Case Study: Potteries Educational Trust achieves quicker VAT returns and improved financial control with Access Group

Potteries Educational Trust - Customer Case Study

The Potteries Educational Trust is a four‑academy learning community serving Stoke‑on‑Trent and North Staffordshire that wanted measured, sustainable growth without compromising its values. CFO Eddie Shotton needed a finance system that helped rather than hindered his team after two previous systems proved time‑consuming and over‑complicated, so the Trust turned to the Access Group and its Access Education Finance and Budgeting software.

Access Group implemented Access Education Finance and Budgeting in September 2020, giving the Trust better control of academy data, granular user permissions and easy remote access for the finance team. The result: quarterly VAT returns dropped from two days to under half a day, payroll and reconciliation are simpler, staff morale and confidence have risen, and leaders had reassurance during remote working — measurable efficiencies delivered by Access Group.

Potteries Educational Trust

Eddie Shotton

Chief Financial Officer