Guidance
Annual report and accounts timetable: 2023 to 2024
Updated 19 January 2024
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All deadlines 5pm unless otherwise stated.
December 2023
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday 29 December | Final date for emailing invoices up to 31 December 2022 |
January 2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Thursday 4 January | Issue of M9 debtor/creditor statements between group bodies |
| Monday 15 January | Agreement of M9 debtor/creditor deadline |
| Wednesday 17 January | Issue of M9 I&E statements between group bodies |
| Friday 19 January (midday) | M9 accounts submission: ALB consolidation schedules including AoB data to DHSC |
| Tuesday 23 January (midday) | M9 accounts submission: provider forms including AoB data to NHSE |
| Tuesday 23 January (9am) | M9 accounts submission: commissioner forms including AoB data to NHSE |
| Tuesday 30 January | M9 debtor/creditor variances issued to individual bodies |
February 2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday 2 February | Deadline for agreement of M9 I&E |
| Tuesday 6 February (9am) | Submission of commissioners M9 I&E AoB data to NHSE (including DR/CR) |
| Tuesday 6 February (midday) | Submission of providers M9 I&E AoB data to NHSE (including DR/CR) |
| Tuesday 6 February (midday) | Submission of ALB M9 I&E AoB data to DHSC (including DR/CR) |
| Tuesday 13 February | M9 I&E variances issued to individual bodies |
| Friday 23 February (9am) | Resubmission of M9 commissioner I&E and debtor/creditor AoB data to NHSE |
| Friday 23 February (midday) | Resubmission of M9 provider I&E and debtor/creditor AoB data to NHSE |
| Friday 23 February (midday) | Resubmission of M9 ALB I&E and debtor/creditor AoB data to DHSC |
March 2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday 1 March | M9 resubmitted variances (I&E and DR/CR) issued to individual bodies |
| Wednesday 20 March | Final date for invoicing within NHS before M12 AoB exercise |
| Thursday 21 March | Final invoice payment date within NHS before M12 AoB exercise |
| Tuesday 26 March | Issue of M12 debtor/creditor statements between group bodies |
| Friday 29 March | Bank holiday – Good Friday |
April 2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 1 April | Bank holiday – Easter Monday |
| Monday 8 April | Deadline for agreement of M12 debtor/creditor and issue of accruals statements and I&E statements between group bodies |
| Tuesday 16 April | Deadline for agreement of M12 I&E and completion of accruals discussion exercise |
| Wednesday 24 April (9am) | M12 unaudited accounts submission: commissioner forms including AoB data to NHSE |
| Wednesday 24 April (9am) | M12 unaudited accounts submission: ALB consolidation schedules including AoB data to DHSC |
| Wednesday 24 April (midday) | M12 unaudited accounts submission: provider forms including AoB data to NHSE |
May 2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 1 May | M12 AoB variances (DR/CR and I&E) issued to individual bodies |
| Monday 6 May | Bank holiday – early May |
| Wednesday 8 May (9am) | Resubmission of commissioner AoB (DR/CR and I&E) to NHSE |
| Wednesday 8 May (9am) | Resubmission of ALB AoB only (DR/CR and I&E) to DHSC |
| Wednesday 8 May (midday) | Resubmission of provider AoB only (DR/CR and I&E) to NHSE |
| Thursday 14 May | M12 AoB variances (DR/CR and I&E) issued to individual bodies |
| Monday 27 May | Bank holiday – spring |
June 2024
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday 28 June (9am) | Audited accounts submission: commissioner forms including AoB data to NHSE |
| Friday 28 June (midday) | Audited accounts submission: provider forms including AoB data to NHSE |
| Friday 28 June (midday) | Audited accounts submission: ALB consolidation schedules including AoB data to DHSC |