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Cookie policy

What are cookies?

This page sets out information about the cookies we use when you visit The Standard Financial Statement (SFS) website.

Cookies are small files that websites save on your phone, tablet or computer to help them remember your preferences and improve your experience.

How can I control my cookies?

You can change your cookie preferences at any time using the ‘Cookie preferences’ link in the footer of this site. Alternatively, most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings.

There is more information on how to manage cookies  (opens in a new window) on the Information Commissioner's Office website.

What cookies do we use?

We currently use three types of cookies:

Strictly Necessary cookies, which are required for the site to work
Analytics cookies, which collect information about how you use the service to help us improve it
Marketing and Communication cookies.

The Standard Financial Statement website is intended for UK-based users so we follow UK law, including the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

We've recently updated our approach to cookies to improve your experience on our website. In line with the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, we won’t have to ask you to accept analytics cookies, which help us improve our services. But you can still reject these cookies using the ‘Cookie preferences’ link in the footer of this site.

Find out how to manage cookies from the Information Commissioner's Office.

Strictly Necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to work, and to keep your information secure. Without these, the website won’t work properly. Because of this, you can’t disable them. They don’t store any personal data. They expire as shown in the table below.

If you do not want us to use them, you can turn off cookies in your web browser, but the service may not work properly.

Cookie name	Purpose	Expires
fsid	Session identifier for anonymous or pre-auth users; used to store session data in Netlify Blobs and track user session across requests.	Session expiry
totalRecords	Stores the total number of records for paginated organisation listings.	Session expiry
totalPages	Stores the total number of pages for paginated organisation listings.	Session expiry
continuationTokens	Stores an array of continuation tokens for paginated organisation listings.	Session expiry
entra-session	Stores session Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).	90 days

Cookies that measure website use (Analytics)

We use analytics cookies to collect information about how you use the SFS Website, for example what pages you visit and what you click on.

This helps us understand how we can improve the services. We don’t share this data or allow anyone else to use it.

If you don’t wish to use them, you can turn Functional cookies off using the ‘Cookie preferences’ link in the footer of this page.

Microsoft Clarity

Cookie name	Purpose	Expires
_clck	Stores a unique ID and your preferences so the website can anonymously track how people use the site and make improvements based on that behaviour.	13 months
_clsk	Links together the different pages you visit during one visit, so your activity can be viewed as a single session to better understand how people use the site.	1 year
CLID	Identifies the first-time Clarity saw this user on any site using Clarity.	13 months
ANONCHK	Checks if a unique ID used for advertising is being shared, but since this site doesn’t use that advertising feature, the setting is always turned off.	13 months
MR	Indicates whether to refresh MUID (Microsoft User ID).	13 months
MUID (Microsoft User ID)	Identifies unique web browsers visiting Microsoft sites. These cookies are used for advertising, site analytics, and other operational purposes.	13 months
SM	Used in synchronizing the MUID across Microsoft domains.	13 months

Google Analytics

Cookie name	Purpose	Expires
_ga	Used by Google Analytics to recognise returning visitors by assigning a unique ID, helping us understand how people use our website over time.	2 years
_gid	Used by Google Analytics to identify visitors but only tracks activity within a single day.	24 hours
_ga_<container-id>	Used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with a user device.	1 minute
_gat_gtag_<container-id>	Used by Google Analytics to limit requests to its service.	1 minute
_utma	Used by Google Analytics to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance.	2 years
_gat_UA	Used by Google to limit collection of data on high traffic sites.	10 minutes

Glassbox

Cookie name	Purpose	Expires
_cls_s	Session identifying cookie. It also indicates if the visitor is new or existing.	Session expiry
_cls_v	Visitor identifying cookie.	1 year
Bc	Enables recording of user sessions across subdomains.	Session expiry

Adobe Marketing Cloud

Cookie name	Purpose	Expires
s_ecid	Stores a unique Experience Cloud ID, which helps link your visits and activity across different parts of the website for analytics purposes.	2 years
s_cc	Determines if cookies are enabled. Set by JavaScript.	Session expiry
s_sq	Used by Activity Map. It contains information about the previous link clicked by the visitor.	Session expiry
s_vi	Stores a unique visitor ID and timestamp.	2 years
s_fid	Stores the fallback unique visitor ID and timestamp.	2 years
s_ac	Helps set other cookies correctly and is deleted right after it’s used.	Immediate
mbox	Stores a few values, including your session ID and settings, to help the website work properly.	2 years
at_check	Temporary cookie to check if the cookie read/write capability is enabled on the browser.	Session expiry
AMCV_*	Stores a unique visitor ID.	Session expiry
AMCVS_*	Used to indicate that a session is in progress.	Session expiry

Cookies that help with our marketing and communications

These cookies may be set by third party websites. We don't currently use any cookies in this category.