Public money · municipality
Richmond
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Richmond Local Municipality Council.
Income statement, headline items
Original budget, adjusted budget and audited actual side by side; each is its own figure
| Financial year | Item | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | R 153 507 144 | R 154 416 959 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 176 951 300 | R 186 169 999 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | −R 23 444 156 | −R 31 753 040 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 150 847 013 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 166 319 668 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 15 472 655 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 147 927 560 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 170 010 344 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 22 082 784 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 140 755 566 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 155 560 698 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | −R 14 805 132 |
Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
As the municipality reported it; not a finding of wrongdoing by itself
| Year | Unauthorised | Irregular | Fruitless and wasteful |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | R 0 | R 0 | R 498 295 |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 0 | R 6 137 |
| 2021/22 | R 2,4 million | R 1,3 million | R 15 221 |
| 2020/21 | R 6,7 million | R 23 million | R 464 868 |
| 2019/20 | R 12 million | R 15 million | R 589 807 |
| 2018/19 | R 7,4 million | R 37 million | R 9,0 million |
| 2017/18 | R 40 million | R 2,2 million | R 0 |
| 2016/17 | R 20 million | — | — |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2018/19 | Qualified | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Adverse opinion | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
Capital expenditure by type
Latest audited year with figures; original and adjusted budgets beside the audited actual
| Type | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprecation | R 20 million | — | R 15 million |
| New | R 2,3 million | — | R 4,6 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 11 million | — | R 9,2 million |
| Upgrading | R 22 million | — | R 20 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Sport, Arts and Culture | R 2,7 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 2,4 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,9 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 18 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 1,5 million |
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 11 million |
- capital
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- conditional grant
- 2012/13 – 2018/19
- income expenditure
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- uifw expenditure
- 2011/12 – 2023/24
Tender notices by the municipality
Where the municipality publishes on the eTender portal under its demarcation name
Why no ward figures
National Treasury reports municipal finance for the municipality as a whole. Mandate SA shows it at that level and never divides it across wards; a ward’s page links here instead.