016 Summary of Accounts
• July 2016 Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconciliation
• June 2016 Summary of Accounts
• May 2016 Summary of Accounts
• Annual Report, Annual Audit and Governance
• Internal Audit Report 2015/16 Financial Year
• Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconcillation for 31st March 2016
• 2015 Asset Register
• February 2016 Summary of Accounts
• January 2016 Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconciliation
• Budget and Precept calculations for the 2016/17 Financial Years
• Estimated Accounts for 2015/16 and 2016/17 Financial Years
• December 2015 Summary of Accounts
• November 2015 Summary of Accounts
• October 2015 Summary of Accounts
• Use of Chairman’s Allowance 2014/2015
• September 2015 Summary of Accounts
• July 2015 Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconciliation
• Annual Return for the Year Ended 31 March 2015
• Notice of Conclusion of Audit – 2014/15 Financial Year – 9th July 2015
• June 2015 Summary of Accounts
• May 2015 Summary of Accounts
• April 2015 Summary of Accounts
• March 2015 Summary of Accounts
• February 2015 Summary of Accounts
• January 2015 Summary of Accounts and Bank Reconcillation
• Budget and Precept Calculations 2015/2016
• Budget and Precept Calculations 2014/2015
• Closure of Audit 2013/2014
• End of year accounts 2013/2014
• Internal auditors report 2013/2014
• Summary of accounts 2013/2014
• External auditors report 2013/2014
• Summary closure of accounts 2013/2014
• Summary of accounts May 2014
• Summary of accounts June 2014
• Summary of accounts July 2014
• Summary of accounts September 2014
• Summary of accounts October 2014
• Summary of Accounts – November 2014
• Summary of Accounts – December 2014
• Estimated Accounts for 2014/15 and 2015/16 Financial Years