General Lighthouse Fund: annual report and accounts 2016
Information on the performance, progress and expenditure of the General Lighthouse Fund for the financial year ending 31 March 2016.
Documents
Details
General Lighthouse Fund accounts consolidate the General Lighthouse Authorities’ accounts. These accounts are maintained by the Department for Transport. The GLAs comprise:
- Trinity House in its capacity as a lighthouse service
- Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses (known as Northern Lighthouse Board)
- Commissioners of Irish Lights
The report and accounts of the General Lighthouse Fund are prepared pursuant to Section 211(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the 2015 to 2016 Government financial reporting manual (FReM) issued by HM Treasury. The accounting policies contained in the FReM follow international financial reporting standards to the extent that it is meaningful and appropriate to the public sector.
Past reports
General Lighthouse Fund accounts have been produced since 2002. Previous versions of the annual reports are available.