27 July 2023
We have added information on our weekly webchat question sessions, with dates and details on how to participate.
6 June 2023
BFR Form is now live. This year's deadline for completion is 31 August 2023.
25 May 2023
BFR Power Hour session date and time included on the main page.
19 May 2023
We've updated the BFR 2023 workbooks.
15 May 2023
We've added new BFR sector call dates for the 2023 return.
3 May 2023
We've added details about the BFR deadline for this year, 31 August 2023, including updated guidance and supporting information.
27 July 2022
The academies budget forecast return has passed, please submit your return as soon as possible if you've not already done so.
27 June 2022
Updated the duration details for the weekly sector calls and webchats.
20 June 2022
The weekend service update was successful and the budget forecast form is accessible again from the dashboard.
7 June 2022
The online form for the academies budget forecast return is now live. The deadline to complete and submit the return is 26 July 2022.
27 April 2022
We have updated this page with new versions of the Excel workbooks to include the extra questions for academy trusts with a revenue balance of 20% or more.
1 March 2022
We have uploaded 2 Excel workbooks to help users prepare for the online BFR collection in June. There is a new multi-page workbook that mirrors the layout of the online form.
18 January 2022
We have updated this page with information that academy trusts are no longer required to submit a separate budget forecast return outturn.
28 July 2021
The BFR deadline has now passed, it was 27 July 2021.
23 June 2021
We've updated the Excel workbook as older versions may have a bug on BFR line 365 on the BFR suite tab and lines 6 and 7 on the Trust Validation Table. If you have any queries about this, please us refer to the "Help with your BFR" section for how to contact us.
22 June 2021
The academies budget forecast return is now open - please complete your return by the deadline, 27 July 2021.
14 May 2021
The excel workbook has been updated based on user feedback.
28 April 2021
We have published the Excel workbook for the academies budget forecast return (BFR) to help users prepare their return later in the year.
19 February 2021
We have updated this page to include information about how to complete your budget forecast return if you have academies transferring in or out of your trust.
10 February 2021
We have updated this page with information about a single BFR return this year, which will combines both the BFRO and the BFR3Y into a single online form. The combined form will go live in June 2021 with a deadline 27 July 2021. We will publish the Excel workbook for trust's to use in due course.
30 September 2020
The BFR3Y deadline has passed - if your academy trust has not yet completed your return please do as soon as possible.
8 July 2020
The BFR3Y is now live, please see this webpage for details about the financial return and the BFR3Y login link.
24 June 2020
We have added Skype dial-in details for the BFR3Y collection period and published the BFR3Y online form guidance - the form will be available from 8 July 2020 with a deadline of 29 September 2020.
5 June 2020
We have published new details about the BFR3Y financial return including an extended deadline, 29 September 2020.
17 April 2020
Page updated to confirm that academy trusts are not required to submit the budget forecast return outturn (BFRO) this year.
9 March 2020
Updated to include the details for the BFRO collection as well as the BFRO excel workbook.
12 February 2020
Updated to remove information about the in-year budget forecast return for new academies as this is no longer required.
24 September 2019
We have updated the page to include the latest information for the budget forecast return for new academy trusts and new academies only. We will write to those in scope for this return.
15 August 2019
Removed live link to BFR3Y form as submissions have now closed
19 July 2019
We have fixed the fault when users submit and get an error message - if you're still receiving this please let us know via the enquiry form on the webpage.
18 July 2019
There is a defect on the BFR3Y that is generating an error message on submission for some users. Please ignore this and we are fixing it this evening. Please see the webpage for more details.
21 June 2019
The budget forecast return three year forecast form is now live and ready for users to login to complete. The deadline for submission is 30 July 2019. We will holding weekly Skype calls with the sector - please see the website for further details.
18 June 2019
We have updated the excel workbook as we had been informed that a formula wasn't working properly. We have corrected and updated this version of the workbook.
17 June 2019
We have updated the budget forecast return three-year excel document with a revised version that reduces the amount of detail required for this return. We have made the line ref: 378 in the workbook inline with the last BFRO return.
10 June 2019
We have updated this page to include further details about the budget forecast return 3 year and to provide the excel template workbook to help trust's prepare for the return.
9 April 2019
Page has been updated with a link to the online BFRO form.
9 April 2019
Due to technical difficulties, the BFRO online form will now be available on Wednesday 10 April.
9 April 2019
The BFRO online form is now live. This page has been updated with a link to the BFRO online form and a PDF with updated guidance on completing the online form.
29 March 2019
We have updated the excel workbook guidance document for the BFRO form. The BFRO will open 9 April and has a deadline of 21 May 2019.
25 October 2018
Page updated with information and a link to the online form for the new academy budget forecast return (BFR).
4 October 2018
Updated information about academy budget forecast returns for new academies.
21 June 2018
Updated to add the link to the online form and the guide to completing the budget forecast return (BFR) 2018. The deadline for academy trusts to submit their completed BFR is 30 July 2018.
1 June 2018
We've published the BFR 3-year Excel workbook and guidance document for trusts to help them to prepare for their BFR return, the deadline is 30 July 2018. The form will go live on 21 June 2018.
22 May 2018
We have updated the page with a document explaining more about the BFR 3-year forecasts
10 May 2018
We have updated the budget forecast page with an introductory video to help explain all of the budget forecast returns that we collect.
27 April 2018
We have added a budget forecast return outturn guidance video to help users complete their return.
18 April 2018
Updated to include information about weekly BFRO Skype dial-ins for trusts that take place each Wednesday between 1pm and 2pm throughout April and May.
9 April 2018
Updated with the link and guide to completing the online form for the academies budget forecast return outturn, which academy trusts submit by Monday 21 May 2018.
27 March 2018
We have updated the academies budget forecast return outturn 2018 workbook templates.
28 February 2018
First published.