ESFA financial management: college accounts
Information allowing colleges established or designated under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 to compare their financial data with national totals and other organisations.
Who should use this information
The intended audience for this page is:
- sixth form and further education (FE) college corporations
- institutions designated under Section 28 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 as being in the further education sector
For the purpose of this page, these are collectively referred to as ‘colleges’.
Specialist FE colleges funded by Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) as special post-16 institutions (SPIs) (sometimes described as FE colleges) are not in scope, unless they are a subsidiary of one of the previously mentioned organisations.
How the datasets are created
We have compiled these datasets from the ESFA’s database of finance records.
The datasets replicate colleges’ audited financial statements as closely as possible. They have not been independently externally audited.
Read the college accounts direction for more information on the ESFA’s financial reporting requirements for colleges.
Contact us using the customer help portal if you have any queries about the datasets or how to use them.
Academic year 2022 to 2023 datasets
The dataset includes fully completed accounts which were submitted to, and reviewed by, ESFA up to 30 April 2024. It contains 202 of 223 expected returns.
Academic year 2021 to 2022 datasets
The dataset includes fully completed accounts which were submitted to, and reviewed by, ESFA up to 30 April 2023. It contains 214 of 228 expected returns.
Academic year 2020 to 2021 datasets
The dataset includes fully completed accounts which were submitted to, and reviewed by, ESFA up to 10 May 2022. It contains 227 of 231 expected returns.
Academic year 2019 to 2020 datasets
The dataset includes fully completed accounts which were submitted to, and reviewed by, ESFA up to 24 May 2021. It contains 232 of 239 expected returns.
Academic year 2018 to 2019 datasets
The dataset includes fully completed accounts which were submitted to, and reviewed by, ESFA up to 26 June 2020. It contains 242 of 247 expected returns.
Last updated 22 May 2024 + show all updates
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Added 'College accounts academic year 2022 to 2023 data' and 'College accounts academic year 2022 to 2023' data field definitions. Removed 'College accounts academic year 2017 to 2018 data field definitions' and 'College accounts academic year 2017 to 2018 data'.
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We have published an updated version of the college accounts academic year 2021 to 2022 data.
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We have published the college accounts dataset and college accounts data field definitions for 2021 to 2022.
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College accounts dataset and college accounts data field definitions added for 2020 to 2021
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We have published the college accounts academic year 2019 to 2020 data.
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We have published the college accounts dataset and college accounts data field definitions for 2018 to 2019.
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We have published the college accounts dataset and college accounts data field definitions for 2017 to 2018.
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First published.