About us

Karl Murphy-Barnes, schools finance consultancy team lead

Karl oversees a team responsible for supporting schools and academies within Devon, including financial advice and recovery. He has previously worked within education funding in local authorities; most recently for Hampshire County Council, where he developed the local funding formulae, worth £730 million, and produced budgets for 530 schools and academies. He has 19 years’ experience in assisting with budget planning within the public sector, including working alongside the education and adult care services within Norfolk County Council.

The team

The team consists of 6 education finance consultants and 1 associate with combined experience of over 100 years supporting schools and academies.

Members of the team come from a multitude of backgrounds with extensive experience in local authority finance for schools, social services, environment and externally funded projects, as well as schools and academies, central government finance, and private business. With this varied background the team also come with a vast qualification portfolio including qualified accountants and graduates. This vast array of skills, knowledge, expertise and strategic insight the Team possess enables delivery of a dynamic and forward thinking service to schools as well as assisting schools in the day-to-day administration task.