| September |
October |
- Accounts to 31 August year-end closed.
- Prepare schedules for audit.
- First payment of General Annual Grant for year, most items paid in 12 equal installments.
- Land & Building valuations for recently opened academies.
- New academies should notify EFA if deferring first set of accounts.
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- Second Pupil Premium payment (paid in April to March financial years).
- Autumn Census, this will determine future funding.
- External Audit Commences.
- EFA publishes details of Condition Improvement Funding (CIF).
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| November |
December |
- Primary Sports Grant payment.
- Summer School Grant payment.
- Workforce Census.
- Audit Committee Reviews Accounts.
- Board to approve accounts.
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- Closing date for CIF applications.
- Submit Audited Accounts and Auditors Management Letter to EFA by 31 December.
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| January |
February |
- Audited accounts and supporting documents published on trust web site.
- Annual Accounts Return (AAR) to be submitted to EFA by 31 Jan.
- Spring Census, will determine Pupil Premium.
- Third Pupil Premium payment.
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- EFA will issue funding allocations for next academic year.
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| March |
April |
- Year 7 Catch-Up Premium Paid.
- New academies or new academies joining a MAT may need to prepare March Accounts Return. Guidance published by EFA.
- EFA publishes details on Budget Forecast Return.
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- Details of Teachers’ Pension Scheme Annual Return published (July deadline).
- Details of Teachers' Pension Scheme End of Year Certificate published (May deadline).
- Local Government Pension Scheme year-end return. Deadline determined by LGPS.
- Fourth and final Pupil Premium payment.
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| May |
June |
- Companies House - Annual accounts to be submitted for the trust.
- New for 2017 - Budget Forecast Return: Outturn (BFRO) submitted to EFA by 19th May 2017
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- EFA publishes Accounts Direction for accounting period ending 31 August.
- EFA hosts webinars for academies and auditors.
- Devolved Capital Grant Payment.
- Ensure trust board approve budget for following year; if a deficit budget is being proposed the EFA should be advised.
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| July |
August |
- EFA publishes Academies Financial Handbook, effective from 1 September.
- Details of Pupil Premium and Universal Infant School Meals published. First payments made.
- HMRC Annual Return for TPS to be completed
- The budget for following year to be submitted to the EFA by 31 July.
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- EFA will publish details on the Annual Accounts Return.
- Prepare for financial year end.
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