Statement of Accounts

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Statement of Accounts

Here you can find the current, and previous years', statement of accounts.

The Financial Report includes an explanatory foreword, the annual governance statement and independent auditor's report, as well as the statement of accounts itself.

The current and previous statements of accounts can be accessed in the box below.

The Annual Governance Report issued by the Council's appointed auditors is presented annually, in September, to the Audit and Governance Committee.

Financial Statements for year ending 31 March 2024

The Council's 2023/24 Unaudited Financial Statements were approved by the Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Development and Section 151 Officer on 31st May 2024. The Unaudited Financial Statements including Annual Governance Statement 2023/24 will be presented for approval by the Audit and Governance Committee on 8th July 2024. This document is now subject to audit by the Council's external auditors, KPMG LLP.

Financial Statements for year ending 31 March 2023

Boston Borough Council's Audited Financial Statements for the year ending 31 March 2023 have been authorised for issue.

The Finance Service

The finance service is responsible for providing financial and accounting advice to the Council, its members and its officers. It is responsible for the preparation and control of budgets; the formal setting of council tax; publishing the council's annual statement of accounts; audit; fees and charges; financial transparency; capital accounting and treasury management; income receipting; VAT and advice; and payable and receivable accounts.