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.

Why assumption drift is the silent killer of budget confidence in MATs
“Built specifically for how MATs actually run”: New IMP Finance system launched by IMP Software
The 5% Reality: What Benchmarking Reveals About the Sector’s Shrinking Resilience 
Turning Benchmarking Insight into Practical Solutions
Benchmarking That Leads to Better Decisions: Moving Beyond Comparison for Comparison’s Sake 
5 Steps to Set Yourself Up for a Pain-Free Budget Season + Free checklist

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
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.

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Event Date | 5 March 2026
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IMP Finance: Full Launch (On Demand)
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Event Date | 12 November 2025
On-Demand
MAT Finance, Evolved: One Unified Platform for Everything (On Demand)

Case studies

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

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
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MAT Size | 1 to 10 Schools
Inclusive Multi Academy Trust Implements IMP Planner and IMP ICFP for Smarter Budgeting
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MAT Size | 20 + Schools
Advance Learning Partnership Adopts IMP Purchasing to Optimise Finance
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MAT Size | 20 + Schools
Leigh Academies Trust Implements IMP Planner for Centralised Budgeting and Reporting
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MAT Size | 11 to 20 Schools
Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust Optimises Budget Control with IMP Purchasing

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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