For multi-academy trusts
MAT finance.
The way it should be.
Plan, manage and operate your trust as one.
Running the finances of a growing group of schools takes more than generic tools allow. IMP is the only unified platform built specifically for multi-academy trusts: budgeting, forecasting, staffing, purchasing and finance in one place, so central finance works from one version of the truth across every school. Start with the product that solves today’s problem, then add the rest as your trust grows.
50%+
Trusted by MATs of every size.
BUILT FOR TRUST REALITY
Built for trust reality. Not adapted from somewhere else.
No two trusts are the same, and none of them work like a standalone school or a corporate business. Complex funding rules. Evolving structures. A dozen schools under one scheme of delegation, or two, or fifty. The way a trust runs has no equivalent anywhere else.
Most finance platforms were built for one of those, then stretched to cover the other. You feel it in every workaround: the spreadsheet that holds it together, the coding that never quite matches, the consolidation that takes a fortnight.
IMP was built from the ground up for how trusts actually work, not retrofitted from something that wasn't.
THE DISTINCTION THAT MATTERS
Integrated isn't unified.
‘Integrated’ means separate products with mechanisms to shuffle data between them, and every mechanism is another place things break. Unified means one platform. There’s nothing to synchronise, because there’s only one system; that single difference is what keeps your numbers true across every school.
INTEGRATED
X Separate products synced together
X Data that can drift between systems
X Users set up twice, or more
X Coding that stops matching
UNIFIED THE IMP WAY
✓ One platform, built as one thing
✓ Data lives in one place
✓ Users are set up once
✓ One set of coding runs through every product
FOUR PRODUCTS. ONE PLATFORM.
Every product, built for the way a trust runs.
Four products. one platform.
Every product, built for the way
a Trust runs.
Every product, built for the way a Trust runs.
Every product, built for
the way a Trust runs.
IMP PLANNER
Built for the Trust, not the school
Most budgeting tools treat each school as a silo, then bolt consolidation on around the edges. Planner was built for the trust. GAG pool, top-slice, centralise or give schools autonomy; the platform flexes to your model, with natural consolidation and reporting always available at all levels.
IMP ICFP
Sits inside the budget, not next to it
Curriculum, staffing and finance move together across every school, so leaders stop debating whose data is right and start designing the curriculum they can afford.
IMP PURCHASING
Purchasing that does finance. Not the other way round.
Approvals follow your scheme of delegation. Budget holders see what’s really left after commitments, and coding inherits from the budget line. No recoding. No overspend surprises.
IMP FINANCE
Month-end becomes checking, not changing
Most finance tools weren’t built for MATs. This one was. Every transaction inherits its coding from the budget pot, so actuals land correctly first time and month-end becomes checking, not changing.
CUSTOMER STORIES
Trusted by trusts of every size.
The finance leaders who run their trusts on IMP, in their own words.
STRATEGIC INSIGHTS
Drive strategic insights.
01
Empower budget holders
They raise purchases confidently without deep finance knowledge, and central finance keeps oversight.
02
Invest, don't chase
Rolling forecasts give you the visibility to get on the front foot, so you put money behind your priorities instead of reacting to pressure.
03
Consolidated, trust-wide
Trust-wide reports the moment you need them. CEOs informed, trustees assured, no version chasing.
AT A GLANCE
Features that drive clarity.
One platform, one truth
Planning, finance, purchasing and curriculum on one unified platform. No re-keying, no drift.
Automated consistency
Coding inherits from the budget line, so every school books the same way, every time.
Total control
Approvals follow your scheme of delegation. Budget holders see what’s really left.
Actionable data
Trust-wide reporting the moment you need it, with the detail to act on underneath.
BUILT & SUPPORTED BY EXPERTS
Support from people who've lived it.
We know what it’s like to manage education finance, because we’ve lived it. When something needs answering, you get a support specialist who knows the platform inside out, backed by a team of former MAT finance professionals. Not a script, not a ticket queue. Specialists sit behind every conversation.
SUPPORT ANSWERED IN
Under 30
seconds
Not 24 hours. Not next week.
Most providers leave you lagging a ticket and waiting days. We answer in under 30 seconds on average, and that bar hasn’t moved in seven years.
BUILT & SUPPORTED BY EXPERTS
Support from people who've lived it.
We know what it’s like to manage education finance, because we’ve lived it. When something needs answering, you get a support specialist who knows the platform inside out, backed by a team of former MAT finance professionals. Not a script, not a ticket queue. Specialists sit behind every conversation.
SUPPORT ANSWERED IN
Under 30
seconds
Not 24 hours. Not next week.
Most providers leave you lagging a ticket and waiting days. We answer in under 30 seconds on average, and that bar hasn’t moved in seven years.
BENCHMARKING
Benchmarking. See where you stand. Know where to act.
Turn data into direction. Every IMP customer gets a personalised benchmarking report that shows your organisation in context, and tells you where to act.
Total clarity
See your organisation and your schools against national averages on the indicators that matter.
Actionable data
Spot the strengths to build on and the risks to head off.
Better outcomes
Evidence every decision about your people, your money and your results.
BENCHMARKING
Personalised MAT Benchmarking Report.
Turn benchmarking into meaningful action. Every IMP Planner customer receives a tailored report showing how their trust compares to others of a similar size and structure, alongside a toolkit for school-level peer comparison. Identify strengths, spot opportunities and drive real improvement across your trust.
Ready to see it in action?
Get the clarity and control to plan, forecast and report with confidence across your organisation.