The audit and assurance your trust needs, delivered by education specialists.

Academy trusts must produce annual audited financial statements covering a ‘true and fair’ financial audit and deliver regularity assurance each year, prepared to the standards the Department for Education (DfE) sets. It’s a demanding process – and the detail matters.

Wbg delivers education audits shaped around the sector’s specific requirements. We know the Academies Accounts Direction and the reporting the DfE expects, and we work with your team to make the process as smooth as it can be.

What our education audit covers

Statutory external audit

A full audit of your trust’s financial statements, prepared in line with the Academies Accounts Direction and applicable standards.

Regularity assurance

We provide the regularity report academy trusts must submit, confirming that funds have been used for their intended purposes.

Accounts Return support

We help you prepare and validate the Accounts Return that accompanies your financial statements.

Restricted and unrestricted funds

We check that funding is correctly allocated and reported, including restricted grants and capital funding.

Governance and controls findings

We report clearly on what we find and the action it calls for, helping your board strengthen oversight.

Why choose Wbg?

Education specialists
We work with academies and trusts every day and know the requirements in detail.
Insight you can use
We turn our findings into practical insight your board and finance team can act on.
A process built around you
We respect the pressure on trust finance teams and plan the audit to fit your calendar, while ensuring we meet statutory deadlines.
Wider support on hand
Tax and payroll expertise are already within Wbg, should you need them.

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