Annual Return

Annual Governance & Accountability Return 

The Annual Statement of Accounts is the statutory summary of the Council’s financial affairs for the financial year and is prepared in accordance with the Joint Council’s Governance & Accountability for Smaller Authorities in England for the relevant period. The purpose of the Annual Statement of Accounts is to give clear information on the income and expenditure of the council. The appointed External Auditor of Penrith Town Council, carries out an audit based on a summarised version of the accounts, the Annual Governance and Accountability Return. 

2024/25 Annual Accounts

The smaller authority’s AGAR is subject to review by the appointed auditor under the provisions of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 and the NAO’s Code of Audit Practice 2015.  The appointed auditor is:

Moore (Ref AP/HD)

Rutland House

Minerva Business Park

Lynch Wood

Peterborough

PE2 6PZ

2024/25 Annual Accounts 

Set out below as required by the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 is the publication of the audited accounting statements for the financial year ending 31 March 2025:  

Notice of Conclusion of Audit

Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement 2024-25

Section 2 – Accounting Statements 2024-25

Section 3 – External Auditor Report and Certificate 2024-25

Annual Internal Audit Report 2024-25

Final Report by the Internal Auditor for the year ending 31 March 2025

Please contact the Council Office for further information as this information may not be entirely accessible.