Finance
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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 by clicking on this link.
Assets
Details of the Council’s assets as at May 2025 may be found by clicking on this link.
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 by clicking on this link.
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 by clicking on this link.
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.
| Year | AGAR | External Auditor report | Internal auditor report | Transactions over £500 |
| 2024-25 | AGAR 2024-25 | External auditor report 2024-25 | Internal auditor report 2024-25 | Transactions over £500 for 2024-25 |
| 2023-24 | AGAR 2023-24 | External auditor report 2023-24 | Internal auditor report 2023-24 | Transactions over £500 for 2023-24 |
| 2022-23 | AGAR 2022-23 | External auditor report 2022-23 | Internal auditor report 2022-23 | Transactions over £500 for 2022-23 |
| 2021-22 | AGAR 2021-22 | External auditor report 2021-22 | Internal auditor report 2021-22 | Not available |
| 2020-21 | AGAR 2020-21 | External auditor report 2020-21 | Internal auditor report 2020-21 | Not available |
| 2019-20 | AGAR 2019-20 | External auditor report 2019-20 | Internal auditor report 2019-20 | Not available |
Insurance
The following documents are available for review:
Contracts
The Council has the following long-term contracts for the provision of services, details of which are available for review on application to the Clerk:
- DC Garden Services – grass cutting
- K Furness – parish warden
- Sovereign Design Play Systems Ltd – play equipment inspection