Education Accounting

Larking Gowen has a long history of working with education sector organisations; our education clients include independent schools, multi-academy trusts and FE institutions.

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CEOs, heads, governors and finance teams face many challenges dealing with a changing landscape of governance and regulation. We recognise that the sector needs its advisors to be specialists, and this is why services to our education clients are only provided by our experienced education team.

We are a full-service firm and, along with financial reporting and audit, we specialise in handling the complex regulation within education. Many of us have voluntary roles in the sector, acting as governors and on audit committees, so our work with you draws on both experience and the latest developments. This ensures our advice to you is both accurate and pragmatic.

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Read our latest client testimonial:

"This was our first financial year with Larking Gowen. It all went very well. LG were professional, technically very sound, and on time.

They were well-priced too. There were also areas of value-add. We look forward to working with LG in the next financial year."

Framlingham College

Relevant Insights

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Academies Accounts Direction 2024 to 2025 – staff briefing

Department for Education (DfE) have published the latest edition of the Academies Accounts Direction, model
academy accounts and framework, and guide to external auditors. These documents set the framework for academy financial statements for the year to 31 August 2025, which boards are due to approve by 31 December 2025.

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Services to independent schools

Independent schools face many challenges, not least the pressure on fees, rising parents’ expectations and the need to deliver public benefit. We have decades of experience working with independent schools in East Anglia and can help you with a full range of services.

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Services to academies

Our specialist team will support academies and schools throughout the process. Find out more about our accountancy services and ongoing support.

Webinar

VAT training for independent schools

Tuesday, 12 November

Ahead of the requirement to be VAT registered from 1 January 2025, Gillian McGill provided an overview of how the tax works with respect to independent schools, the VAT compliance obligations schools will need to follow, and how to prepare VAT returns.

Podcast

VAT on school fees – what should independent schools do now?

In this episode of Larking Gowen Insights, our experts discuss the latest announcement from the UK Chancellor on VAT and independent schools and what implications it may have on schools as well as parents/guardians.