St James’s Church

Published on March 20, 2020

Challenging times

This is a copy of the message on the Church’s Facebook page. You can find the page at @shrivenhamandashbury

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer our normal programme of Sunday and mid-week services at the moment due to guidance regarding Coronavirus, but the churches will be open, and you are welcome to use them, and the wonderful primrose filled churchyards, for private prayer. We are hoping to have a notebook in each church for you to write your prayers or requests, and our clergy will pray for them when they come in to worship.

We are also investigating ways to stream times of prayer; we’ll let you know what we’re planning as soon as we know.

Please do share this page and encourage any other parishoners you know to follow us and keep up to date, and look after one another.

Annual Statutory Documents

The Parish Council (PC) is required to prepare and publish these documents following the end of each financial year. They comprise five main sections:

Certificate of Exemption

Small parish councils are exempt from a detailed annual audit by an external auditor. The definition of a ‘small’ council is annual gross income of less than £25,000; Bourton PC’s annual income falls well within this threshold. This form confirms the PC’s annual income and its exemption from an external audit.

Annual Internal Audit Report

Although exempt from an external audit, the PC’s affairs are still subject to an internal audit by a qualified individual independent of the PC. This is the auditor’s summary report.

Annual Governance Statement

This form deals with the standard of internal controls and general governance standards within the PC throughout the year.

Accounting Statements

This is the summary financial report for the PC for the financial year. It also includes commentary on any significant variances from the previous year’s financial results and a balance sheet reconciliation with bank accounts.

Notice of Public Rights

This notice sets out the rights of local electors to review and query the PC’s statutory returns, including the contact details of the internal auditor.