Annual Accounts
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 - Regulations 16 (1) Notice is hereby given that an unqualified opinion on the West Devon Borough Council’s financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 was issued on 30 November 2022 by the Council’s Auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP. Grant Thornton have not issued their certificate of completion of the 2021/22 Audit yet because the audit cannot be formally concluded until they have completed the work necessary to issue their Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) Component Assurance statement for the year ended 31 March 2022 and concluded their work on Value for Money arrangements. The WGA guidance has yet to be released nationally. The notice of conclusion of the 2021/22 Audit will be added to the Website with the Auditor’s certificate as soon as this is available. The 2021/22 financial statements are available below: Lisa Buckle BSc (Hons), ACAAudit of Accounts for Year Ended 31 March 2022
Notice of Audit Opinion
Corporate Director of Strategic Finance (S151 Officer)
The Annual Accounts provide information on the income and expenditure of the Council during the financial year and records the assets and liabilities as at the year-end.
Our Annual Accounts are examined every year by external auditors to ensure that our financial accounting and the presentation of our accounts are conducted according to strict guidelines.
The Annual Accounts include information such as:
- The Comprehensive Income and Expenditure Statement - shows all the money we have received and all the money we have spent
- The Balance Sheet - shows the Council's assets (land, buildings, equipment, funds) and liabilities (money owed) at the end of the financial year.
More detailed information is included in these 100-page reports, such as:
- Employee costs & pensions
- Capital accounts
- Assets held
- Grants
Our Annual Governance Statement is published with the Annual Accounts and is available to download from the Corporate Governance page, situated in related pages on the right.
Statement of Accounts 2021-22
- Audited Statement of Accounts 2021-22 (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
- Annual Governance Statement 2021-22 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
- Audit Notice 2021-22 (PDF) [108KB] (opens new window)
Previous Years Accounts
2014/15
Statement of Accounts 2014-15 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
2015/16
Statement of Accounts 2015-16 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
2016/17
Statement of Accounts 2016-17 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
2017/18
Statement of Accounts 2017-18 (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
2018/19
Statement of Accounts 2018-19 (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
2019/20
Audited Statement of Accounts 2019-20 (PDF) [4MB] (opens new window)
2020/21
Annual Governance Statement 2020-21 (PDF) [563KB] (opens new window)
Audited Statement of Accounts 2020-21 (PDF) [3MB] (opens new window)
Notice of Audit Opinion 2020-21 (PDF) [115KB] (opens new window)
The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 - Regulations 16 (1) Notice is hereby given that an unqualified opinion on the West Devon Borough Council’s financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 was issued on 30 November 2022 by the Council’s Auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP. Grant Thornton have not issued their certificate of completion of the 2021/22 Audit yet because the audit cannot be formally concluded until they have completed the work necessary to issue their Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) Component Assurance statement for the year ended 31 March 2022 and concluded their work on Value for Money arrangements. The WGA guidance has yet to be released nationally. The notice of conclusion of the 2021/22 Audit will be added to the Website with the Auditor’s certificate as soon as this is available. The 2021/22 financial statements are available below: Lisa Buckle BSc (Hons), ACAAudit of Accounts for Year Ended 31 March 2022
Notice of Audit Opinion
Corporate Director of Strategic Finance (S151 Officer)
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