Our Statement of Accounts shows the income and expenditure for the financial year and our financial position at the end of the period. It is compiled and presented in accordance with the Accounting Code of Practice and satisfies all legislative requirements.
2025/2026 Statement of Accounts Public Inspection
After being approved by the Responsible Financial Officer as a true and fair view, draft accounts are placed "on deposit" online for 30 working days. This is so local electors can inspect them, ask questions about them or challenge them (see a guide to your rights ).
The deposit dates for the 2025/26 Statement of Accounts are Tuesday 1 July 2026 to Monday 11 August 2026. Below you will find:
- A copy of the draft 2025/26 Statement of Accounts
- A copy of the draft Annual Governance Statement for 2025/26
- A declaration explaining that these accounts are unaudited and subject to change
View further information about your inspection rights during this period, including how to contact the council’s auditors, Mazars.
2024 to 2025 Statement of Accounts
View the City of York Council Statement of Accounts 2024 to 2025 and the Annual Governance Statement for 2024 to 2025, as approved by the Audit and Governance Committee on 26 February 2026.
View the City of York Council Audit Completion Report 2024 to 2025 from the council’s auditors Forvis Mazars.
The audit has yet to be formally concluded as audit work on the Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) and objections raised in relation to the council’s financial statements are ongoing. The audit certificate will be made available in due course.
Statements from previous financial years
View Statement of Accounts from previous financial years.
Annual audit letters
Each year we receive a letter from our external auditors summarising the key findings of the previous year's inspection and audit work; view previous annual audit letters.
Summary of accounts
As an alternative to full statements, a summary of accounts highlighting key information was prepared for financial years between 2004/05 and 2012/13 (summaries are no longer a requirement).