How we’re funded

The Parish Council is funded through a portion of your council tax charge. A ‘precept’ is issued to Swindon Borough Council who add the charge to your base council tax, much as the police and fire services do.

How the funding is changing

In 2016, Swindon Borough Council embarked upon a project to reduce expenditure in a number of non-essential areas in order for it to be redirected towards duties such as adult social care and child protection.  As a result, the Parish Council agreed to take on the responsibility of a package of services such as grass cutting, shrub maintenance, and litter picking in public areas. Please visit Finance, Policies/Contracts & HR – Chiseldon Parish Council to find out more about the budget and precept.

Looking to the future

The Council is also working to improve the facilities it provides in the Parish.  Most significantly the council intends to improve the playing fields and changing rooms while at the same time putting money to one side to replace the recreation hall, which will be nearing its end of life soon, with a multi-purpose building which will become the heart of the Parish.

It is hoped that these improvements will open up income-generation opportunities for the council which will reduce its reliance on the precept alone.

Parish Size in 2017

Swindon Borough Council performed a Community Governance Review in 2015 which resulted in the formation of new Parish Councils within Swindon and the surrounding area.  As part of that review, two areas that were within Chiseldon Parish, namely Coate and Badbury Park were moved into the Central Swindon South Parish Council area.  The resultant effect being a decrease in the number of residences sharing the burden of the Chiseldon precept.  The number of Band D equivalent homes was reduced from 1144.4 to 996.40 due to this change.

December 2024 Update

In December 2024, the new tax base for council tax payments was provided by Swindon Borough Council. The figure is 1081.50.  The council’s precept for the 25/26 financial year will be £173,000, rising from £160,000.  This will increase a band D annual amount from £150.49 to £159.96.  This is £9.47 per year, .78p per month or .18p per week.

The full listing of precept payments for all bandings for 25/26 is:

 Use of S106 funds

At our August 2023 full council meeting, the council voted to request the following S106 funds be allocated for use in Chiseldon for our own projects, from funds held with SBC.

Update, October 2024 – The Parish Council’s requests for these funds were refused by SBC

Contact us

If you want to discuss any aspect of the Council’s finances, then please contact the Parish Clerk or feel free to attend one of our meetings which have a dedicated public recess.