Annual accounts
Latest accounts
Our Annual Statement of Accounts for the financial year are approved as a draft by the Director of Finance and Audit, being the relevant financial officer.
The draft accounts were approved on 27 June 2025. The final version is agreed by the Audit Committee, being the designated Committee, after external audit review. The statutory deadline for publishing the 2024/25 final accounts is 27 February 2026.
Public Sector Audit Appointments Ltd have made the appointment of Grant Thornton (UK) LLP to audit the accounts of Swindon Borough Council for five years from 2023/24 to 2027/28.
The annual accounts provide information on the Council's income and expenditure during the year and balances at the year end. They are prepared in accordance with the accounting practice that applies to all local authorities.
The draft statement of accounts for 2024/25 and other related documents can be downloaded below:
Previous years' accounts
Our 2023/24 Statement of Accounts were approved by the Audit Committee and signed by the Corporate Director of Finance and Audit and authorised for issue on Tuesday, 28 January 2025.
The external auditors provided a qualified opinion as indicated in their reporting, due to a lack of assurance relating to the rollover of the 2022/23 pension liability. This has no General Fund impact.
- Statement of annual accounts 2023/24 (PDF)
- Audit Findings Report 2023/24 (PDF)
- Auditor’s Annual Report 2023/24 (PDF)
You can also view previous year's accounts via our annual accounts directory.
Annual audit letters and reports
The annual audit and inspection letter summarises the conclusions of the council's external auditors and any significant issues arising from their recent audits and inspections.
You can view recent annual audit letters and reports in our financial audit reports download.