Statement of accounts
Our accounts set out the overall financial position and details the financial transactions relating to our activities for the last financial year.
The accounts for 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 are in draft and subject to audit. Our final accounts for earlier years are published below.
Responsible Financial Officer declaration for 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24.
The Council's external auditor, Grant Thornton, have not audited the 2021-22 or 2022-23 statement of accounts. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Council has published a set of draft accounts for each of these years. Due to a national audit backlog the Government is proposing the introduction of some back-stop dates which suggests these two financial years will not now be audited. The audit for 2023-24 is due to commence in the Autumn of 2024.
Annual audit
- 2023-2024 Audit inspection notice
- 2022-2023 Audit inspection notice
- 2021-2022 Audit inspection notice
- 2020-2021 Audit completion notice
- Auditors annual report 2021
- Auditors signed opinion 2021
- Letter of representation 2021
Notice of appointment of Auditor
For audits of Council accounts from 1 April 2018, Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) is responsible for appointing an auditor to principal local government and police bodies that have chosen to opt into its national auditor appointment arrangements. We have opted into this arrangement.
The PSAA board approved the appointment of Grant Thornton (UK) LLP to audit our accounts for a period of five years, covering the accounts from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2028. This appointment is made under regulation 13 of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015.