Statement of accounts

Independent auditor's report - late publication notice

2019/20

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ending 31 March 2020 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, BDO.

This situation is allowed by Regulation 10, paragraph (2) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 No. 404. For more information visit Accounts and audit regulations 2015 and The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 on legislation.gov.uk.

This notification, as per Regulation 10 paragraph (2), is that the council is not yet able to publish the audited 2019/20 final statement of accounts in line with publication date of 30 September 2020, as per paragraph (1).
 

2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 accounts

BDO are working over the summer, especially in relation to Value for Money, to sign off all of the accounts up to and including 2022/23 by the end of September 2024.
 

2023/24 accounts

The council has new auditors for the 2023/24 year and they are KPMG. Work is already being undertaken with KPMG in advance of the audit starting in mid-October.
 

Independent auditor's report 2018/19

BDO have audited the financial statements of Uttlesford District Council for the year ended 31 March 2019 in accordance with the requirements of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

Independent auditor's report 2018/19 (PDF) [177KB]
 

Annual Audit Letter 2018/19

The annual audit letter is issued following completion of the audit procedures for the year ended 31 March 2019.

Annual Audit Letter 2018/19 (PDF) [403KB]

You can find the annual audit letters from previous years on our annual audit letters page.
 

Inspecting financial documents

Printed versions of the Statements of accounts which include all of the original signatures may be inspected at the Council Offices in Saffron Walden. Ideally anyone wishing to do so should give 24 hours notice.