Resources

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.

New IMP Software and ISBL collaboration brings ASOT benchmarking directly into finance workflows
IMP Planner named Product of the Year at MAT Excellence Awards 2026
Why Excel Is Still Running Your MAT's Finances, And What It's Quietly Costing You 
Switching Finance Systems as a Small MAT: What to Expect and How to Make It Work 
Your MAT Is Growing. Is Your Finance System Ready to Grow With It? 
Your Budgets Are in One Place. Your Actuals Are in Another. That Gap Is Costing Your Trust. 

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
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 30
Needs-based budgeting and GAG pooling - a sector update
IMP - MFS - New Brand - ep 29
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.

New IMP Finance (4)
Event Date | 17 July 2026
Webinar
Finance That Fits Your Trust. Not the Other Way Around | IMP Finance
The IMP Unified Platform (4)
Event Date | 6 August 2026
Webinar
MAT Finance. The Way It Should Be | The IMP Unified Platform
New IMP Planner webinar (3)
Event Date | 30 July 2026
Webinar
Budget and Forecast with Confidence. No Spreadsheets. No Silos | 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.

DoC
MAT Size | 20 + Schools
The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust Achieves Trust-Wide Financial Truth with IMP Planner
Bellevue CS
MAT Size | 11 to 20 Schools
Bellevue Place Education Trust Drives Long-Term Strategic Planning with IMP Planner
Salterns CS (1)
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Salterns Academy Trust Transforms Budget Strategy and Financial Planning with IMP Planner
Avanti CS
MAT Size | 11 to 20 Schools
Avanti Schools Trust Adopts IMP Purchasing for Trust-wide Spend Visibility
Innovate MAT
MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
How Innovate MAT Are Using Their Personalised Benchmarking Report
Diverse Academies
MAT Size | 11 to 20 Schools
Diverse Academies Trust Improves MAT Reporting and Strategic Planning with IMP Planner

Whitepapers

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

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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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