Education
Expert support for the entire education sector.
The UK’s education sector is facing a convergence of financial, demographic, and policy-related challenges that make navigating the path to institutional sustainability and long-term viability difficult.
We work with the education sector every day, supporting over 200 clients, including academy trusts, further education colleges, higher education institutions, and independent schools. Through this engagement with the sector, our team is able to apply their learnings, insights, and experience to our work with you.
Areas of focus
We are a market leader for academy audits and have supported the sector since its beginning, working with all types of academy trust from single academies to the largest MATs.
Having worked for over 30 years with both further and higher education institutions, we are a key sector auditor and bring insights and learnings from our years working with these organisations to our work with you.
Our services
Audit for the education sector
Enabling your mission with specialist audit and assurance services.
Tax for the education sector
Keep more of what you raise by being tax compliant – so you can do more of the work that matters.
VAT advisory for the education sector
Clear advice that saves you time and money.
Further and Higher Education SORP 2026
The Further and Higher Education SORP 2026 is here. The implementation date is for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026, so this will affect year ends from 31 July 2027 onwards (including the comparatives for the 2025/26 financial year).
Now is the time to think about your implementation timetable, the information you need to collate, and any professional support you might need.
We are here to help, so please get in touch with any questions.
Annual academy trust benchmarking report 2025
To accurately budget, forecast, and ensure long-term financial stability, it’s important that trusts can analyse their financial results and understand how their performance compares to their peers.
Now in its 10th year, our 2025 academy trust benchmarking report provides a critical snapshot of the financial health of the sector - at a time when many trusts are facing unprecedented financial pressures.
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