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Academy trust finance automation: getting started

This guide:

• provides FMS providers with quick links to register their software, access the developer hub and test environments
• provides details on the process for updating providers with the most up to date academies chart of accounts (academies CoA)
• provides links to the academies CoA versions specific for provider use which will be uploaded onto this page in March/April and July/August for the relevant accounts return and draft trust financial statements collection period
• for the most recent academies CoA available to trusts, users should visit Academies chart of accounts and automating the accounts return webpage

Guide to software integration with automation API

Provides detailed technical requirements that FMS providers need to know to successfully automate their trusts academies chart of accounts data into the DfEs financial returns.

Academies chart of accounts 2023-24 v6.3.0 (April 24)

This spreadsheet is the baseline academies CoA 2023-24, which also includes all known updates since the academies CoA 2022-23. This version is made available for initial testing by FMS suppliers of the 2023-24 automated accounts return (AR). This is usually followed by a final version once all changes to the AR are known. Please note that this will not affect account codes, only the mapping and description changes.

Academies chart of accounts 2023-24 v6.4.0 (August 24)

This spreadsheet includes all updates since the Academies CoA 2022-23, and is available for the final testing by FMS suppliers of the 2023-24 automated accounts return.

Further enquiries

Contact us via our FMS provider helpdesk.

The help centre provides information about the academies chart of accounts and automation for FMS software providers.

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