Bursar’s Review Impact Report 2022

2 Impact Report Welcome to the Independent Schools’ Bursars Association’s (ISBA) Impact Report 2022. Impact reports like this are considered best practice for charities such as ISBA to give our stakeholders an overview of the outcomes of our charitable activities. With around 1,200 member schools, we are the largest constituent Association within the Independent Schools Council (ISC). In 2022 we will proudly celebrate 90 years of supporting the business of independent schools. As a charity we aim to advance education by promoting best business practice in the independent school sector and by equipping bursars and their teams with the skills needed to run the business activities of independent schools. Our dedicated services enable our member schools to provide a first-class education to pupils at home and abroad. Our members are diverse, ranging from small preparatory schools to large, well-renowned senior schools, day and boarding schools, in the UK and across the globe. The individual schools’ needs may di†er but they all have one requirement in common: access to timely, reliable, accurate and actionable professional and expert operational guidance. This is where ISBA’s services play a key role, supporting bursars and senior management teams to ensure their school functions to its full potential for the benefit of pupils, sta†, parents and society at large. Our comprehensive advice and guidance services as well as our bespoke professional development training enable our members to tackle financial, operational and regulatory challenges with confidence. We have a highly dedicated team who advise many di†erent sta† within member schools’ senior management teams whether they are the bursar, finance director, chief operating oŠcer, business manager, deputy or assistant with areas of responsibility encompassing accounting, financial management and reporting, risk management, regulatory compliance, A year of remarkable impact…