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Breede Valley

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

61,4 / 100Mixed resilience

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

Reported expenditureR 1,5B2024/25
Reported revenueR 1,5BRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio3,295%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage4,668 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

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 02

Operating deficit

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

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 1,2BR 1,3B
2023/24R 1,4BR 1,4B
2024/25R 1,5BR 1,5B

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/233,005%
2023/243,152%
2024/253,295%

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
ElectricityR 616 616 744,00
Water DistributionR 80 471 445,00
Waste Water TreatmentR 74 725 142,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 69 022 892,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 67 182 710,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 55 095 543,00
RoadsR 49 228 514,00
FinanceR 48 580 668,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 40 509 985,00
Mayor and CouncilR 40 448 170,00
Fleet ManagementR 35 759 917,00
Information TechnologyR 29 211 948,00
HousingR 25 921 713,00
Water TreatmentR 24 527 610,00
SewerageR 18 811 140,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 18 431 359,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 17 690 082,00
Human ResourcesR 17 150 910,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 16 639 734,00
Valuation ServiceR 15 547 518,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 13 781 005,00
Security ServicesR 12 307 834,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 11 558 484,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 10 236 055,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 8 953 173,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 8 592 865,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 8 588 626,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 7 918 422,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 6 966 182,00
Legal ServicesR 6 208 150,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 6 025 144,00
Governance FunctionR 4 551 855,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 3 720 842,00
Asset ManagementR 3 353 045,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 3 270 201,00
Risk ManagementR 3 047 379,00
Storm Water ManagementR 2 337 702,00
Public ToiletsR 2 108 359,00
Project Management UnitR 1 321 176,00
TourismR 1 111 018,00
Licensing and Control of AnimalsR 960 000,00
Animal Care and DiseasesR 781 389,00
Biodiversity and LandscapeR 210 843,00
Health ServicesR 82 832,00
Air TransportR 51 975,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - No findings

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 maintenance3,295%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage4,668 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-1,411%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.