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Hessequa

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

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Reported expenditureR 689,6M2024/25
Reported revenueR 768,3MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio8,24%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage27,153 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.

Historical context

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 605MR 653,2M
2023/24R 656,2MR 714M
2024/25R 689,6MR 768,3M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/238,384%
2023/248,678%
2024/258,24%

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 226 798 085,00
RoadsR 64 710 265,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 52 455 166,00
Water DistributionR 50 291 846,00
SewerageR 38 472 047,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 37 507 785,00
FinanceR 31 927 284,00
Mayor and CouncilR 29 557 842,00
HousingR 25 625 763,00
Recreational FacilitiesR 13 454 485,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 12 128 337,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 9 616 573,00
Information TechnologyR 9 511 946,00
Property ServicesR 9 071 935,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 9 043 949,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 8 277 545,00
Human ResourcesR 8 154 048,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 8 137 999,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 7 917 274,00
Supply Chain ManagementR 7 250 428,00
Nature ConservationR 6 240 235,00
Legal ServicesR 4 035 770,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 742 981,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 2 493 461,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 2 395 248,00
Population DevelopmentR 2 168 304,00
Governance FunctionR 2 058 975,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 1 850 078,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 1 437 893,00
TourismR 1 307 281,00
PoundsR 1 231 576,00
Disaster ManagementR 1 195 779,00
Museums and Art GalleriesR 529 246,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2019/20

Unqualified - No findings

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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 maintenance8,24%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage27,153 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance10,247%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.