Accounts, allowances and expenses

Accounts

Budget Book

Our Budget Book shows the budgets we have set for the financial year ending 31 March. You can view our Budget books for;

You can contact us to ask for a copy of a Budget Book from previous years.

Statement of accounts

The unaudited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 has been published.

The Statement of Accounts is unaudited and may be subject to change. The accounts are subject to audit by the Council’s external auditor KPMG LLP.

From 1 July 2025 to 11 August 2025 any interested person may inspect and make copies (of all or any part) of the accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts, except in relation to confidential and personal information.

The Council’s external auditor is

Emma Larcombe, Director,
KPMG LLP,
20 Station Road,
Cambridge,
CB1 2JD.

During the inspection period, local electors have the following rights:

  • to question the auditor about the accounting records (or have a representative do so for you)
  • to make an objection to the auditor which concerns a matter in respect of which the auditor could make a public interest report or could apply for a declaration that an item of account is unlawful

A proposed objection must be made in writing and sent to the external auditor and copied to the Council.

View a comprehensive guide to your rights on the National Audit Office website.

Any persons wishing to exercise their rights of inspection should contact Mark Jarvis, Financial Services Manager (01376 557810 or Mark.jarvis@braintree.gov.uk).

Our Statement of accounts sets out our financial performance and expenditure for the year ending 31 March. You can view our Statements of accounts for;

Building Control accounts

Our building control accounts show how much we have spent on our building control services.

You can contact us to ask for a copy of Building Control accounts from previous years.