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Helping MAT finance teams stay ahead

We believe in supporting MAT finance teams to deliver excellent financial management. Explore a range of resources and best practice recommendations from our team of experts, as well as current advice from MAT leaders.

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From our blog

Follow our blog for everything new and noteworthy in MAT finance – from product announcements to feature updates, user stories to MAT growth insights, let’s talk about it.

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One in Three Academy Trusts Heading for Financial Red Zone
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What is next for GAG pooling in 2024-25?
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Teacher pay award ✅, additional DfE funding ✅: now sustainable financial planning through MAT-led ICFP is required
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Trust leaders call on the new government to support MAT financial sustainability, as the first IMP Software MAT CFO Insights Survey is published
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Conquer the 2024 BFR: Your Guide to New ICT Expenditure Categories
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The pathway to pooling: top tips from MAT leaders

The MAT Finance Show

Watch all the episodes of The MAT Finance Show, our podcast dedicated to exploring the MAT finance sector.

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MAT Budgeting 101: How to achieve a cohesive approach across your schools
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Needs-based budgeting and GAG pooling - a sector update
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How we enable ICFP to be embedded
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What's stopping the sector from embedding ICFP
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MAT centralisation. A guide to financial operating models
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Will there ever be a time when trusts are funded directly?

IMP Events

Find out where you can meet us or book your place for one of our events.

Simplify your MAT budgets with one platform (3)
Multiple Dates Available
Webinar
Ensure the effective deployment of resources across your trust with IMP ICFP
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Event Date | 6 February 2025
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CST Finance and Operations Conference 2025
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Event Date | 9 December 2024
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MATPN Finance
Simplify your MAT budgets with one platform
Multiple Dates Available
Webinar
How to Streamline Your MAT Budgeting & Forecasting with IMP Planner

Case studies

MATs just like yours share their experiences with IMP Sofware and the impact we have helped them have on their trust.

RedKite
MAT Size | 11 to 20 Schools
Red Kite Learning Trust
Heart Academies Trust
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
HEART Academies Trust
Eko Trust
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Eko Trust creates the financial management infrastructure for growth with IMP Planner
Emmaus
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
IMP Planner takes away the stress of financial planning for Emmaus Catholic MAC
Excelsior
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
IMP Planner makes financial planning easier for Excelsior Multi Academy Trust
Cathedral Schools
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Cathedral Schools Trust: IMP Planner is the Perfect Budgeting Solution for MATs

Whitepapers

Download our latest research on the challenges facing the MAT finance sector.

The IMP MAT Finance Sector Insight Report
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Topic | GAG pooling
GAG Pooling & Centralisation in MATs
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Topic | MAT Growth
The 2030 MAT growth challenge
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Topic | MAT Growth
A growing philosophy
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Topic | GAG pooling
Pooling reserves and budget centralisation in multi-academy trusts

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