Council budget
Medium term financial strategy
Our medium term financial strategy covers the years 2023 to 2027 and demonstrates how the council will maintain financial stability, deliver efficiencies and support investment in priority services while demonstrating value for money and maintaining service quality. We plan how we will spend our money based on the priorities in the strategy. Herefordshire's key priority areas are:
- Connectivity - Connecting people digitally and physically across communities, in local neighbourhoods and to the wider world
- Wellbeing - Helping people feel safe, supported and valuing Herefordshire and their community
- Sustainability - Pride in Hereford's unique and beautiful environment and rural heritage and tackling the climate challenge through new approaches to sustainability
Annual statement of accounts
Our annual accounts for the preceding financial year are prepared in the period April to June. Under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 we are required to produce a comprehensive income and expenditure statement and a balance sheet and supporting statements including a narrative statement. We are also required to produce an annual governance statement.
During the year, Cabinet receives reports on financial performance and the accounts are approved at a meeting of the audit and governance committee in July. At the same meeting our external auditors submit their report on the audit of the accounts.
You can download the annual statement of accounts and other detailed financial out-turn information including the annual governance statement for previous financial years: