Parish councils are funded by a small part of the Council Tax known as the parish precept.
How the precept is calculated
Each parish council forecasts how much money it is going to need the following year. This is then divided by the number of properties in the parish that fall into Band D Council Tax bands. This figure is adjusted to take account of such things as exempt properties and planned new houses to get the precept each Council Tax payer in the parish will contribute.
The tables below show those parishes that have spent over £140,000.
| Bromyard and Winslow Town Council | 2025/26 £ | 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | 178,050 | 184,650 |
| Parks/open spaces/public works | 39,150 | 43,050 |
| Grants | 34,000 | 36,000 |
| Civic expenses/events | 10,900 | 9,050 |
| Audit fees/insurance/subscriptions/legal fees | 22,000 | 22,000 |
| Council properties including car parks | 126,370 | 130,384 |
| Burial grounds | 21,600 | 23,900 |
| Town development | 14,500 | 6,500 |
| Net requirement | 446,570 | 455,534 |
| Projected income | -94,847 | -91,560 |
| Allocation from balances | -54,979 | -23,000 |
| Precept | 296,744 | 340,974 |
| Band D equivalent properties | 1,450 | 1,485 |
| Council Tax charge | £204.69 | £229.58 |
| Hereford City Council | 2025/26 £ | 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | 369,209 | 689,465 |
| Management offices and buildings | 93,662 | 110,054 |
| Election | 10,000 | - |
| Democratic and civic | 170,416 | 178,840 |
| Allotments | 18,200 | 10,000 |
| City costs | 478,910 | 383,413 |
| Tourist Information Centre | 100,337 | 95,984 |
| Total expenditure | 1,240,734 | 1,467,756 |
| Interest received | -42,000 | -42,000 |
| TIC sales income | -26,000 | -6,000 |
| Contributions to reserves | -84,743 | -160,406 |
| Net requirement | 1,087,991 | 1,259,350 |
| Precept | 1,087,991 | 1,259,350 |
| Band D equivalent properties | 16,540 | 16,772 |
| Council Tax charge | £65.78 | £75.09 |
| Kington Town Council | 2025/26 £ | 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Administration expenses | - | 97,800 |
| Open spaces | - | 44,500 |
| Grants | - | 7,500 |
| Festivals and events | - | 29,700 |
| Provision for asset transfer/legal costs | - | 35,000 |
| Churchyard maintenance | - | 7,400 |
| Net requirement | - | 221,900 |
| Estimated other income | - | -2,000 |
| Allocation from reserves | - | -46,900 |
| Precept | 134,000 | 173,000 |
| Band D equivalent properties | 923 | 928 |
| Council Tax charge | £145.24 | £186.37 |
| Ledbury Town Council | 2025/26 £ | 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Amenity areas | 60,547 | 84,946 |
| Recreation ground | 26,530 | 26,480 |
| Burial grounds | 83,647 | 54,216 |
| Operating costs | 397,630 | 453,933 |
| Listed buildings | 37,011 | - |
| Services and community grants | 113,440 | 116,023 |
| Civic | 5,890 | 7,130 |
| Council properties | 40,030 | 99,837 |
| Economic development and planning | 19,500 | 20,770 |
| Public toilets | 1,500 | 8,600 |
| Total expenditure | 785,725 | 871,935 |
| Estimated working balance | -51,103 | -56,076 |
| Net requirement | 734,622 | 815,859 |
| Precept | 734,622 | 815,859 |
| Band D equivalent properties | 3,697 | 3,817 |
| Council Tax charge | £198.71 | £213.75 |
| Leominster Town Council | 2025/26 £ | 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Administration/accommodation | 440,379 | 485,397 |
| Amenity/environment | 292,984 | 267,753 |
| CCTV | 14,279 | 14,922 |
| Festive lights | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Grants/community support | 23,000 | 28,500 |
| Civic | 3,650 | 4,000 |
| Closed churchyard | 4,000 | 5,000 |
| Elections | 100 | 100 |
| Sport/leisure/recreation | 14,280 | 28,788 |
| Tourist Information Centre | 86,503 | 72,096 |
| Contingency | 5,000 | 5,066 |
| Total expenditure | 904,175 | 931,622 |
| Projected income | -158,200 | -149,276 |
| Allocation from balances | -9,800 | 0 |
| Net requirement | 736,175 | 782,346 |
| Precept | 736,175 | 782,346 |
| Band D equivalent properties | 3,681 | 3,738 |
| Council Tax charge | £199.98 | £209.28 |
| Ross-on-Wye Town Council | 2025/26 £ | 2026/27 £ |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | 245,629 | 272,328 |
| Amenities and outdoor services | 234,878 | 277,044 |
| Community, markets and tourism | 125,809 | 126,537 |
| Community safety/transport/advisory services | 22,662 | 28,295 |
| Civic costs | 9,155 | 11,287 |
| Assets and property portfolio | 88,353 | 85,271 |
| Projects | 56,745 | 10,000 |
| Total expenditure | 783,231 | 810,762 |
| Income | -86,689 | -112,238 |
| Reserves | -63,342 | 3,192 |
| Net requirement | 633,200 | 701,716 |
| Precept | 633,200 | 701,716 |
| Band D equivalent properties | 4,247 | 4,357 |
| Council Tax charge | £149.11 | £161.04 |