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Academies accounts return: guide to using the online form

Guidance for academy trusts and auditors to complete their accounts return.

Applies to England

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This is the guidance for academy trusts and auditors completing the 2021/22 accounts return (AR) online formform.

The deadline to submit the AR 2021/22 has now passed. Inactive trusts submitting their AR 2022/23 using the AR 2021/22 Excel Workbook may refer to this guidance.

The Academies accounts return (AR) 2021/22 is now in read-only mode. The AR for 2022/23 will go live on Tuesday 12 September 2023 with a submission deadline of Tuesday 30 January 2024.

Accounts return login

For further details on the accounts return please see the main guidance page.

Published 22 October 2019
Last updated 245 JanuaryMay 2023 + show all updates
  1. The Academies accounts return (AR) 2021/22 is now in read-only mode. The AR for 2022/23 will go live on Tuesday 12 September 2023 with a submission deadline of Tuesday 30 January 2024.

  2. The deadline to submit the academies accounts return (AR) 2021/22 has now passed.

  3. We have update the SAT Benchmarking Tables - Closing balances in the guide to complete the online form.

  4. We have updated this page with guidance and resources to help academy trusts complete their academies accounts return 2021/22

  5. We have updated this page with the guide to completing the online form for the academies accounts return 2020/21.

  6. We have published the key dates for the academies accounts return. The online form will be available from 4 November 2021.

  7. We have updated this page with the guide for academy trust completing the online form for the academies accounts return 2019/20.

  8. We have added some new tutorial videos to help users complete the accounts return.

  9. We have published a quick guide to help users understand the new accounts return form. The deadline to complete the accounts return form is the 20 January 2020.

  10. First published.