Inspection of Accounts

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Audit of accounts year ended 31 March 2025

The 2024 to 2025 draft statement of accounts is available. This Public Inspection Notice provides details of the public inspection period and how questions can be raised to the council and auditors.

Pursuant to the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 and the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2015, notice is hereby given that:

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s accounts are subject to external audit by, Darren Wells, Key Audit Partner, Grant Thornton UK LLP, 8 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7EA, email [email protected].

Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:

1. By prior appointment, from Tuesday 1 July 2025 until Monday 11 August 2025 between 10am and 4pm on weekdays, any person may (under section 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014) inspect the accounts of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the year ended 31 March 2025 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts). They should contact Shaheena Kabir, Head of Financial Reporting and Controls (interim) by email at: [email protected] or by phone on 07850 914214 to arrange receipt of files electronically or, an appointment to view in person. They may also receive copies of the accounts and documents, although multiple copies will be charged for.
2. From 10am on Tuesday 1 July 2025 until Monday 11 August 2025, a local government elector for the area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, or their representative, may ask the auditor questions about the accounts. Please contact the auditor at the address given above to make arrangements to ask any questions.
3. From 10am on Tuesday 1 July 2025 until Monday 11 August 2025, a local government elector for the area of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, or their representative, may object to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest or apply for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law (under section 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014). Written notice of a proposed objection and the grounds on which it is made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and copied to me at the address given below.

Dated: 30 June 2025

Mike Curtis

Executive Director of Resources (CFO)
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
3rd Floor,  Purple Zone
Kensington Town Hall
Hornton Street
London
W8 7NX