Financial returns
Required return Details of return, including dates Financial statements You must: Submit audited accounts to the ESFA by the 31 December Publish the audited accounts on the trust website by 31 January File them with Companies House within 9 months of the end of the accounting period – for most trusts, this will be by 31 May Use the ESFA's Academies Accounts Direction document each year to help you, and check for any supplementary bulletins. Internal audit report Together with your audited accounts, you must submit an annual summary report of your internal scrutiny by 31 December each year. See paragraph 3.20 of the Academy Trust Handbook (ATH) 2023. Accounts return You must submit your accounts return each year – the next deadline is 30 January 2024. School resource management self-assessment You must submit your self-assessment each year – the next deadline hasn't been published yet but this year's deadline was 15 March