The Statement of Accounts is a summary of the financial performance for the year and the financial position of the Council.
The Council's accounts are prepared in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations and the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom and the associated guidance issued by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
2023/24 Statement of Accounts:
Draft Statement of Accounts 2023-24
Delayed Publication of the Audited Statement of Accounts 2023/24
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 – Regulation 10, as amended by The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022 requires that the audited accounts and opinion is published by 30 September 2024. As at 30 September, our external auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, has not yet completed the audit. The delay has arisen due to resource capacity constraints on the part of the external auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP. We are continuing to work closely with the audit team as they complete their work. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, we have published a set of draft accounts. We will publish a final set of accounts as soon as the audit is concluded, and the Audit Report issued. This notice of delayed audit is being published in accordance with Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.
Tim Sams - Head of Finance
2022/23 Statement of Accounts:
The Audit has now completed and the final version of the accounts are shown below. The Audit Cetificate is included within the Statement of Accounts document on page 17.
Statement of Accounts 2022-2023