GODALMING TOWN COUNCIL

BUDGETS, PAYMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Each year in January Godalming Town Council sets a precept, that is the amount of income that it wishes to raise from Council Tax. The budget papers used to set that precept are available to download here as are the final accounts after the end of the financial year. Also available are details of payments made by the Council. The Town Council’s Financial Year runs from 1 April to 31 March.

Further Information

2025/26

FINANCIAL YEAR 2025/26
Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2025/26
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2025/26
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2025/26 (Unaudited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2025/26 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2025/26
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2026 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2026
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2026
External Auditor	Godalming Town Council's externall auditors are: PKF Littlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levy Report	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2026
Payment Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as "confidential payments").
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 30 June 2025
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 1 July to 30 September 2025
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 1 October to 31 December 2025
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026

2024/25

FINANCIAL YEAR 2024/25
Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2024/25
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2024/25
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2024/25 (Unaudited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2024/25 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2024/25
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2025 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2025
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2025
External Auditor	Godalming Town Council's externall auditors are: PKF LIttlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levy Report	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2025
Payment Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as "confidential payments").
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 30 June 2024
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 1 July to 30 September 2024
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 1 October to 31 December 2024
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025

2023/24

FINANCIAL YEAR 2023/24
Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2023/24
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2023/24
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2023/24 (Audited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2023/24 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2023/24
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2024 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2024
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2024
External Auditor	Godalming Town Council's externall auditors are: PKF LIttlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levy Report	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2024
Payment Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as "confidential payments").
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 25 May 2023
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 26 May to 1 June 2023
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 2 June to 29 June 2023
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 30 June to 13 July 2023
Payments Report 5	Payments Report from 14 July to 7 September 2023
Payments Report 6	Payments Report from 8 September to 12 October 2023
Payments Report 7	Payments Report from 13 October to 31 October 2023
Payments Report 8	Payments Report from 1 November to 11 January 2024
Payments Report 9	Payments Report from 12 January to 21 March 2024
Payment Report 10	Payments Report from 22 March to 31 March 2024

2022/23

FINANCIAL YEAR 2022/23
Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2022/23
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2022/23
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2022/23 (Audited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2022/23 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2022/23
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2023 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2023
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2023
External Auditor	Godalming Town Council's externall auditors are: PKF LIttlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levy Report	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2023
Payment Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as "confidential payments").
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 26 May 2022
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 27 May to 9 June 2022
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 10 June to 30 June 2022
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 1 July to 14 July 2022
Payments Report 5	Payments Report from 15 July to 31 August 2022
Payments Report 6	Payments Report from 1 September to 13 October 2022
Payments Report 7	Payments Report from 14 October to 24 November 2022
Payments Report 8	Payments Report from 25 November to 12 January 2023
Payments Report 9	Payments Report from 13 January to 23 March 2023
Payment Report 10	Payments Report from 24 March to 31 March 2023

2021/22

FINANCIAL YEAR 2021/2022

Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2021/22
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2021/22
Annual Return	Audited Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2021/22
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2021/22 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2021/22
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2022 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2022
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2022 Godalming Town Council’s external auditors are: PKF Littlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levy Report	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2022
	Payments Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 20 May 2021
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 21 May to 24 June 2021
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 25 June to 9 July 2021
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 10 July to 9 September 2021
Payments Report 5	Payments Report from 10 September to 14 October 2021
Payments Report 6	Payments Report from 15 October to 25 November 2021
Payments Report 7	Payments Report from 26 November 2021 to 13 January 2022
Payments Report 8	Payments Report from 14 January to 10 March 2022
Payments Report 9	Payments Report from 11 March to 31 March 2022

2020/21

FINANCIAL YEAR 2020/2021

Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2020/21
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2020/21
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2020/21 (unaudited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2020/21 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2020/21
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2021 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2021
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2021 Godalming Town Council’s external auditors are: PKF Littlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levy Report	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2021
	Payments Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 26 May 2020
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 27 May to 25 June 2020
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 26 June to 30 July 2020
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 31 July to 3 September 2020
Payments Report 5	Payments Report from 4 September to 29 October 2020
Payments Report 6	Payments Report from 30 October to 17 December 2020
Payments Report 7	Payments Report from 18 December 2020 to 28 January 2021
Payments Report 8	Payments Report from 29 January to 11 March 2021
Payments Report 9	Payments Report from 12 March to 31 March 2021

2019/20

FINANCIAL YEAR 2019/2020

Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2019/20
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2019/20
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2019/20 (audited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2019/20 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2019/20
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2020 Final Internal Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2020
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2020 Godalming Town Council’s external auditors are: PKF Littlejohn 15 Westferry Circus Canary Wharf London E14 4HD
Community Infrastructure Levies	Community Infrastructure Levy Report to 31 March 2020
	Payments Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 1 April to 22 May 2019
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 23 May to 11 July 2019
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 12 July to 5 September 2019
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 6 September to 17 October 2019
Payments Report 5	Payments Report from 18 October to 28 November 2019
Payments Report 6	Payments Report from 29 November to 23 January 2020
Payments Report 7	Payments Report from 24 January to 5 March 2020
Payments Report 8	Payments Report from 6 March to 31 March 2020

2018/19

FINANCIAL YEAR 2018/2019

Information Available	Description
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2018/19
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2018/19
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2018/19 (audited)
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2018/19 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2018/19
Internal Audit Reports	Interim Internal Audit Reports relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2019 Final Internal Audit Reports relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2019
External Audit Reports	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2019
	Payments Reports These reports detail payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).
Payments Report 1	Payments Report from 23 March to 12 July 2018
Payments Report 2	Payments Report from 13 July to 6 September 2018
Payments Report 3	Payments Report from 7 September to 18 October 2018
Payments Report 4	Payments Report from 19 October to 29 November 2018
Payments Report 5	Payment Report from 30 November to 20 December 2018
Payments Report 6	Payment Report from 21 December 2018 to 7 March 2019
Payments Report 7	Payment Report from 8 March to 31 March 2019

2017/18

FINANCIAL YEAR 2017/2018

Information Available	Description	Date(s)	Link to Document
Budget Papers	Information used by Godalming Town Council to set the precept for 2017/18	19 January 2017	Click here
Final Accounts	The final accounts for 2017/18		Click here
Annual Return	Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2017/18		Click here
Public Rights	Notice of Public Rights for 2017/18 Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2017/18		Click here Click here
Internal Audit Reports	Internal Audit Reports relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2018	Interim Final	Click here Click here
External Audit Report	External Audit Report relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2018		Click here
Payments Report 1	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	24 Feb to 6 Apr 2017	Click here
Payments Report 2	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	7 Apr to 23 May 2017	Click here
Payments Report 3	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	23 May to 13 Jul 2017	Click here
Payments Report 4	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	14 Jul to 6 Sept 2017	Click here
Payments Report 5	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	7 Sept to 19 Oct 2017	Click here
Payments Report 6	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	20 Oct to 30 Nov 2017	Click here
Payments Report 7	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	1 Dec 2017 to 4 Jan 2018	Click here
Payments Report 8	This report details payments over £500 made by Godalming Town Council in the period covered. Payments under £500 are shown as a single total as are staff salary payments (described as “confidential payments”).	5 Jan to 22 Mar 2018	Click here

Godalming Town Council – Financial Information