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Eastern Cape / B / EC444

Ntabankulu

A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.

Review source values

Financial resilience: a transparent indicator of financial position. Understand the calculation

Reported expenditureR 260,4M2024/25
Reported revenueR 226,6MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,632%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage-3,81 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Review source values

Reported asset values, cash or the repairs-to-asset ratio triggered a quality check. An unusual asset base or a source classification change may explain this. Raw arithmetic remains visible; the resilience score is withheld.

Evidence note 02

Evidence has limits

A resilience score requires all three comparable financial inputs and a source-quality check. Missing or flagged values stay unavailable.

Evidence note 03

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

Evidence note 04

Operating deficit

Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 231,7MR 185,2M
2023/24R 221,6MR 197,2M
2024/25R 260,4MR 226,6M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,834%
2023/240,915%
2024/250,632%

Where expenditure goes

Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.

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CategoryExpenditure
FinanceR 49 045 691,00
Asset ManagementR 30 672 522,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 24 808 680,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 18 124 887,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 16 015 876,00
Mayor and CouncilR 15 297 395,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 13 191 937,00
Project Management UnitR 12 799 463,00
ElectricityR 11 545 891,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 11 306 249,00
RoadsR 8 919 391,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 7 330 052,00
Control of Public NuisancesR 6 846 647,00
Information TechnologyR 4 820 160,00
Human ResourcesR 4 129 070,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 4 037 532,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 2 932 151,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 223 479,00
Governance FunctionR 2 040 861,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 1 928 947,00
Fleet ManagementR 1 878 610,00
Pollution ControlR 1 794 766,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 1 725 403,00
Literacy ProgrammesR 1 024 667,00
SewerageR 833 995,00
Development FacilitationR 808 030,00
EducationR 722 882,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 696 528,00
Nature ConservationR 559 580,00
Risk ManagementR 487 476,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 431 001,00
Animal Care and DiseasesR 320 622,00
Water StorageR 299 700,00
Valuation ServiceR 230 554,00
MarketsR 170 700,00
Legal ServicesR 134 553,00
Industrial PromotionR 96 000,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 51 900,00
Disaster ManagementR 42 500,00
Nonelectric EnergyR 21 617,00
Fencing and FencesR 14 500,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2021/22

Qualified

Source link unavailable
2020/21

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable
2018/19

Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items

Source link unavailable

An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.

Trace each indicator

The evidence behind the view.

IndicatorReported valueWhat it tells youEvidence
Repairs and maintenance0,632%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage-3,81 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-14,906%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.