Funding and accounts
Most of our funding comes from the Government via the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the form of an annual national park grant settlement. We also attract significant external funding and generate our own income from a variety of other sources such as other grants, interest earned on cash balances, planning application fee income, car park charges and retail services through our National Park Visitor Centres.
Our accounts are prepared in line with appropriate accounting standards and practices and have a reporting period from 1 April to 31 March in the following year. Following completion, accounts are subject to audit by external auditors who work in conjunction with the Authority’s own internal auditors to form an opinion on the accounts, systems and management arrangements of the Authority. This is included in the statement of accounts along with details of where our money comes from and how it is spent. We are required to have the audited statement of accounts approved by 30 September following the end of the financial year.
The Authority prepares a rolling three year financial plan which is reviewed annually by management and approved by the Authority prior to the start of the following financial year.
The budgets and statements of final account can be downloaded using the links provided.
Financial regulations
The National Park Authority’s Financial Regulations apply to all of the Authority’s activities. They form an integral part of the procedural and control framework within which Members and officers can ensure that the best standards of financial management and administration are applied in the discharge of the Authority’s statutory duties. The Financial Regulations form part of our Constitution.
Budgets
- Budget 2026-27
- Budget 2025-26
- Budget 2024-25
- Budget 2023-24
- Budget 2022-23
- Budget 2021-22
- Budget 2020-21
Statement of Accounts
The external audit of the Statement of Accounts for Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority for the financial year ending 31 March 2025 was officially completed on 27 February 2026 as per the notices and audit certificates below. The completed audited accounts, including a full audit opinion, were published on 27 February 2026. Copies of the audited accounts as well as the Auditor’s Annual Report for 2024/25 are available via the links below. Please note that these have been published in accordance with the Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/907), which came into force on 30 September 2024 and changed the deadline by which audited local authority accounts must be published. The statutory instrument states that for the financial year beginning in 2024, an authority must publish its accountability statements on or before 28 February 2026. Auditors Annual Report 2425
- Draft Statement of Accounts 2025-26
- Statement of Accounts 2024-25
- Statement of Accounts 2023-24
- Statement of Accounts 2022-23
- Statement of Accounts 2021-22
- Statement of Accounts 2020-21
- Statement of Accounts 2019-20
Member’s Allowances and Expenses
A Scheme of Members’ Allowances sets out the range of allowances and expenses available to Members of the Authority and the independent members of the Standards Committee during the course of their work for the Authority.
Details of the allowances and expenses that have been paid to Members can be downloaded using the links provided.