Issue - meetings

(i)       to approve the Council’s audited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2021/22 as presented, subject to the final amendments being agreed with external auditors as highlighted in their report, following consultation with the Chief Executive and five political group leaders; and

(ii)      to note that the presentation of the audited Annual Accounts 2020/21 for those registered charities where the Council is the sole trustee has been deferred until the next meeting of this committee on 13 December 2022.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an overview of the Council’s 2021/22 audited Annual Accounts.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)      approve the Council’s audited Annual Accounts for the financial year 2021/22 as presented, subject to the final amendments being agreed with external auditors as highlighted in their report, following consultation with the Chief Executive and five political group leaders; and

(b)      note that the presentation of the audited Annual Accounts 2020/21 for those registered charities where the Council is the sole trustee has been deferred until the next meeting of this committee on 13 December 2022.

In response to a question relating to whether the annual accounts for the charities were usually submitted at a later meeting, the Chief Officer – Finance advised that they would usually be presented at the same time however with the OSCR deadline for submitting the charity accounts being 31 December this allowed for the Council’s annual accounts to be given priority.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.