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 Audited Financial Statements were approved by Audit and Governance Committee on 14^th October 2024. The external audit by KPMG LLP has now concluded.

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.