Finance

Budget and spending

Newport City Council's expenditure, income and budgets are split into the revenue account, which covers the day-to-day running costs of providing services including on salaries, rates, insurance, telephones, electricity, gas and basic repairs, and the capital account which includes spending on new facilities and major repairs and maintenance. 

Download the 2020/2021 Newport City Council budget dashboard (pdf)

Download the 2019/2020 Newport City Council budget dashboard (pdf)

Download the 2018/2019 Newport City Council budget dashboard (pdf)

Download the 2017/2018 Newport City Council budget dashboard (pdf)

Download the 2016/2017 Newport City Council budget dashboard (pdf)

Payment of invoices

To switch to BACS payments and have any payments from the council paid direct into your bank account please contact the payment section at Newport City Council.  

Download the council's Financial Regulations (pdf)

Download Contract Standing Orders (pdf)  

Council annual reports and accounts

The Audit of the Statement of Accounts 2021-22 concluded on 30th January 2023 and is published below.  

This year, in common with the experience of other Councils, this process was extended whilst awaiting a retrospective statutory override that has revised the traditional presentation of Infrastructure assets nationally.

Download Newport City Council statement of accounts 2021-2022 (pdf)

Download Notice of Completion of Audit 2021-22 (pdf)

Previous years

Download Newport City Council audited statement of accounts 2020-2021 (pdf) 

Download the public notice for the Audit of accounts for Newport City Council 2020/21 (pdf) 

Download Newport City Council statement of accounts 2019-2020 (pdf)

Download the public notice for the Audit of accounts for Newport City Council 2019/20 (pdf) 

Download Newport City Council statement of accounts 2018-2019 (pdf)

Download the notice of completion of audit 2018-2019 (pdf)

Download Newport City Council statement of accounts 2017-2018 (pdf)

Download the public notice for the completion of audit (pdf)

Download the Report and accounts 2016-2017 (pdf)

Download the Report and accounts 2015-2016 (pdf)

Download the public notice for the Audit of accounts for Newport City Council 2015/16 (pdf)

Download the Report and accounts 2014-2015 (pdf)

Download the public notice for the Audit of accounts for Newport City Council 2014/15 (pdf) 

Download the 2014/2015 Budget and Medium-Term financial plan (pdf) 

Download the Report and accounts 2013-2014 (pdf) 

Download the Summary of accounts 2012-2013 (pdf) 

Gwent Crematorium

Download the Audited Return for 2020/21 (pdf)

Download the public notice for Audit of Accounts for Gwent Crematorium 2020/21 (pdf)

Previous years

Download the Audited Return for 2019/20 (pdf)

Download the public notice for Audit of Accounts for Gwent Crematorium 2019/20 (pdf)

Download Gwent Crematorium Statement of accounts 2018-2019 (pdf)

Download the notice of completion of audit 2018-2019 (pdf)

Download Wales Audit Office: Gwent Crematorium annual return for the year ended 31 March 2018 (pdf) 

Download the Greater Gwent Crematorium Joint Committee: Independent Examination of the 2017-18 Annual Return (pdf)

Download Gwent Crematorium report and accounts 2017-2018 (pdf)

Download the notice for Gwent Crematorium report and accounts 2017-2018 (pdf) 

Download Gwent Crematorium report and accounts 2016-2017 (pdf)

Download the public notice for the Audit of accounts for Gwent Crematorium 2015/2016 (pdf)

Download Gwent Crematorium report and accounts 2015-2016 (pdf)

Download the public notice for the Audit of accounts for Gwent Crematorium 2014/15 (pdf)

Download Gwent Crematorium report and accounts 2013-2014 (pdf)

Gwent Archives

Notice - Audit of Accounts 2020/21 (pdf)

Notice of Conclusion of the Audit of Accounts 2020/2021 (pdf)

National Fraud Initiative (NFI) fair processing notice

Newport City Council is required by law to protect the public funds it administers and may share information provided to it with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds, in order to prevent and detect fraud.

Read about the NFI in Newport

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