Annual accounts

Our accounts set out the financial position of the council at the end of each financial year. They are independently audited.

Inspect our accounts

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:

1. Copies of the unaudited accounts of Midlothian Council and the Midlothian Integration Joint Board for the period from the 1 April 2025 to the 31 March 2026 will be available for public inspection from Tuesday 30 June 2026 to Tuesday 21 July 2026 at the offices of the Chief Financial Officer, Fairfield House, Lothian Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 3AA during normal business hours. A copy will also be placed on the Council’s website and Midlothian Integrated Joint Board website.
2. Any person interested may inspect a copy of the abstracts of the accounts to be audited and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts related thereto and may take copies of all or any part of the accounts;
3. No charge will be made for the inspection of documents or for the provision of electronic copies;
4. Any person interested may object to the accounts or any part of those accounts, no later than Wednesday 22 July 2026 sending their objection in writing, together with a statement of the grounds thereof, to the auditor, Claire Gardiner, Audit Scotland, 4th Floor, 102 West Port, Edinburgh, EH3 9DN. Sending a copy of that objection and statement to the Chief Financial Officer, Fairfield House, Lothian Road, Dalkeith, Midlothian, EH22 3AA.
5. The auditor shall, if requested by the person objecting, the authority, or by any officer of the authority who may be concerned, afford to that person or authority or officer, as the case may be, an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by the auditor with respect to that objection; and any such person or officer may so appear and be heard either personally or by a representative.

Download our statement of accounts

• Unaudited Annual Accounts 2025/26 (PDF)

2024/25

• Audited Annual Accounts 2024/25 (PDF)
• Unaudited Annual Accounts 2024/25 (PDF)

2023/24

• Audited Annual Accounts 2023/24 (PDF)
• Unaudited Annual Accounts 2023/24 (PDF)

2022/23

• Annual Audited Accounts 2022/23 (PDF)
• Unaudited Annual Accounts 2022/23 (PDF)