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Due Diligence

Expert support for informed decision making.   

Navigating school expansion, mergers, or acquisitions requires a thorough understanding of financial, operational, capital and governance risks.  At Gail Khan Associates we offer comprehensive due diligence services for schools and Multi Academy Trusts to ensure that Trustees, Governors and Leaders have the insights needed to make confident, informed decisions.   

How We Support You

We offer three levels of Due Diligence service to tailor to your requirements:  

Light touch advice on requirements and framework for facilitation of in-house due diligence  

  • Develop a high-level due diligence framework, including key assessment areas such as governance, financial, compliance, risk and performance metrics 
  • Provide training sessions for internal teams on how to conduct effective due diligence and use the framework 
  • Template report format for internal use  

 

Light touch and Quality Assurance 

  • A above plus project management of the process and Quality Assurance of the outputs, ensuring final reports read as one voice.  

 

Full Service – incorporating options 1 & 2  

Delivered by GKA Consultants* in the areas of: 

  • Finance 
  • HR 
  • ICT 
  • Governance 
  • Safeguarding 
  • H&S and Estates  
  • Education  

* Please note this can be a combination of internal resources and consultants to complement existing expertise capacity. 

Contact us to find out more
What our clients think:
Cavendish Learning Trust and Minerva Learning Trust - Due Diligence

John Doyle – Chair of Trustees, Minerva Learning Trust

“GKA have been brilliant right from the start and helped us achieve this important milestone for both academies, we can go forward with confidence in a new jointly developed organisation. Thank you so much for all your hard work and very skilled guidance.” 

Three Spires Trust - Due Diligence

Emily Verow, Chief Executive Officer, Three Spires Trust

Partnering with Gail Khan Associates has been instrumental in the creation and growth of the Three Spires Trust. Their expertise and hands-on approach ensured that every aspect of the process, from the initial application to the formation and expansion of the MAT, was managed with precision and care. The value GKA brought to our project extended far beyond project management; they provided vital strategic guidance, mitigated risks, and helped us recruit exceptional leadership for the Trust. Their support has been invaluable in turning our vision into a reality, and their ongoing contribution continues to be a driving force behind our success. 

South York Multi Academy Trust (SYMAT) and The STAR Multi Academy Trust (STAR) - Due Diligence

Ian Yapp, Chief Executive Officer, STAR

Building on the work of our respective Boards GKA’s guidance and methodical approach to project planning we have been able to plan with confidence which ultimately led to approval of the merger by the Department for Education at the first attempt. GKA will now support the planning for phase 2 – realising Yorkshire Learning Trust. They gave us so much confidence that everything was under control at every stage of the process, and we look forward to our continued work to achieve the merger in the autumn term.”

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