4 August 2026 – Finance Committee (minutes)

GREAT SANKEY PARISH COUNCIL
Finance Committee

Minutes of meeting: Tuesday 4th August 2026
Whittle Hall Community Centre

Chair: Cllr S Pennington
Present: Cllr N Catlow
Cllr M Hussain
Cllr B Simpson
Cllr P Watson

In Attendance: K Carter (Clerk)

1. To receive and approve any apologies for unavoidable absence.
No apologies.

2. To approve the minutes of previous meeting 30/6/26.
The draft minutes were moved and accepted as a true record of the meeting and signed as
such.

FINANCE/2026/08/58: Resolved to approve the minutes of the meeting held on 30thJune
2026 as a true record (LGA 1972 Sch 12 41(1).

3. To consider authorised signatories.
Membership of the Finance Committee has changed and therefore bank signatories were
reviewed. Cllrs Watson, Pennington and Simpson are already signatories although only Cllr
Watson has online access; the others will contact the bank to register fully for internet
banking. It was also agreed to replace Cllr Williams with Cllr Catlow as a signatory.

FINANCE/2026/08/59: Resolved to replace Cllr Williams with Cllr Catlow as a bank
signatory for the council.

4. To scrutinise financial expenditure arising since the last meeting, including
payments by Direct Debit.
A list of payments to be made had been circulated prior to the meeting. The following
payments were considered and approved.

Presented By Description Amount, £
Go Audits Go Audits annual user x 4 1,382.40
Natasha Cubbins Fairground Fun Day 13,992.00
Steve Mahon Gas Safety Certificates 360.00
Trade UK Centre Maintenance – TP 23.87
Amazon Business Hanging Baskets 87.92
Amazon Business Disposable gloves 68.99
Amazon Business Samsung Galaxy Phone 118.98
B&B Hygiene Ltd Cleaning supplies 475.11
Trade UK Tap lever and washer 11.96
Trade UK Titan Electric water timer 24.99
Trade UK Hose clip and dirty water pump 46.48
Ross PPE Apprentice 29.26
Amazon Business Hose pipe connectors 17.03

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Finance Committee

Minutes of meeting: Tuesday 4th August 2026
Whittle Hall Community Centre

Tudor Environmental Storage locker 178.96
Trade UK Replacement taps – WH/HL/HM 79.98
Trade UK Replacement tap – TP 62.99
Trade UK Flush pipe and flush button – TP 8.92
Ross Safety Wear Employee PPE 161.38
Ross Safety Wear Employee PP 382.33
Removal of maglocks and cabling for WH
NWFE door fit 210.00
Amazon Business Project Presentation Folders 29.22
Amazon Business Disposable Gloves 68.99
Equals Card Petty Cash top up 396.69
Total 18,218.45

FINANCE/2026/08/60: Resolved to authorise all payments listed (under LGA 1976 s19 or
LGA 1972 s15(5), s101, 111, 112, 133, 142 or 137).

The following direct debits on the Council’s account during June were also checked:

Novuna 01/06/2026 Electric Van Lease 456.20
WBC 01/06/2026 May Business Rates TP 301.00
WBC 01/06/2026 May Business Rates HM 214.00
WBC 01/06/2026 May Business Rates BB 227.00
WBC 01/06/2026 May Business Rates WH 191.00
Lex Autolease 01/06/2026 Council Electric Van Lease 851.98
Water Plus 01/06/2026 Water charges HM 45.60
Water Plus 01/06/2026 Water charges WH 74.96
Water Plus 01/06/2026 Water charges BB 122.98
BT 03/06/2026 WIFI/Telephone HL/TP/BB/HM 426.30
Smart Pension Ltd 11/06/2026 Pension payment March Wages 1518.04
Peninsula 12/05/2026 HR/H&S Services HR 515.48
British Gas 15/06/2026 Gas BB 81.57
British Gas 15/06/2026 Gas WH 57.33
British Gas 15/06/2026 Electricity HL 527.83
British Gas 15/06/2026 Gas TP 87.15
British Gas 15/06/2026 Gas HL 74.43
British Gas 15/06/2026 Electricity WH 62.94
British Gas 15/06/2026 Electricity BB 89.34
British Gas 15/06/2026 Electricity HL 59.71
Global 4 Comms 15/06/2026 Office 365/email Office 53.11
Water Plus 25/06/2026 Water charges TP 81.80
Water Plus 25/06/2026 Water charges HM 43.14
BT 29/06/2026 WIFI/Telephone WH 279.22
SSE Energy 29/06/2026 Electricity HL 1466.32
WBC 30/06/2026 June Business Rates TP 301.00
WBC 30/06/2026 June Business Rates HM 214.00
WBC 30/06/2026 June Business Rates BB 227.00

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Finance Committee

Minutes of meeting: Tuesday 4th August 2026
Whittle Hall Community Centre

WBC 30/06/2026 June Business Rates WH 191.00
Utility Warehouse 30/06/2026 Mobile phones Office 94.87
Water Plus 30/06/2026 Water charges HM 45.60
Water Plus 30/06/2026 Water charges WH 74.96
Unity Trust Bank 30/06/2026 Manual Handling Fee Office 5.20
Service Fee Charge 30/06/2026 Service Charge Office 25.45
TOTAL £9087.51

5. To consider any quotes received and authorise or make recommendations to full
Council where appropriate.
CCTV – to replace broken system at Tim Parry Recreation Ground and install new at
Penketh Business Park unit. 3 quotes had been obtained which were similar in cost.
Grounds staff will need to dig the trench for the ducting to the two car park cameras for all
quotes, but there are differences in the ongoing costs for the IT connection/app and supply
of plant hire. It was agreed to engage company 3 subject to further discussion with the
company and the council’s IT support to ensure there are no additional requirements or
hidden costs.

FINANCE/2026/08/61: Resolved to engage PSI Solutions to install CCTV at Tim Parry
Recreation Ground and Penketh Business Park subject to clarification that there are no
hidden costs or work required by council staff (Local Government & Rating Act 1997 s31).

Accounts software – the previous meeting had agreed that there were two options for
appropriate accounts software, Scribe or Rialtas Omega. Quotes had been obtained for
both, and it was agreed to obtain the Rialtas software to complement the Facilities
Bookings that the council already has.

FINANCE/2026/08/62: Resolved to purchase Rialtas Omega accounts software for council
use

6. To consider requests for financial assistance.
Chatty café – agreed free use of Tim Parry Community Centre on Friday lunchtimes.

FINANCE/2026/08/63: Resolved to allow free use of Tim Parry Community Centre for the
Chatty Café booking (LG (Misc. Prov.) Act 1976 s19)

7. Budget 2026-7: to scrutinise documentation and when satisfied as to correctness to
sign off financial reports and bank reconciliations for June.

FINANCE/2026/08/64: Resolved to accept the bank reconciliation and budget monitoring
pages for June 2026 (Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 reg 4).

8. To authorise payment of wages, tax and ERNIC for July.
The list of wages to be paid was considered and authorised. Total Employment Costs for
July (including salaries, pensions & HMRC) were £30,567.97

FINANCE/2026/08/65: Resolved to authorise payment of wages and HMRC costs
(£30,567.97 total) for July 2026 (LGA 1972 s112).

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