Agenda
Finance and Risk Committee Agenda
19:45pm Wednesday 15 October 2025
Function Room, St Andrews Community Centre, Saxilby, LN1 2LP.
Procedural
1. Note apologies for absence
2. a. Receive declarations of interest in accordance with the Localism Act 2011
b. Consider granting dispensation requests having been submitted in writing to the proper officer before or at the start of the meeting
Please note that, in accordance with the Members' Code of Conduct, when declaring interests’ members must disclose the existence and nature of the interest, and whether it is a disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI), an other registerable interest, or a non-registerable interest.
3. Approve the notes of the 17 September 2025 finance and risk committee meeting as minutes
4. Note the meeting action log
Risk
5. Review the Risk Register
6. Note the Annual Fire Risk Assessments and agree to monitor progress against actions for
a. Mill Lane Changing Rooms and Workshop
b. St Andrews Community Centre
Finance and Audit
7. Note the final report and certificate for the external audit (AGAR) for 2024/25 prior to full council notification
a. To review Financial Regulation 5.6 and Standing Order 18av. and recommend harmonised figure to full council
8. Recommend to full council the appointment of a new internal auditor (in-line with FR512i)
9. Note the quarterly VAT return (Q2 2025/26)
To approve Sept 2025 (month 6 financial reports FR.5b):
10. Income and expenditure (FR.4i),
11. Verified bank reconciliations and chair to sign the reconciliation and bank statements (FR.2b)
12. Income, payments, and transfers (FR.5b)
13. Explanations of variance and agree journals and virements including:
a. Agree to move balance above FSCS protection limit from the Councils Charity Bank Easy Access Savings Account to the Co-operative Bank Current Account
14. 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
15. Review the outstanding purchase ledger and sales ledger balances, agree actions making any recommendations to full council
Lydia Hopton, Parish Clerk
10 October 2025