Finance
Budget
The Parish Council is financed by raising a precept levied on all of the residential properties in Potten End, Nettleden and Frithsden as part of the Council Tax raised by Dacorum Borough Council and which for the financial year 2025/26 was £29,035. In addition it receives two annual grants from Dacorum Borough Council, a concurrent services grant of £13,722 and a Warden’s grant of £3,733. The Council also receives income from interest, its allotments, the hire of the sports field, use of the burial ground and other ad hoc sources which in 2025/26 is estimated will total c. £11,000.
The bulk of this income is used to fund the maintenance of the open spaces for which the council is responsible and the clerk’s salary.
Details of the Council’s budget for 2025/26 may be found here.
Assets
Details of the Council’s assets as at May 2025 may be found here.
CIL
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008, as a tool for local authorities in England and Wales to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area. New developments that create net additional ‘gross internal area’ of 100 square metres or more, or create new dwellings, are potentially liable for the levy. Under Regulation 62A of the CIL Regulations, Councils are required to publish the amount of CIL received and spent within their area.
As at October 2025 details of the Council’s CIL income and expenditure may be found here.
In 2025 the Council conducted a survey about which projects the Council should invest its CIL funds in. The results of the survey may be found here.
Annual Governance & Accountability Return
Under sections 20(2) and 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/234) the Parish Council is required to publish the last six years of its Annual Governance & Accountability Returns (AGAR). These are available for download below and are also available for inspection by any local government elector of the area of Nettleden with Potten End Parish Council on application to clerk@nettledenpottenend-pc.gov.uk.
The Parish Council is also required to publish its internal audit reports which are available for download below.
In the interest of transparency the Parish Council has published details of all payments of more than £500 below. Details of all payments, including those for less than £500, are included in the supporting papers for every council meeting.
Insurance
The following documents are available for review: