About your Council
Town and Parish Councils are a part of local government, dealing with the most local issues. Burscough Town Council provides a range of local amenities and improvements that help to make the village look attractive and a pleasant place to be. This includes provision and maintenance of bus shelters, seats and litters bins, summer bedding and hanging baskets, play equipment, Christmas decorations and more. The Town Council provides grants to local voluntary sector organisations, and works in partnership with Borough and County Councils, and with local organisations to create a better quality of life for local people. We work hard too, lobbying statutory agencies, to make sure Burscough gets a fair deal. The Town Council is funded by West Lancashire Borough Council, primarily through the Parish Precept and Community Infrastructure Levy.
Town and Parish Councils are democratic and are run by and for the community they serve: Any member of the public can attend its meetings and there is an opportunity at each meeting for residents to comment. Town Councillors are elected every four years and give their time freely. If you are interested in the work of the Town Council, there are opportunities for members of the public to get involved not just as councillors, but as volunteers in working groups and committees, where special skills, and extra pairs of hands are most welcome.
Notice of conclusion of audit & Annual Governance & Accountability Return (AGAR)
Burscough Town Councils financial year starts on the 1st April until the 31st March, following the closure of Burscough Town Councils accounts on the 31st March the Annual Governance Return (AGAR) is completed by the Responsible Financial Officer of the Council. Once the final figures are available from the budgets and the Town Council have accepted the AGAR through a Town Council meeting an Internal Auditor is appointed to conduct an internal examination of the Town Councils accounts and budgets. The AGAR is then submitted to the external auditors, the Council issues a notice of Excise of Public Rights. 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 must be made available for inspection by any person interested.
Contacts
The Internal Auditor is Mr Ian Wright Accountant – CVS Audit, 3rd Floor, Suite 3, Burlington House, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 0LG.
The External Auditors are PKF Littlejohn, 1 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London E14 4HD.
Please contact the Responsible Finance Officer to make an appointment.
The Clerk is Jackie Maguire, Burscough Town Council, Interchange Building, Station Approach, Burscough L40 0RZ. Tel 01704 894914 / jackie.maguire@burscoughtc.org.uk
The Responsible Financial Officer is Sheila Gill Burscough Town Council, Interchange Building, Station Approach, Burscough L40 0RZ. Tel 01704 894914 / Sheila.gill@burscoughtc.org.uk
Annual Governance Return Documents
AGAR Report 2019/2020
Community Infrastructure Levy Reports
Each year, Burscough Town Council reports to West Lancashire Borough Council (WLBC) how it has managed the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies it has received from WLBC. The most recent yearly CIL reports are published on the WLBC website and are shown below:
Burscough CIL Report 2024 – 2025
Burscough CIL Report 2023 – 2024
Burscough CIL Report 2021 – 2022
Burscough CIL Report 2019 – 2020
Burscough CIL Report 2018 – 2019
Financial Regulations
The document shown below is a copy of the current regulations which govern all the financial activities and aspects of Burscough Town Council.