Case Study: The Loddon Foundation achieves greater visibility and accountability with Lightyear Automated Accounts Payable

Finance transformation in a charitable business

The Loddon Foundation, a registered charity supporting children and young people with severe behavioral and learning disabilities, wanted a better way to manage accounts payable and give budget holders more visibility and accountability. After moving to Xero, they adopted Lightyear Automated Accounts Payable to replace a manual, paper-heavy process where invoices were coded centrally and often paid without input from the wider team.

With Lightyear, The Loddon Foundation digitized invoice processing, improved coding consistency, and made invoices accessible to all relevant users through Xero integration. Lightyear delivered full visibility and accountability across the organization, eliminated lost paperwork, saved around half a person’s time in a two-person accounting team, and generated an estimated £10,000 in annual savings, while also making supplier price checks much faster.

The Loddon Foundation

Chris Wells

Chartered Accountant