Name of smaller authority: Vowchurch & District Group Parish Council
County area (local councils and parish meetings only):
Insert figures from Section 2 of the AGAR in all Blue highlighted boxes
2024/25 2025/26 Variance Variance
Explanation
Required?
Automatic responses trigger below based on figures
input, DO NOT OVERWRITE THESE BOXES
Explanation from smaller authority (must include narrative and supporting figures)
£ £ £ %
5,013 14,349
Explanation of % variance from PY opening balance not
required - Balance brought forward agrees
17,241 18,102 861 4.99% NO
10,418 31,766 21,348 204.91% YES
VAT increase from £2966 to £4728.99 - difference of
£1762.99 as increase of work. NEW DRAINAGE GRANT
FUNDING - £0 in 2024/25 increased to £11,436 in
2025/26 - difference of £11,436.INCREASE IN
LENGTHSMAN FUNDING - £7452.00 in 2024/25
increased to £12,426 in 2025/26 - difference of £4974.00.
NEW PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY FUNDING - £0 in
2024/25, £2628 in 2025/26, difference of £2618.00.
COMMUNITY GRANT FUNDING AWARDED IN 2025/26
OF £557.00, no grant in 2024/25 , difference of £557.00.
TOTAL VARIANCE - £21,347.99
5,873 7,908 2,035 34.65% YES
Clerk wage increase as Parish Council noted the Clerk
was CILCA qualified. Annual wage increase for Clerk.
Hours increased from 6 hours per week to 7 hours per
week. NI contributions due in 2025/26 which were not
applicable in 2024/25. £1694.58 wage increase, £340.87
NI contributions TOTAL VARIANCE -£2035.45
0 0 0 0.00%
12,450 40,004 27,554 221.32% YES
Increase in Lengthsman payment by £6705.80. increase
in Public rights of funding works by £2397.95. Increase in
drainage grant funding by £11436. Increase in
stamps/stationery £45.89. Increase in bank charges by
£1.60. Increase in audit charge by £15.Increase in
insurance premium by £9.31.Increase in donations by
£100.Website upgrade increase by £155. Increase in
subscription charges by £95.30. New Grant funding
payments of £525.43. VAT reclaim increase of £4184.64.
Noticeboard purchase of £2320. Did not pay for new
laptop of -£443.30. Reduction in hall hire costs -£41.00.
TOTAL VARIANCE - £27,507.62
7 Balances Carried Forward
14,349 16,305
VARIANCE EXPLANATION NOT REQUIRED
14,349 16,305
VARIANCE EXPLANATION NOT REQUIRED
856 2,936 2,080 242.99% YES
2 x noticeboards purchased 1 @ £550.00 1 @ £1530.00
0 0 0 0.00% NO
Rounding errors of up to £2 are tolerable
Variances of £200 or less are tolerable
BOX 10 VARIANCE EXPLANATION NOT REQUIRED IF CHANGE CAN BE EXPLAINED BY BOX 5 (CAPITAL PLUS INTEREST PAYMENT)
10 Total Borrowings
1 Balances Brought Forward
2 Precept or Rates and Levies
3 Total Other Receipts
4 Staff Costs
Next, please provide full explanations, including numerical values, for the following that will be flagged in the
green boxes where relevant:
• variances of more than 15% between totals for individual boxes (except variances of less than £200);
• variances of £100,000 or more require explanation regardless of the % variation year on year;
• New from 2025/26 onwards: variances of £500,000 or more in Box 3 require explanation regardless of the % variation
year on year for smaller authorities with income and/or expenditure exceeding £6,500,000
5 Loan Interest/Capital Repayment
6 All Other Payments
Explanation of variances – pro forma
8 Total Cash and Short Term Investments
9 Total Fixed Assets plus Other Long Term Investments and Assets
