Statement of Accounts

The Statement of Accounts is a formal document which complies with the accounting requirements which all local authorities are expected to meet.

When the Council has formally approved the draft Statement of Accounts, independent auditors (in the case of the Council, this has been the Audit Commission up to 2006/2007 and will be PKF from 2007/2008 onwards) ensure that the information which they contain is correct and that the Council’s financial position has been presented fairly. As part of the audit process, members of the public are able to examine the accounts and ask questions of the auditor.

On 8 September 2008, the Audit Committee approved an updated Statement of Accounts for 2007/2008, which incorporated a number of changes in presentation agreed with PKF following their audit work on the inital draft Statement of Accounts (approved by the Audit Committee on 25 June 2008). PKF have given their opinion that the 2007/2008 Statement of Accounts presents fairly the financial position of the Council, but the audit cannot be formally concluded and an audit certificate issued until PKF have completed their consideration of matters brought to their attention by a local authority elector. PKF are satisfied that these matters do not have a material effect on the Statement of Accounts.  The document can be downloaded from the link below.  Until the audit is finally completed, the auditor can be contacted as follows: Mr R Bint, Partner, PKF (UK) LLP, Farringdon Place, 20 Farringdon Road, London, EC1M 3AP.

 

Below are links to the most recent Statement of Accounts documents, as well as an Audit Commission document which explains the rights of the public to inspect the accounts and ask questions. Starting with 2006/2007, we have also produced a short summary of the accounts which is intended to be a simple introduction to the key financial information.

This information can be made available in large print, on audio tape or disk, or in another language upon request. Contact us on 01273 484141 or email lewesdc@lewes.gov.uk

Document	PDF
2007/08 (audit to be completed)
Summary of 2006/07 Accounts
2006/07 (latest audited Accounts)
Archive of previous years' Accounts
2005/06
2004/05
2003/04
2002/03
2001/02
Audit Commission: Councils’ Accounts Your Rights

If you have any comments about the Statement of Accounts or any suggestions as to how we can improve the way that we report the financial information that is included within them, we would be pleased to hear from you. Please contact the Council’s Financial Services Manager either by email to finance@lewes.gov.uk or in writing to the Financial Services Manager, Lewes District Council, Council Offices, Fisher Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2DQ.