Each year, local authorities have a duty to publish the annual statement of accounts by 30th June.
The purpose of the statement of accounts is to inform interested parties of the Council's finances and includes such information as the Council's assets and liabilities at the end of the financial year, the cost of the services provided by the Council and the way in which these services were financed.
Each year the Statement of Accounts typically includes the following information:
- Director of Finance & Resource's Foreword
- Certification of Accounts
- Movement in Reserves Statement
- Comprehensive Income and Expenditure Account
- Balance Sheet
- Cash Flow Statement
- Statement of Accounting Policies
- Housing Revenue Account
- Collection Fund
- Audit Opinion (When available)
- Annual Governance Statement
You may download our annual Statements of Account from the links below:
Statement of Accounts 2004-05 Opens in a new window
- Annual Audit Letter 2004-05 Opens in a new window
Statement of Accounts 2005-06 Opens in a new window
Statement of Accounts 2006-07 Opens in a new window
Statement of Accounts 2007-08 Opens in a new window
- Annual Audit Letter 2007-08 Opens in a new window
Statement of Accounts 2008 - 09 Opens in a new window
- Annual Audit Letter 2008-09 Opens in a new window
Statement of Accounts 2009-10 Opens in a new window (Subject To Audit / Outstanding Objections)
- Annual Audit Letter 2009-10 Opens in a new window
Audit of Accounts - Notice of Public Rights 2010-11 Opens in a new window
Statement of Accounts 2010-11 Opens in a new window (As approved at Full Council 29 September 2011)
Grant Claim Audit Letters
Local authorities claim large sums of public money in grants and subsidies from central government and other grant-paying bodies and are required to complete returns providing financial information to government departments. Our auditors certification work provides assurance to grant-paying bodies that claims for grants and subsidies are made properly or that information in financial returns is reliable.
You can find the latest report from the auditors below.
Should you require any further information, please contact Peter Lawrence telephone 01720 424000 or contact enquiries@scilly.gov.uk
