Notice of Non Conclusion of the Audit of Accounts: Years ended 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023

Publication of statement of accounts, annual governance statement and narrative statement

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 – Regulation 10

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 has not yet been completed by our external auditor, EY LLP, due to the planned phased approach to delivering the 2021/22 audits in light of a variety of complex factors contributing to recent audit delays. 

This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 which can be found on the government's Legislation website.

Therefore, this notification is to explain, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2021/22 final statement of accounts in line with the deadline of 30 November 2022, as per paragraph (1). The Audit and Governance will consider the final results of the 2021/22 audit when it is completed, after which we will publish the final audited accounts for that year.

See the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 (PDF, 2.3MB)

Statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023

The draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has not been completed due to the delay in completing the audit of the financial statements for 2020/21 since it relies on the comparative figures for the year ended 31 March 2022 and the brought forward figures as at 1 April 2022 in order to present a true and fair view.

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 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. This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)). Therefore, this notification explains, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2022/23 final statement of accounts in line with deadline of 30 September 2023, as per paragraph (1). The Audit and Governance Committee will consider the results of the 2022/23 audit, after which we will publish the final audited accounts.

Nigel Kennedy
Head of Financial Services
Oxford City Council
Town Hall
St Aldate’s 
Oxford
OX1 1BX
Email: nkennedy@oxford.gov.uk
Tel: 01865 252039

Audited Accounts

Our most recent set of audited accounts cover the year ending 31 March 2021. You can download our accounts below:

Download the Audited Statement of Accounts 2020-21 (PDF 1.87MB)

Annual Governance Statement for the 2021-22 Financial Year

Our most recent Annual Governance Statement for 2021-22 can be downloaded using the link below:

Download the Annual Governance Statement 2021-22 (PDF 234kB)

Auditor's Annual Report for the 2020-21 Financial Year

Our most recent Auditor's Annual Report for 2020-21 can be downloaded using the link below:

Download the Auditor's Annual Report 2020-21 (PDF 1.54MB)

Documents from previous years

Contact the Finance Team

Address: Oxford City Council
Town Hall
St Aldate's
Oxford
OX1 1BX

Telephone: 01865 252851