Minutes

Finance and Risk Committee Meeting Minutes
18:30pm Wednesday 17 September2025  
Function Room, St Andrews Community Centre, Saxilby.
 
Members Present
Cllrs Bowden, Saunders, Shepherd (Committee Chair) Wheatley.
 
Absent
Cllrs Barratt, Bridge Crump and Waller
 
In Attendance
Assistant Parrish Clerk Zarina Belk 
 

Meeting 

 
F25/0092 1. Note apologies for absence  
Apologies for absence were noted from Cllr Bridge, Crump and Waller
 
F25/093 2.a Receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011 and       b. consider granting dispensation requests 
None received.
 
F25/094 3. Approve notes of the 16 July 2025 finance and risk committee meeting as minutes 
Having been proposed (Cllr Saunders) and seconded (Cllr Bowden) it was RESOLVED to approve: 
The notes of the 16 July 2025 finance and risk committee meeting as minutes.
 
F25/095 4.  Note the meeting action log
Noted.  
 
Finance 
 
F25/095 5.  Note the Annual Fire Risk Assessments for Mill Lane Changing Rooms and Workshop and St Andrews Community Centre and agree to monitor progress against actions
Deferred
 
F25/096 6. Note the AGAR update
Noted
 
To approve the July 2025 (month 4 financial reports (FR.5b)
 
F25/097 7. Income and expenditure (FR.4i), including explanations of variances and agree any virements and journals
Having been proposed (Cllr Saunders) and seconded (Cllr Bowden) it was RESOLVED to approve:
The July 2025 income and expenditure report.
 
F25/098 8. Verified bank reconciliations and sign the reconciliation and bank statements (FR.2b)
Having been proposed (Cllr Saunders) and seconded (Cllr Bowden) it was RESOLVED to approve: 
The July 2025 verified bank reconciliations and sign the reconciliation and bank statements
 
F25/099 9. Income, payments, and transfers (FR.5b)
Having been proposed (Cllr Saunders) and seconded (Cllr Bowden) it was RESOLVED to approve:
The July 2025 income and expenditure.
 Having been proposed (Cllr) and seconded (Cllr) it was RESOLVED to approve 
 payments, and transfers.
 
To approve the August 2025 (month 4 financial reports (FR.5b)
 
F25/100 10. Income and expenditure (FR.4i), including explanations of variances and agree any virements and journals
Having been proposed (Cllr Wheatley) and seconded (Cllr Bowden) it was RESOLVED to approve: 
The August 2025 income and expenditure report and to agree to virements.
 
F25/101 11. Verified bank reconciliations and sign the reconciliation and bank statements (FR.2b)
Having been proposed (Cllr Saunders) and seconded (Cllr Bowden) it was RESOLVED to approve: The August 2025 verified bank reconciliations and sign the reconciliation and bank statements
 
F25/102 12. Income, payments, and transfers (FR.5b)
Having been proposed (Cllr Bowden) and seconded (Cllr Wheatley) it was RESOLVED to approve: 
The August 2025 income and expenditure.
 Having been proposed (Cllr) and seconded (Cllr) it was RESOLVED to approve 
 payments, and transfers.
 
 
F25/103 13. CLOSED SESSION – Committee to resolve to go into closed session in accordance with the Public Bodies (Admissions to Meetings) Act 1960 for the following item on the grounds that publicity would be prejudicial to the public interest by reason of the confidential nature of the business to be transacted  
Having been proposed (Cllr Bowden) and seconded (Cllr Saunders) it was RESOLVED to enter closed session:
 
F25/104 14. Review the outstanding purchase ledger and sales ledger balances, agree actions making any recommendations to full council 
Having been proposed (Cllr Bowden) and seconded (Cllr Saunders) it was RESOLVED to approve:
The outstanding balances were reviewed. No action.
 
The meeting closed at 19:25
 
Please be advised these are notes of the meeting taken by the assistant clerk and cannot in any way be regarded as the official minutes of council proceedings until they are approved and signed at the next meeting.