AoC Finance Conference and Exhibition 2025

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit charity that gives back to the education sector and a one-stop procurement shop for all your procurement needs, with a vision of being the education sector’s procurement partner of choice. Did you know that all our surplus revenue is given back to the education sector via our Giving Back which is focused on SEND, wellbeing and absenteeism, to date we have donated £1.5m back to the education sector.

Drake Lane provide market leading software and consultancy services to the education sector, including colleges and higher education institutions. Our specialist focus is quality, curriculum and financial planning, funding, audit and data analysis. · 4CAST – curriculum and financial planning software to simplify the complex! · SCORE – ILR / funding optimisation and audit / Ofsted compliance software.

Reduce energy costs across your estate by 60% and accelerate Net Zero progress without upfront capital investment. eEnergy achieves this in three ways:
•Reduce: Energy efficiency solutions including LED lighting .
•Generate: Onsite solar energy generation.
•Charge: Electric vehicle charging for staff and visitors.
With our £40m green energy fund, we provide off-balance sheet funding with compliant procurement via approved frameworks. We’ve delivered over 1000 successful projects, helping our clients save over £100m.

Providing high quality consultancy and interim services for a range of business areas; MIS, Quality, Curriculum, Admissions, Student Services, IT/ICT/ILT and Finance. Our full-time and associate consultants bring a wealth of experience and a breadth of skills and abilities to the assignment. They are able to make an immediate difference to your organisation. With high order people and communication skills, combined with technical experience and knowledge, they can provide value added consultancy and interim solutions.

Welcome to HaysMac, where expert advice and financial excellence support further and higher education institutions. Based in London, we are a chartered accountancy and tax advisory firm delivering a range of services across the UK including audit, taxation, outsourcing, and business support. Our team of specialists bring a hands-on approach, providing institutions with top-tier audits, financial solutions, and reliable assurance. Our commitment to the sector ensures our clients receive the highest level of service.

At Mindful Education, we produce flexible, award-winning, blended learning courses and apprenticeships that continue to set new standards in digital education. Designed and built by in-house teams, our courses deliver a compelling mix of academic expertise, technology and creativity, bringing learning to life and achieving outstanding results. Working in partnership with hundreds of colleges and employers, we support thousands of learners each year, helping people to take the next step in their careers.