Statement of accounts

Notice of appointment of auditor to Salford City Council from 2023/24 

Under Section 8(2) of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, the council must publish a notice relating to the appointment of its auditor. 

For audits of the accounts from 2023/24, Public Sector Audit Appointments Limited (PSAA) is responsible for appointing an auditor to principal local government and police bodies that have chosen to opt into its national auditor appointment arrangements. Salford City Council opted into this arrangement.

At its meeting in October 2022, the PSAA Board appointed Mazars LLP to audit the accounts of Salford City Council for a period of five years, for the accounts from 2023/24 to 2027/28. This appointment is made under regulation 13 of the Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015.

The audited 2024 to 2025 statement of accounts

The 2024 to 2025 statement of accounts have been signed off by external audit.
Any local government elector may make a copy of the full document or any part of it. Copies of the entire document may be purchased at a cost of £30 per copy by written application to the corporate accountancy team at Salford Civic Centre or by email to council.finances@salford.gov.uk. Alternatively, it is available to download below. The auditor’s annual report and the council's annual governance statement are presented alongside the accounts.

Rachel Rosewell
Chief finance officer
Date: 27 February 2026

The unaudited 2025 to 2026 statement of accounts

The draft unaudited statement of accounts are available below along with the notice of public rights. The accounts are subject to external audit.

Any local government elector may make a copy of the full document or any part of it. Copies of the entire document may be purchased at a cost of £30 per copy by written application to the corporate accountancy team at Salford Civic Centre or by email to council.finances@salford.gov.uk. Alternatively, it is available to download below. The council's annual governance statement is presented alongside the accounts.

Rachel Rosewell
Chief finance officer
Date: 24 September 2026

This page was last updated on 24 September 2026