Each year the smaller authorities Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an appointed External Auditor. For Hertsmere this is PFK Littlejohn LLP.
Notice:
The smaller authority must inform the electorate of a single period of 30 working days during which public rights may be exercised. The period must be exactly 30 working days, we can’t set public rights dates that cover a longer period. This information must be published at least the day before
the inspection period commences; For the next set of accounts
The smaller authority must inform the electorate of a single period of 30 working days during which public rights may be exercised. The period must be exactly 30 working days, we can’t set public rights dates that cover a longer period. The previous years notice we failed as we made the accounts available for public inspection for too long (thinking this was a good thing!).
- The inspection period must include the first 10 working days of July 2027, i.e. 1 to 14 July inclusive. Inpractice this means that public rights may be exercised:
o at the earliest, between Thursday 3 June and Wednesday 14 July 2027; and
o at the latest, between Thursday 1 July and Wednesday 11 August 2027.
EXACT DATES FOR 2026/27 WILL BE PUBLISHED CLOSER TO THE TIME.
2025/2026 Accounts
Closure letter of external audit :
Dates : See notice
Bookkeeping: We have now moved to using Xero Accounting Software which takes a direct feed from our 3 Bank Accounts, which means there is very little chance of manual entry errors. However our accounts still need to go through two audit processes, one ‘internal’ with a local accountancy firm, and then the external auditor as above. For the internal review our accounts have been reviewed by Mr Pat Sharma, Director of Brayan & Spencer Associates now and are now available for public inspection:
South Mimms & Ridge Parish Council – Hertfordshire
On behalf of the above smaller authority, I confirm that the dates set for the period for the exercise of public rights for the inspection of unaudited accounts are as follows:
Commencing on ________________02/06/2026_______________________
and ending on __________________13/07/2026_____________________
Hard copies will incure a charge of £3.
Email Clerk@SouthMimmsRidge.org.uk / Office@SouthMimmsRidge.org.uk
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19/06/26 Signed off figures from meeting Rest of submission to external auditors – all pending external review
30/03/2026 All transactions and Balances of Accounts
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2024/2025
The Parish Council took over running South Mimms Village Hall and received funds from the closing charity to pay for the heating over the winter. We also received historic CIL payments relating to Ridge.
Other outgoings have remained steady and inline with forcasts and the Council moved into the 2025/26 Financial Year with £2,067.88 in the main current account, £4,296.73 in the village hall account and £11,513.21 of Community Infrastructure Levy funds (that can only be spent on community improvement projects).
2024-25 The AGAR Accounts can be seen here: http://www.southmimmsridge.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Final-AGAR-signed-2024-2025.pdf
Conclusion Letter and Section 3 sign off.
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2023-2024 Souh Mimms & Ridge Parish Council forms submitted:
These formed were signed at the meeting of 16th May 2024 and have been sent to the External auditor for review and are based on Cash Book & Accounts 2023 2024.
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2022-2023 – old South Mimms Parish Council now closed:
AGAR amended return (total unchanged)
2021 – 2022:
2020-2021:
AGAR – Exception as under £25k income or expenditure
2019-2020: