Spending
Precept 2026/27
£15,000.00
Band D charge
£31.91
per year
Tax base
470.02
Band D equivalents
Your Band D council tax includes £31.91 for Nettlestead Parish Council — about 61p per week. The largest costs are Grounds & Maintenance and Clerk Salary & Admin.
This is the parish share only. It is 1.3% of a Band D bill of £2,404.00; the rest funds Kent County Council, Maidstone District Council, the police and the fire service.
Where the rest of your council tax goes
A Band D bill for this area, broken down. The parish precept above is the part this council decides; the rest is set by others.
Council tax figures from CivAccount (Maidstone District Council and Kent County Council), published under the Open Government Licence. The parish figure is this council's own. "District, police and fire" is the remainder once the parish and county shares are taken out, not a separately published number.
Budget 2026/27
Total: £15,000.00
Community Infrastructure Levy
CIL money must be spent on infrastructure that supports the development of the parish. It is held and reported separately from the precept.
| Date | Payee & purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2026 | Downland Surfacing Ltd Footpath improvement — Maidstone Road (CIL funded) | £3,850.00 |
CIL spent: £3,850.00
Payments
| Date | Payee & purpose | Heading | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2026 | HM Revenue & Customs PAYE and NI — quarter to September |
Clerk Salary & Admin | £241.80 |
| 15 Aug 2026 | J Geary Clerk salary — quarter to September |
Clerk Salary & Admin | £962.50 |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Meadowfield Play Services Ltd Playground repairs following annual inspection |
Grounds & Maintenance | £480.00 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Village Hall Management Committee Grant towards heating controls |
Village Hall Grant | £1,200.00 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Shieldwell Municipal Insurance Annual parish insurance premium |
Insurance | £780.00 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | County Association of Local Councils Annual subscription |
Training & Audit | £315.00 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | Harkness Audit LLP External audit fee (AGAR) |
Training & Audit | £420.00 |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Riverside Grounds Care Grass cutting — recreation ground, June |
Grounds & Maintenance | £340.00 |
| 13 Jun 2026 | Riverside Grounds Care Grass cutting — recreation ground, May |
Grounds & Maintenance | £340.00 |
| 5 Jun 2026 | Defibrillator Care Partnership Defibrillator battery and pads |
Community Projects | £189.00 |
| 24 May 2026 | County Association Training New councillor induction — two places |
Training & Audit | £190.00 |
| 9 May 2026 | Downland Footpath Services Footpath KH31 vegetation clearance |
Highways & Footpaths | £275.00 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Fieldgate Signs Speedwatch warning signage |
Community Projects | £214.00 |
| 9 Apr 2026 | Downland Surfacing Ltd Footpath improvement — Maidstone Road (CIL funded) |
Highways & Footpaths CIL | £3,850.00 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Parish Office Supplies Postage, printing and Clerk's expenses |
Clerk Salary & Admin | £86.40 |