Blogs & Updates
Academy Year-End Preparation
July 12 2024
Academy Year-End Preparation, a checklist and general advice to school staff
Academies chart of accounts 2024-25 update
June 18 2024
The ESFA have today published the Academies Chart of Accounts for 2024-25
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Budget Forecast Return 2024
April 23 2024
The deadline for this year’s Budget Forecast Return (BFR) is 29th August. Here's our BFR guidance and how SBS can support you.
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Practical budget setting tips
March 19 2024
It’s a crucial time in the budget setting cycle for both academy trusts and maintained schools.
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The BFRO goes, the BFR & BFR3Y are in July
February 01 2022
We wanted to make our Finance & Accountancy blog subscribers aware of a change for statutory academy returns.
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Now open for submissions! Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) and BFR3Year return
June 22 2021
Academy trusts are required to submit their Budget Forecast Return Outturn (BFRO) to the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA).
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Update regarding the Budget Forecast Return (BFR) for 2021
February 15 2021
This academic year has been full of deadline and submission amendments and this blog post is no different!
In the latest ESFA update (10th February), it has been announced that for 2021, two academi...
Academies BFRO cancelled
April 23 2020
Update on submitting returns to the ESFA in 2020
In order to ensure effective financial oversight of public funds, Academy Trusts must monitor and manage their own budgets. The Education and Skills...
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