Town and parish councils with a budget over £140,000 have to publish details about their spending plans. A precept is the amount of money towns/ parishes say they need to raise from Council Tax to fund their activities.
Click on a town or parish below to see a breakdown of their precepts:
Chiddingfold Parish Council precepts
Chiddingfold Parish Council's estimated precept for 2025/26 is £158,486 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2024/25 - Gross (£) |
2024/25 - Net (£) |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
| Office and general services |
47,130 |
42,130 |
61,100 |
42,130 |
| Grass and hedge cutting |
12,000 |
9,840 |
12,000 |
10,180 |
| Other/external maintenance |
45,200 |
39,740 |
25,500 |
38,941 |
| Projects |
25,000 |
25,000 |
30,000 |
30,000 |
| Discretionary expend and donations |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
15,000 |
| Debt repayments |
4,568 |
4,568 |
4,568 |
4,568 |
| Transfer to/from EMRs |
17,667 |
17,667 |
22,600 |
17,667 |
| Precept |
166,565 |
153,945 |
170,768 |
158,486 |
Cranleigh Parish Council precepts
Cranleigh Parish Council's estimated precept for 2025/26 is £597,902 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2024/25 - Gross (£) |
2024/25 - Net (£) |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
| Office and general services |
130,454 |
113,414 |
142,433 |
112,434 |
| Recreation |
260,689 |
215,314 |
293,392 |
242,943 |
| Village hall |
46,882 |
36,232 |
64,303 |
28,303 |
| Cemetery |
114,402 |
83,029 |
126,668 |
94,263 |
| Other |
27,899 |
27,899 |
36,421 |
36,421 |
| (Use of)/contribution to balances |
63,500 |
63,500 |
83,538 |
83,538 |
| Precept |
643,826 |
539,388 |
746,755 |
597,902 |
Farnham Town Council precepts
Farnham Town Council's estimated precept for 2025/26 is £1,535,300 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2024/25 - Gross (£) |
2024/25 - Net (£) |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
| Professional services and administration |
133,000 |
133,000 |
148,450 |
148,450 |
| Governance and democratic services |
148,500 |
148,500 |
126,300 |
126,300 |
| Office and customer services |
128,900 |
128,900 |
153,250 |
153,250 |
| Grant funding |
81,500 |
81,500 |
116,000 |
116,000 |
| Planning, elections and publicity |
62,850 |
57,850 |
64,050 |
59,050 |
| Community development/community safety/CIL |
115,750 |
105,750 |
114,050 |
104,050 |
| Younger people projects |
106,000 |
106,000 |
109,000 |
109,000 |
| Grounds services, open spaces and gardens |
250,350 |
245,350 |
298,600 |
275,600 |
| Farnham in Bloom |
160,950 |
134,950 |
163,450 |
136,450 |
| Allotments |
20,950 |
3,700 |
21,800 |
3,800 |
| Public conveniences |
90,500 |
90,500 |
83,400 |
83,400 |
| Town centre incl. infrastructure project, Christmas lights and rural development |
130,150 |
119,150 |
150,500 |
136,000 |
| Tourism, events and farmers' market |
229,600 |
124,100 |
246,750 |
131,500 |
| Cemeteries |
147,950 |
42,950 |
151,050 |
39,450 |
| Bank interest and dividends |
- |
-75,000 |
- |
-87,000 |
| Subtotal |
1,806,950 |
1,447,200 |
1,946,650 |
1,535,300 |
| Less funding from council reserves |
- |
-22,382 |
- |
- |
| Precept |
1,806,950 |
1,424,818 |
1,946,650 |
1,535,300 |
Godalming Town Council precepts
Godalming Town Council's estimated precept for 2025/26 is £1,236,391 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
|
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
| Support and central services |
|
272,623 |
212,123 |
| Governance |
|
107,749 |
107,749 |
| IT and communication |
|
68,854 |
68,854 |
| Community grants |
|
65,100 |
65,100 |
| Democratic and civic expenses |
|
20,364 |
20,364 |
| Community spaces & maintenance |
|
97,798 |
24,318 |
| Allotments and street scene |
|
6,663 |
3,763 |
| Festivals, markets and events |
|
24,015 |
7,605 |
| Christmas lights |
|
48,600 |
48,600 |
| Museum services |
|
82,848 |
73,084 |
| Youth services |
|
349,562 |
336,162 |
| Public conveniences |
|
40,608 |
40,608 |
| Cemeteries and open spaces |
|
309,158 |
150,358 |
| Debt charges |
|
77,703 |
77,703 |
| Precept |
|
1,571,645 |
1,236,391 |
Godalming Town Council's estimated precept for 2024/25 is £1,147,744 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2024/25 - Gross (£) |
2024/25 - Net (£) |
| Administration |
758,427 |
601,076 |
| Civic expenses |
19,050 |
19,050 |
| Community buildings |
82,930 |
21,580 |
| Other land and property (incl. allotments) |
41,355 |
38,505 |
| Festivals and markets |
16,528 |
2,468 |
| Christmas lights |
46,016 |
46,016 |
| Museum |
84,560 |
76,776 |
| Youth service |
455,370 |
273,970 |
| Cemeteries |
144,460 |
-9,400 |
| Debt charges |
77,703 |
77,703 |
|
| Precept |
1,726,399 |
1,147,744 |
Haslemere Town Council precepts
Haslemere Town Council's estimated precept for 2025/26 is £464,890 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2024/25 - Gross (£) |
2024/25 - Net (£) |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
| Administration |
224,202 |
201,952 |
239,625 |
203,625 |
| Premises |
16,050 |
15,900 |
16,350 |
16,280 |
| External maintenance |
55,650 |
53,650 |
61,650 |
59,650 |
| Discretionary expenditure |
89,783 |
83,688 |
102,985 |
97,335 |
| Grants, special projects, use of balances |
103,350 |
83,350 |
99,000 |
88,000 |
| Precept |
489,035 |
438,540 |
519,610 |
464,890 |
Witley and Milford Parish Council precepts
Witley Parish Council's estimated precept for 2025/26 is £283,199 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:
| |
2024/25 - Gross (£) |
2024/25 - Net (£) |
2025/26 - Gross (£) |
2025/26 - Net (£) |
| Office and general services |
153,150 |
147,150 |
162,104 |
149,104 |
| Recreation, land and property management |
117,677 |
106,824 |
139,387 |
127,417 |
| Neighbourhood plan and other community projects |
9,250 |
9,250 |
8,550 |
8,550 |
| Cemetery and closed churchyard |
9,099 |
-1,076 |
9,828 |
-3,872 |
| Grants and donations |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Use of reserves/balances |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Precept |
291,176 |
264,148 |
321,869 |
283,199 |