Document Date
31/03/2026
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Financial
Wollaston Parish Council
Wollaston Parish Council
Document Date
31/03/2026
Created by
Parish Clerk
Category
Financial
(to be read in conjunction with the Annual Internal Audit Report in the Annual Governance and Accountability Return)
Name of council: Wollaston Parish Council Name of Internal Auditor: Julia Tufnail Date of report: 09.04.2026 Year ending: 31 March 2026 Date audit carried out: 04&09.04.2026
| Name of council: | Wollaston Parish Council |
| Name of Internal Auditor: | Julia Tufnail | Date of report: | 09.04.2026 |
| Year ending: | 31 March 2026 | Date audit carried out: | 04 & 09.04.2026 |
Internal audit is the periodic independent review of a council’s internal controls resulting in an assurance report designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the activities and operating procedures under the council’s control. Managing the council’s internal controls should be a day-today function of the council through its staff and management and not left for internal audit. It would be incorrect to view internal audit as the detailed inspection of all records and transactions of a council in order to detect error or fraud. This report is based on the evidence made available to me and consequently the report is limited to those matters set out below.
The council is required to take appropriate action on all matters raised in reports from internal and external audit and to respond to matters brought to its attention by internal and external audit. Failure to take appropriate action may lead to a qualified audit opinion.
To the Chairman of the Council:
Firstly, I would like to thank your Clerk for their help in conducting the Internal Audit for 2025- 2026. I have conducted the Internal Audit following the NCALC IA sheets and the internal control objectives of the AGAR. I have done an audit test on 3 random payments which follow through correctly from the bank statements to the cash book (Scribe) to the minutes and the invoices.
I would like to congratulate Suzanne on completing her CiLCA qualification and moving to the accounts to the Scribe accounts package.
Yours sincerely
Julia Tufnail signature
Julia Tufnail
Internal Auditor to the Council
juliatufnail.internalaudit@gmail.com
07309 719764
The figures submitted in the Annual Governance and Accountability Return are:
| Year ending 31 March 2025 | Year ending 31 March 2026 | |
| 1. Balances brought forward | 186431 | 224179 |
| 2. Annual precept | 98274 | 107756 |
| 3. Total other receipts | 41530 | 126207 |
| 4. Staff costs | 18634 | 20946 |
| 5. Loan interest/capital repayments | 0 | 0 |
| 6. Total other payments | 83422 | 191662 |
| 7. Balances carried forward | 224179 | 245534 |
| 8. Total cash and investments | 224179 | 245534 |
| 9. Total fixed assets and long-term assets | 1051193 | 106509 |
| 10. Total borrowings | 0 | 0 |
The proper practices referred to in Accounts and Audit Regulations are set out in
Governance and Accountability for Smaller Authorities in England (2024). It is a guide to the accounting practices to be followed by local councils and it sets out the appropriate standard of financial reporting to be followed. A copy of the guide is available for free download from: