Regulatory advice 14: Guidance for providers for the Annual Financial Return
Guidance about the information that a provider is required to submit as part of its financial monitoring returns to the OfS.
Last updated: 12 Jun 2025
PublicationAll information about finance and funding
Annual TRAC 2023-24: Sector summary and analysis by TRAC peer group
This paper contains analysis of the 2023-24 sector aggregate data based on submissions from higher education institutions in England and Northern Ireland. Also provided is a summary of UK sector data.
Last updated: 10 Jun 2025
PublicationOfS analysis finds continued pressure on university finances
The OfS’s annual financial sustainability report shows that the financial performance of universities and colleges is forecast to decline in 2024-25 for the third consecutive year.
Last updated: 08 May 2025
Press releaseFinancial sustainability of higher education providers in England: 2025
This is the latest of our annual reports setting out our independent, impartial view of the financial condition of the sector and its resilience to financial challenge.
Last updated: 08 May 2025
PublicationMid-year allocations of recurrent funding for 2024-25: Funding to encourage provision of Level 4 and 5 qualifications
This publication outlines the OfS’s allocations of £16 million of recurrent funding to higher education providers for the academic year of 2024-25.
Last updated: 10 Apr 2025
PublicationReview of technical aspects of the MSI calculation
A review of certain technical aspects of the Margin for Sustainability and Investment (MSI) calculation used in the Transparent Approach to Costing (TRAC) process.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2025
PublicationFee information for new entrants in 2025-26
This document provides information about the prescribed fee limits that apply to individual higher education providers and the maximum fees chargeable by that provider to new students starting courses in 2025-26.
Last updated: 03 Apr 2025
PublicationMonitoring of capital funding allocated in the financial year 2024-25: Guidance for higher education providers
This guidance sets out the monitoring information required from higher education providers that received capital funding in the financial year 2024-25.
Last updated: 20 Mar 2025
PublicationNext steps for student data collection
Letter to accountable officers at providers on the next steps for the Data Futures programme.
Last updated: 03 Mar 2025
PublicationOfS publishes proposals for new initial conditions of registration to better protect students and speed up registration process
Open for consultation until 23 April 2025, the new initial conditions and registration requirements would be used to assess providers registering with the Office for Students (OfS).
Last updated: 06 Feb 2025
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