Financial records

The upkeep of the Commons is funded by a precept from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council, supplemented by grants and donations. Quarterly accounts are presented at each Conservators’ meeting, the budget for each year is presented in December and the annual accounts are presented at the June meeting.

Accounts are externally audited every year and, following best practice, they are also internally audited by the Borough Council.

The Conservators’ financial year runs from 1st April to 31st March. Additional information for earlier years can be found in Transparency on Spend section below.

Budget

The budget for the current financial year 2021/22 can be found here:
Budget & Precept 2021/22.

The approved budget for 2022/23 can be found here: Budget 2022/23

Annual accounting statements, governance statement and auditors’ reports

The Conservators’ most recent annual financial reports can be found here:

Audited Statement of Accounts for 20/21
Annual Governance Statement 20/21
Notice of conclusion of audit for 20/21
External Auditor’s certificate and report on the limited assurance review of the 2020/21 financial statements applicable to smaller authorities.

Reports for previous years can be found in the Transparency on Spend section below.

Year to date expenditure

Year to date financial reports and statements of expenditure as presented to the Conservators at each quarterly meeting in the current financial year can be found here:

Statement 1

Statement 2

Quarterly statements for previous years can be found in the Transparency on Spend section below.