Minutes and Finances
Sharow Parish Council Meetings
The Parish Council meets six times a year when a full agenda of business is considered. These meetings are usually held on the third Monday of May, July, September, November, January*, and March. 'Planning' meetings are held on the third Monday of other months. These meetings are only held if there are new planning applications or other urgent items of business to consider.
The minutes of 2025-26's meetings are here:
The minutes of 2025-26's meetings are here:
Finance and Audit
General information
Sharow Parish Council is a small local authority funded largely by public money. The Council is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and proper standards, that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for, and that its business is run economically, efficiently and effectively. The Clerk to the Council acts as the Council’s advisor and administrator, and is the Responsible Financial Officer for administering the Council’s finances.
The Council's main source of income is the precept which is collected on its behalf by Harrogate Borough Council through the council tax system. The parish has a population in the region of 400 adults and the precept for 2025-26 is £14,068
The council works to an annual budget, which is usually set in November of the previous year. The 2025-26 budget is available here:
Annual Return
The Annual Return summarises the previous year's financial activity. It is subject to internal audit by an independent accounting professional, and submitted to the External Auditor, who for the 2024-25 accounting period is PKF Littlejohn LLP.
Annual Return documentation is shown here:
Public Rights
During the annual period of exercise of public rights - which in 2025 is 2 June to 13 July - any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates, and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records will be made available for inspection by any person interested. Information from the National Audit Office about public rights is available here.
General information
Sharow Parish Council is a small local authority funded largely by public money. The Council is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and proper standards, that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for, and that its business is run economically, efficiently and effectively. The Clerk to the Council acts as the Council’s advisor and administrator, and is the Responsible Financial Officer for administering the Council’s finances.
The Council's main source of income is the precept which is collected on its behalf by Harrogate Borough Council through the council tax system. The parish has a population in the region of 400 adults and the precept for 2025-26 is £14,068
The council works to an annual budget, which is usually set in November of the previous year. The 2025-26 budget is available here:
Annual Return
The Annual Return summarises the previous year's financial activity. It is subject to internal audit by an independent accounting professional, and submitted to the External Auditor, who for the 2024-25 accounting period is PKF Littlejohn LLP.
Annual Return documentation is shown here:
- Sharow PC financial accounts and bank reconciliation as at 31 March 2025
- Sharow PC internal audit report 2024-25
- Sharow PC Annual Governance Statement 2024-25
- Sharow PC Annual Accounting Statements 2024-25
- Sharow PC Certificate of Exemption from External Audit 2024-25
Public Rights
During the annual period of exercise of public rights - which in 2025 is 2 June to 13 July - any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounting records for the financial year to which the audit relates, and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other documents relating to those records will be made available for inspection by any person interested. Information from the National Audit Office about public rights is available here.
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Sharow Parish Council meetings 2025-26 (full agenda)
19thMay 21st July 15th September 17th November 19th January 16th March |
5Meetings for planning matters only (if required)
16th April 16th June 18th August 20th October 15th December 16th February |