North West · Metropolitan district

St. Helens

2026/27 view

St. Helens · ONS E08000013

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

95/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Strong

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 1 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover97

Debt burden94

Liquidity94

Debt direction94

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £50.27m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

−£14.97m 22.9%

Service expenditure £401.80m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£27.46m 7.3%

Unallocated reserves £25.32m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

+£8.33m 49.0%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £401.80m

30.9%

Net revenue expenditure £203.95m

26.9%

Council Tax requirement £96.20m

21.9%

Unallocated reserves £25.32m

40.6%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population188,8612024 estimate

Latest net debt£50.27m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25

Unclassified roads14.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 54 / 130peer median 15.0%

A roads & motorways6.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 94 / 149peer median 4.0%

B & C roads11.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24

Rank 108 / 133peer median 5.0%

A roads & motorways6.0% red

Good 41.0%Amber 53.0%Red 6.0%

B & C roads11.0% red

Good 26.0%Amber 64.0%Red 11.0%

ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better

2014/152024/25

A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified

2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads5.7%84 km network

B, C & unclassified0.3%648 km network

Strengthening0.3%Resurfacing5.3%Preservation0.0%

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for St. Helens, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25

31.6%recycled

Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.2 percentage points vs 2023/24

163 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%

Residual waste506.3 kgper household−9.8 kg year on year

Waste collected337.7 kgper resident−9.2 kg year on year

Household waste63,772tonnes collected20,150 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

20,150 t recycled, composted or reused 43,622 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

31.6%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across St. Helens.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools

80 Open schools

25,931 Pupils

29,887 School places

86.8% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in St. Helens.

Attainment 8

41.8

North West 44.6

England 46.1

4.3 points below England

English & maths grade 5+

36.0%

North West 42.0%

England 45.4%

9.4 percentage points below England

EBacc entry

33.6%

North West 36.7%

England 40.5%

6.9 percentage points below England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.32

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

44.9 18/19

47.6 19/20

48.7 20/21

46.1 21/22

43.0 22/23

42.9 23/24

41.8 24/25

Education context

St. Helens's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both North West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for St. Helens, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£189,998

+ 31.9% over five years

Median resident earnings

£37,306

+ 31.2% over five years

House price to earnings

5.09×

Higher from 5.06× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in St. Helens.

£802 / month

+ 6.1% in the last year

July 2026

St. Helens

£802

+ 6.1%

North West

£965

+ 5.7%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with North West £163 less per month

Compared with England £649 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

St. Helens

5.09×

North West

5.90×

England

7.64×

Compared with North West More affordable

Compared with England More affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received131this quarter+17 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided117this quarter+7 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

96.6%approved

Overall approval rate113 granted4 refused+5.7 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

100.0%

Rank 1 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

1.8 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major580.0%100.0% Minor2491.7%100.0% Other8898.9%100.0%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

118%

Required1,188homes over three years

Delivered1,404homes over three years

100% requirement

No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for St. Helens, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 16,310 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 86.4 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change + 2.0% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

St. Helens Your council

86.4 + 2.0%

North West Region

89.4 − 0.9%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

St. Helens has a recorded crime rate 3.4% below North West. It is 3.5% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Merseyside

Violence 6,834

36.2 per 1,000 − 0.1%

Theft 3,423

18.1 per 1,000 + 1.1%

Public order 1,761

9.3 per 1,000 − 4.2%

Criminal damage 1,552

8.2 per 1,000 + 12.1%

Shoplifting 1,258

6.7 per 1,000 + 21.3%

Vehicle offences 609

3.2 per 1,000 − 3.5%

Burglary 458

2.4 per 1,000 − 9.1%

Drug offences 1,393

7.4 per 1,000 + 8.2%

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for St. Helens.

80 schools

Open schools 80

Pupils 25,931

School places 29,887

Capacity used 86.8%

Primary 54 schools

14,933 pupils

Other / specialist 14 schools

1,057 pupils

Secondary 9 schools

9,891 pupils

16+ provision 2 schools

0 pupils

Nursery 1 school

50 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 16

20.0% of open schools

Previous full framework 35

43.8% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 18

22.5% of open schools

No Ofsted record 11

13.8% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

16 schools assessed

Achievement 16 assessed

Expected standard 8

Needs attention 7

Strong standard 1

Attendance & behaviour 16 assessed

Expected standard 10

Strong standard 4

Needs attention 2

Curriculum & teaching 16 assessed

Needs attention 7

Expected standard 6

Strong standard 3

Inclusion 16 assessed

Expected standard 10

Needs attention 3

Strong standard 3

Leadership & governance 16 assessed

Expected standard 10

Needs attention 4

Strong standard 2

Personal development 16 assessed

Expected standard 9

Strong standard 6

Needs attention 1

Safeguarding 16 assessed

Met 16

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 1

Good 14

Requires improvement 5

Not judged 15

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Allanson Street Primary School URN 104758 · WA9 1PL	Primary	454	480	Ungraded inspection
Ashurst Primary School URN 104771 · WA11 9QJ	Primary	216	236	Renewed framework
Billinge Chapel End Primary School URN 150556 · WN5 7TX	Primary	205	256	Good
Bleak Hill Primary School URN 104773 · WA10 6HG	Primary	608	630	Outstanding
Broad Oak Community Primary School URN 130259 · WA9 2JE	Primary	630	574	Not judged
Carr Mill Primary School URN 134661 · WA11 7PQ	Primary	302	315	Ungraded inspection
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School URN 104814 · WA11 8JF	Primary	127	210	Ungraded inspection
Eaves Primary School URN 104770 · WA9 3UB	Primary	233	210	Ungraded inspection

