Annex A: Providers covered by the handbook
The types of independent training providers to which the handbook applies.
This financial handbook applies to the following types of independent training provider (ITP) in receipt of post-16 funding from DfE/ESFA:
- private limited companies
- private companies limited by guarantee
- private companies limited by guarantee, no share capital issued
- private limited companies limited by guarantee, no share capital issued limited exemption
- private unlimited companies
- companies incorporated by royal charter
- industrial/provident companies
- public limited companies
- partnerships and sole traders
- limited liability partnerships
- community interest companies
- charitable incorporated organisations
- charitable unincorporated associations
- charitable trusts
- other charities
- employer associations
- independent associations
- employer-providers (who are also any of the above)
For the avoidance of doubt this financial handbook is not applicable to any of the types of organisations listed below:
- all types of schools, academies, and academy trusts
- further education (FE) college groups and sixth form college groups, including college subsidiaries
- special post-16 institutions (SPIs)
- universities and other higher education institutions (other than subsidiaries which have a separate contract with DfE/ESFA to operate as ITPs)
- central government departments
- public corporations and trading funds
- HM prisons
- health and social service trusts
- NHS England foundation trusts
- NHS England non-foundation trusts
- NHS other organisations
- local authorities
- combined authorities
- fire authorities
- police authorities
- trade unions
- sub-contractors of ITPs who do not receive any funding directly from DfE/ESFA, although their lead ITP may encourage the sub-contractor to align with elements of the handbook