Case Study: Every Child Matters Academy Trust achieves streamlined, accurate trust budgeting and planning with Access Group

Every Child Matters Academy Trust - Customer Case Study

Every Child Matters Academy Trust, a Yorkshire multi‑academy trust of eight primary schools, needed accurate, timely budgeting and forward planning as it grew (from three to eight schools by July 2020) and moved beyond cumbersome Excel processes. Business Director Tim Marsh chose Access Education software from Access Group to centralise finance, reporting and salary planning across the trust.

Access Group’s Access Education suite provided a cloud‑based, single‑login platform with consolidated reports, a salary calculator for staffing scenario planning, and invoice/order duplication and search tools—replacing Excel and speeding up responses to budget enquiries. The trust reported substantial time savings and clearer management accounts (Tim Marsh calls it “10x better”), improved remote working and collaboration during Covid, and easier preparation of DfE claim documentation.

Every Child Matters Academy Trust

Tim Marsh

Business Director