Education

Education is a core part of our society. It is a constantly changing sector, which presents unique challenges and needs specific assurance and support from an experienced team with a passion for the sector. Our specialist team can guide and assist you to meet these challenges and secure a safe and stable environment to deliver education and pastoral care to your pupils.

Our team of specialists have many years’ experience dealing with the education sector. We are used to managing the interaction of the Charities Act, the Companies Act and the Academy Regulations whilst dealing with the relevant VAT and other taxation issues facing the sector. We will support you by ensuring the necessary checks are in place to address change in legislation, so that you can secure education now, and for the future.

Our services to schools include:

• Preparation of management accounts (monthly/termly)
• Preparation of statutory accounts
• External audit
• Academy set up advice (including transfer of funds)
• Advice on joining or becoming a multi academy trust
• Assistance to academies for various annual returns including AAR
• Advice re Public Benefit
• Advice re trading and the use of subsidiaries
• Section 38 Certificates
• Teachers’ Pension Certificates
• Payroll services
• VAT and corporate tax advice
• Cash flow projections
• Auto-enrolment (using our Financial Planning team)

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