Annual financial reports

This section provides comprehensive information about the council's finances for the last three years. For earlier years see the Archived Financial Reports page.

Financial performance of the council

Our Annual Financial Report shows the financial performance of the council in the financial year. It includes the audited Statement of Accounts prepared in accordance with the Code of Practice On Local Authority Accounting in the UK and the Best Value Accounting Code of Practice (BVACOP).

Annual financial reports

Download the latest financial reports

Download previous financial reports

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Notice of Delay to the Publication of the Unaudited Draft Statement of Accounts 2023-24

The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require the Council to publish the unaudited Statement of Accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2024 by 31 May 2024. The Council hereby gives notice of a delay to the publication of the unaudited draft Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2024

The delay has arisen due to the previous financial years’ financial statements remaining unaudited. This has directly impacted on the Council's ability to produce and publish draft Financial Statement’s in respect of 2023-24.

The draft Statement of Accounts for year ended 31 March 2024 will be published and made available on this webpage as soon as it is practical to do so.

Notice of Delay to Publication of the Unaudited Draft Statement of Accounts 2022 - 2023

The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022 require the Council to publish the unaudited Statement of Accounts for the financial year ending 31 March 2023 by 31 May 2023.

The Council hereby gives notice of a delay to the publication of the Unaudited Draft Statement of Accounts 2022/23. The delay has been caused by the ongoing audit of the Draft Statement of Accounts for 2020-2021.

Notice of Delay to the Publication of the Audited Statement of Accounts 2021 - 2022

The Council hereby gives notice of a delay to the publication of audited Statement of Accounts 2021 to 2022. The delay has been caused by previous financial years’ Financial Statements remaining unaudited.

Notice of Delay to the Publication of the Audited Statement of Accounts 2020 - 2021

The Council hereby gives notice of a delay to the publication of audited Statement of Accounts 2020 to 2021. The delay has been caused by the requirement to address areas for development that were raised during the 2019 to 2020 audit and competing demands on staff resources, due in part to the continued financial reporting requirements relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

External audit

Read more about the council's Budget (PDF, ModernGov).