Brentwood Borough Council
Statement of accounts for year ending 31 March 2022
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP. This is due to their planned phased approach to delivering the 2021/22 audits in light of a variety of complex factors contributing to audit delays in previous years. This situation is allowed by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. For more information, visit legislation.gov.uk – Accounts and audit regulations 2015. This notification explains, as per Regulation 10 paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2021/22 final statement of accounts in line with publication date of 30 November 2022, as per paragraph (1).
The Audit & Scrutiny Committee will consider the results of the 2021/22 audit at a meeting in 2023 (date to be determined) after which we will publish the final audited accounts.
View the unaudited accounts for the year ending 31 March 2022 (PDF).
30 November 2022
Jacqueline Van Mellaerts CPFA, Corporate Director (Finance & Resources) & S151 Officer.
Delay in publication of 2020-21 audited accounts
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ending 31 March 2021 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, as it is scheduled to take place after the end of September 2021 at the request of our external auditors. This is to make sure that there are sufficient and appropriate audit resources to safeguard audit quality and professional standards.
This situation is allowed by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, as amended by the Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 No. 404. For more information, visit legislation.gov.uk – Accounts and audit regulations 2015 and Legislation.gov.uk - The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
This notification explains, as per Regulation 10 paragraph (2a), that we're not yet able to publish our audited 2020/21 final statement of accounts in line with publication date of 30 September 2021, as per paragraph (1).
30 September 2021
Jacqueline Van Mellaerts CPFA, Corporate Director (Finance & Resources) & S151 Officer
Statement of Accounts
- Unaudited Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2022 (PDF)
- Unaudited Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2021 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2020 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2019 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2018 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2017 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2016 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2015 (PDF)
- Statement of Accounts for year ended 31st March 2014 (PDF)