Private Schools & Academies

Full-service audit, tax and accounting for private schools and academies at every stage of growth.

BENGIGGS reviewing a private school finance ledger on laptop with school management

A private school is both an educational institution and a business. It needs clean statutory audits, disciplined fee collection, compliant payroll and tax, and numbers that owners and lenders can rely on. We provide the whole finance function — or the independent assurance over it.

The challenges we solve

Fee income & receivables

School fees are the lifeblood — we reconcile billing to collections, surface leakage early and tighten receivables.

Term-cyclical cash flow

Income arrives in three waves a year while costs run monthly. Budgets and forecasts have to respect the rhythm.

Tax & statutory compliance

Income tax, PAYE, withholding and VAT where applicable — filed correctly and defended when KRA queries arise.

Audit-ready books

Clean ledgers and reconciliations all year, so the annual audit is a formality rather than a fire drill.

Growth & expansion decisions

New campuses, buses and buildings need feasibility numbers and financing proposals that stand scrutiny.

How we typically support private schools:

  • Annual statutory audits and independent reviews
  • Outsourced accounting and monthly management accounts
  • Payroll processing and statutory filings
  • Tax compliance, health checks and KRA correspondence
  • Business plans, feasibility studies and financing advisory