February 2026 – audit opinion data

The number of audit opinions delivered as at 28 February 2026 is shown in the table below.

Please note: values including Pension Fund audits are shown in brackets.

Audit year –
publishing date / backstop date
Number of opted-in bodies / auditsPercentage of audits complete by publishing date / backstop dateNumber of audits outstanding per year at 28 February 2026Percentage of audits outstanding per year at 28 February 2026Number of incomplete audits by the oldest outstanding year
2024/25
27 Feb
2026
457 (531)92% (93%)36 (39)8% (7%)18 (21)
2023/24
28 Feb 2025
460 (534)90% (89%)18 (18)4% (3%)12 (12)
2022/23
30 Sep 2023
467 (540)1% (1%)6 (6)1% (1%)2 (2)
2021/22
30 Nov 2022
467 (540)12% (10%)4 (4)1% (1%)0 (0)
2020/21
30 Sep 2021
474 (547)9% (9%)4 (4)1% (1%)2 (2)
2019/20
30 Nov 2020
478 (552)45% (44%)2 (2)<1%2 (2)
2018/19
31 Jul 2019
487 (561)57% (59%)000

You can access a breakdown of detailed audit opinion data up to 28 February 2026 in this report.