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Statement of Accounts 2023/24
The unaudited Merton Council Statement of Accounts for Financial Year 2023/24 and Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board (MSJCB) were published on 31 May 2024 in accordance with the statutory deadline for publication.
Draft Statement of Accounts 2023/24
A 30-day period giving public rights to inspect the accounts took place between 3 June 2024 and 12 July 2024.
The date for publishing 2023/24 audited Statement of Accounts will be 28 September 2025.
Notice of delay in the publication of audited statement of accounts for year ended 31 March 2024
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2024
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, due to the complex set of factors contributing to audit delays across the sector. The plan to remedy the situation and bring audit of accounts back to the original timetable is covered by legislation in the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2024.Therefore, this notification explains, as per paragraph 9(A3), that as we are not yet able to publish our audited 2023/24 final statement of accounts in line with the original deadline of 30 September 2023, we will publish our accountability statement by 27 February 2025. The Standards and General Purposes Committee will consider the results of the 2023/24 audit, after which we will publish the final audited accounts.
We will publish the audited accounts as soon as the audit is complete and not later than 28 February 2025
Updated: 6 December 2024
Statement of Accounts 2022/23
- Finalised Statement of Accounts 2022-23
(This document is not accessible to users of assistive technologies such as screen readers.) - Finalised Statement of Accounts 2022-23 (accessible version)
The auditors report for 2022/23 accounts was issued on 6 December 2024 and is included in the above document.
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2024
The following completion report from EY, our external auditors, contains further explanation about the Statutory Instrument which led to the disclaimer of opinion on the final accounts.
Audit Completion Report 22-23
(This document is not accessible to users of assistive technologies such as screen readers. We will publish an accessible version as soon as possible.)
Previous years
- Statement of Accounts 2021/22
- Statement of Accounts 2020/21
- Statement of Accounts 2019/20
- Statement of Accounts 2018/19
- Statement of Accounts 2017/18
- Statement of Accounts 2016/17
- Statement of Accounts 2015/16
- Statement of Accounts 2014/15
- Statement of Accounts 2013/14
- Statement of Accounts 2012/13
- Statement of Accounts 2011/12
- Statement of Accounts 2010/11
Summary Accounts
- Summary Accounts 2016/17
- Summary Accounts 2015/16
- Summary Accounts 2014/15
- Summary Accounts 2013/14
- Summary Accounts 2011/12
- Summary Accounts 2010/11
Annual Governance Statement
- Annual Governance Statement 2023/24
- Annual Governance Statement 2022/23
- Annual Governance Statement 2021/22 (unsigned version)
- Annual Governance Statement 2021/22 (signed version) - (This document is not accessible to users of assistive technologies such as screen readers)
- Annual Governance Statement 2020/21
- Annual Governance Statement 2019/20
- Annual Governance Statement 2018/19
- Annual Governance Statement 2017/18
Auditor’s Annual Report
- Audit Completion Report 22-23
- Auditor’s Annual Report 2021/22
- Audit Report 2021/22
- Auditor’s Annual Report 2020/21
- Annual Audit Letter 2019/20
Audit Completion Certificate
- Completion of Audit Certificate 2020/21
- Completion of Audit Certificate 2019/20
- Completion of Audit Certificate 2018/19
- Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2018/19
- Completion of Audit Certificate 2017/18
- Completion of Audit Certificate 2016/17