Statement of accounts

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

There is a 30 working day public inspection period from 3 June 2024 to 12 July 2024. 
Inspect the council’s accounts

The date for publishing 2023/24 audited Statement of Accounts is estimated to be 30 September 2024.

Statement of Accounts 2022/23

The unaudited Merton Council Statement of Accounts for Financial Year 2022/23 and Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board (MSJCB) were published on 31 May 2023 in accordance with the statutory deadline for publication.

Draft Statement of Accounts 2022/23

Notice of delay in the publication of audited statement of accounts for year ended 31 March 2023

The accounts and audit regulations 2015

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. (See attached link: 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 Standards & General Purposes Committee will consider the results of the 2022/23 audit, after which we will publish the final audited accounts.

We will publish the audited accounts as soon as the audit is concluded, and Audit Report issued.

Date: 29 September 2023

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) - 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

• 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

Merton and Sutton Joint Cemetery Board (MSJCB)

2023/24

• MSJB Draft Statement of Accounts 2023/24
• MSJB Annual Governance Statement 2023/24

2022/23

• MSJB Draft Statement of Accounts 2022/23
• MSJB Annual Governance Statement 2022/23

2021/22

• MSJCB Annual Governance Statement 2021/22
• MSJCB Draft Statement of Accounts 2021/22
• MSJCB Annual Governance and Accounting Statements 2020/21
• MSJCB Review Report Certificate 2020/21