County set to face funding gap of £22m

CONWY County Council still faces a daunting £22m funding gap for 2026/27.

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A report being discussed by the council’s governance and audit committee on Monday outlines both the current financial position and the challenges ahead.

The report revealed the financial outturn for 2024/25 left a “small end-of-year surplus” of £345,000, with services over budget by £8.7m, but this was “offset by additional Welsh Government funding and other corporate gains”.

As of 31 March 2025, Conwy’s revenue reserves stood at just under £29.5m, an increase of nearly £4m.