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 188,861 2024

North West region 7,737,414

Five-year population change

+7,320 residents ↑ 4.0%

St. Helens +4.0%

North West +5.1%

England +4.3%

Growth context

St. Helens's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.0 percentage points below the North West and broadly in line with England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in St. Helens?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available

LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does St. Helens compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025

Male 77.0 years

3.0 years lower than England

England 80.0

Female 81.0 years

2.8 years lower than England

England 83.8

HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male

55.7

5.2 year s below England

England 60.9

Female

56.0

5.3 year s below England

England 61.3

2022 - 24

EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024

194.2 per 100,000

England 145.8

Worse

Cardiovascular disease 2025

95.8 per 100,000

England 71.5

Worse

Cancer 2025

137.1 per 100,000

England 114.6

Worse

Liver disease 2025

39.3 per 100,000

England 19.4

Worse

Respiratory disease 2025

58.7 per 100,000

England 31.5

Worse

Suicide rate 2022 - 24

15.1 per 100,000

England 10.9

Worse

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024

St. Helens 11.7% England 10.4%

Similar

Adults overweight or obese 2024/25

St. Helens 68.6% England 68.0%

Worse

Physically active adults 2024/25

St. Helens 62.1% England 64.6%

Worse

Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24

St. Helens 572.8 England 504.1

Rate per 100,000 Worse

CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25

27.0%

St. Helens 27.0% England 23.5%

Council compared with England Worse

Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25

40.9%

St. Helens 40.9% England 36.2%

Council compared with England Worse

Physically active children 2024/25

No current data

No current published value

Council compared with England Not compared

MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25

87.4%

St. Helens 87.4% England 83.7%

Council compared with England Better

Bowel cancer screening 2025

70.6%

St. Helens 70.6% England 72.9%

Council compared with England Worse

WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026

66.8 per 100

England 66.3 per 100 Similar

Air pollution mortality 2024

5.1%

England 5.3% Not compared

Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in St. Helens?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 27,745 14.7% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +9.9% +2,492 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.4% +98 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

St. Helens LOCAL AUTHORITY

14.7%

North West REGION

14.0%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

27,822 24,980 22,138

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024

POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

6.7 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 6.2 µg/m³

Other sources 0.5 µg/m³

Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.

LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

40.4%

11.3 6.7

2011 2024

Since 2011 ↓ 40.4%

5 years ↓ 23.2%

10 years ↓ 34.4%

CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR

PM10 17.4 µg/m³

Provisional

St Helens Linkway Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN); UK Urban NO2 Network · Urban Traffic Latest measurement: 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.1% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution

2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£401.80m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£203.95m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£96.20m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£25.32m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £2,128

Median for councils of the same type £1,935 9.9% above peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Education Gross £189.07m · Income £13.59m

£175.48m

Adult social care Gross £129.10m · Income £40.53m

£88.57m

Children's social care Gross £76.90m · Income £3.68m

£73.22m

Public health Gross £19.34m · Income £373.0k

£18.97m

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £20.37m · Income £8.58m

£11.79m

Central services Gross £51.23m · Income £40.44m

£10.79m

Planning and development Gross £13.67m · Income £6.52m

£7.15m

Culture and related services Gross £10.95m · Income £5.31m

£5.63m

Highways and transport Gross £10.85m · Income £5.23m

£5.62m

Housing Gross £8.11m · Income £3.53m

£4.58m

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£96.20m

Retained business rates£100.50m

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £16.99m

Closing £25.32m

£8.33m increase during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£157.48m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£107.22m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£50.27m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£266 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £266

Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 81.9% lower than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£14.97m quarterly reduction

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement −£14.97m −22.9%

Change across the series +£71.97m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1

Public Works Loan Board£139.48m

Other longer-term borrowing£18.00m

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£37.93m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

93.82% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£616,000 Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£119.41m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£37.93m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 57.4%

+ £13.84m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£37.93m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £8.43m

22.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £29.50m

77.8% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 93.82%

England average: 95.60% · 1.78 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — St. Helens	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — St. Helens	mhclg planning ps2	1979 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — St. Helens	mhclg planning ps1	1996 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
DfT road condition statistics — St. Helens [note 7] [r]	dft local road condition	2007/08–2024/25	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — St Helens MBC	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — St Helens MBC	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — St Helens MBC	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — St Helens	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — St Helens	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — St Helens	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — St Helens	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — St Helens MBC	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — St Helens MBC	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — St Helens	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — St Helens MBC	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — St Helens MBC	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.