Academy Trust Bursary Schemes: Can You Use Charitable Funds?
Can academy trusts use unrestricted or restricted funds for pupil bursaries? Key points on approval, eligibility, and safe scheme design.
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Can academy trusts use unrestricted or restricted funds for pupil bursaries? Key points on approval, eligibility, and safe scheme design.
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Revised ISA 600 raises expectations for group-level risk assessment, component auditor oversight, materiality judgement, and consolidation audit trails.
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What’s changed from 2025 onwards: ATH 2025, procurement, safeguarding, internal scrutiny and audit-ready assurance.
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Workforce planning, recruitment pressures, and affordability — helping trusts align staffing with long-term financial resilience.
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Cyber risk is now a governance issue — trustee oversight, DfE standards, and what proportionate good practice looks like.
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Funding uncertainty remains a challenge — budgeting approaches, scenario planning, and governance actions to stay resilient.
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Companies House identity verification is being introduced to improve transparency and tackle economic crime.
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Understand DfE rules, procurement expectations, plus how finance leases are accounted for under FRS 102 Section 20.
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The Condition Improvement Fund is a capital grant provided by the DfE to academies for essential building works.
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The FRC has introduced significant amendments to FRS 102, effective from 1 January 2026.
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Gift Aid is a UK tax relief scheme that allows charities to claim back 25% of eligible donations.
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HMRC is set to overhaul the Self Assessment system with the introduction of Making Tax Digital for ITSA.
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