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# Final account covering letter

Submit a reconciled final account while identifying amounts that remain disputed or reserved.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 2 min readShare

## How to use it

Attach the actual account and evidence index. Match any reservation to the intended scope and obtain review before accepting final settlement wording.

### Final account covering letter

Attach the actual account and evidence index. Match any reservation to the intended scope and obtain review before accepting final settlement wording.

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Free blank template for your own project. The completed example is shown below. No email address required.

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Completed fictional example

Westhaven refurbishment · 14 October 2026 · Version 1.0

#### Document details

Project

Westhaven refurbishment

From

Westhaven Interiors Ltd, commercial team

To

Alder Mere Projects Ltd, project commercial lead

Date

14 October 2026

Reference

WH-54-01

#### Subject: proposed final account FA-01

We submit final account FA-01 for order WH-042. The proposed gross value is £221,000 excluding VAT: £200,000 original sum, £18,000 agreed changes and £3,000 unresolved additional work.

Payments received total £190,000 and retention held is £10,900. The proposed balance excluding retention is £20,100. These figures are reconciled in the attached account and payment register.

The £3,000 item CH-12 remains disputed. Please provide your itemised response and supporting records. This submission is a proposal for assessment; it does not record acceptance of a general release or settlement of unspecified claims.

The completed example uses fictional people, events and records. Replace it with your own verified information and preserve supporting evidence.

## Understanding your results

The completed example uses fictional people, events and records. Replace it with your own verified information and preserve supporting evidence.

## How it works

The Word file provides an unpopulated working structure to complete for your project. The completed fictional example stays on this page.

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