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Schools as businesses

Schools are increasingly being regarded as businesses. To be successful, they need to adopt disciplines similar to those found in successful commercial companies and follow best-practice approaches to their financial management and business activities in general.

Irrespective of the sector they operate within, we believe that all organisations need to have:

• a clear and realistic strategy,
• the financial resources, controls and systems to see it through and
• the right management team and processes to make it happen.

axiom-e can help any organisation get these essential factors right although our service is especially relevant to entities which cannot justify having a full-time finance director but who need the skills that qualified, well-experienced finance directors can provide.

axiom-education

Recent surveys have highlighted a number of potential issues with the strategy, finances and management of resources in independent schools. Given this, and in response to requests from clients, axiom-e has tailored its offerings in order to offer a programme of services of specific relevance to schools.

Our offerings are provided under the broad title of axiom-education.

In the education sector, an axiom-e portfolio Director providing high-level support can prove very beneficial to incumbent Bursars or Governing Bodies by undertaking projects associated with any of the services highlighted on our website, including for example:

• capital expenditure programmes
• strategic planning
• reviewing systems and procedures

Given the increasing incidence of independent schools being sold, we can prepare the information necessary for Governors or Trustees to:

• assess if their school should be sold
• provide to prospective purchasers
• determine if they should acquire other schools
• help negotiate the sale or purchase
• help raise funds for acquisition

axiom-evaluation

In addition, we are able to undertake an axiom-evaluation.

This Operating and Financial Review of a school's activities will result in a report setting out the key issues that need to be focused on in order to improve operational management as well as longer-term strategic issues.

As the review is not a statutory audit, it is able to take a broad view of business management and is not confined to the narrow area of accounting. Depending on what is asked of us, the review can address matters such as:

• planning
• marketing
• financial management
• human resources management
• the management of premises and other resources.

Interested?

To benefit from our services, please contact us for a free initial discussion after which we will provide a quote for undertaking the work necessary.

axiom-evaluation: an independent business review
axiom-exit: preparing for a trade sale
axiom-essentials: for start-ups and early-stage companies
axiom-employment