📚💡 Navigating VAT on Independent School Fees: Strategic Solutions for Educational Institutions 📚💡 With Labour’s policy on Value Added Tax (VAT) for independent school fees now in effect following their July 2024 election victory, educational institutions must adopt proactive strategies to mitigate its impact. In our latest blog, we explore the implications of this policy on the independent sector and highlight how strategic estate and energy management can provide effective solutions. Read more in our blog: https://zurl.co/W11K8
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About us
Barker is an integrated property consultancy that designs, creates and manages inspiring, sustainable spaces where people live, learn, work and play. We are a passionate, enthusiastic and committed team, and we love what we do! Here at Barker, we create unique partnerships. We believe 'the Barker way' is instrumental to the success of your project. The Barker Way Innovators We passionately pursue ways to improve outcomes. We like to challenge industry norms and think strategically. We embrace technology and do not fear change. We will exceed your expectations. Committed to Excellence Whatever it takes, we get things done. Sometimes this means working harder, sometimes it requires looking at things differently. We are constantly focused on practical solutions and we are driven by results. Pride Our team apply outstanding knowledge, rigour and pride to their work, day in, day out. We work hard to recruit the best people. We look for those with the right skills and expertise but also the right attitude and values. Stronger Together We believe in an honest and open approach, even if that means the occasional difficult conversation. We understand how important your project is and we will be there with you every step of the way.
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- Construction
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- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Braintree, Essex
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- Privately Held
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- 1987
- Specialties
- Surveying, Architecture, Facilities Management, Project Management, Conservation, Project Cost Consultancy, Quantity Surveying, Insurance Services, Historic Buildings, Education, Ecclesiastical, Local Authorities, Housing, Commercial, Compliance, Sustainability, Civil & Structural Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering , and Energy Strategy
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Majesty House
Avenue West, Skyline 120
Braintree, Essex CM77 7AA, GB
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Unit 6, Stow Court
Stow Road, Stow-Cum-Quy
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB25 9AS, GB
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288 Bishopsgate
London, England EC2M 4QP, GB
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12 George Road
Brimingham, B15 1NP, GB
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🌟 Wellbeing Workshop: Building Resilience 🌟 Our Wellbeing Workshop series continues to inspire and engage! This time, our Cambridge, London, and Birmingham offices joined in on the fun and learning. 🏢✨ Employees participated in the aptly themed building activity (yes, with pasta and marshmallows!) to enhance their social, emotional, physical, and mental resilience. The competitive spirit was high, and the creativity even higher! 💪🎉 Check out the photos to see the teamwork in action. Let’s keep building resilience together!
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Drones are a fantastic tool used by our Surveyors! 👏
Nice survey looking at potential water ingress to a fourth floor flat, looked more like condensation due to cold walls and high humidity, but great opportunity to get some good views with the drone of the Thames and report back on a bit of vegetation in the valleys and hopper heads too.
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📣🌟Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST)- SCA Programme 📣🌟 Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST) partnered with Barker to enhance their school facilities. This case study highlights our long-standing collaboration with the trust. The programme involved assessing current conditions, prioritising essential maintenance, and aligning these with development projects, all within the School Condition Allocation (SCA) budget. Read the full case study here: https://zurl.co/xxOaM
Bedfordshire Schools Trust (BEST)- SCA Programme
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We look forward to seeing lots of you at the Finance Directors' Networking Event on Wednesday 5th March at Trent Vineyard, Nottingham 👏 👏 👏
We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Finance Directors’ Networking Event on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, at Trent Vineyard, Nottingham. Delegates will have the opportunity to connect with event sponsors, including The Supply Register, Zenergi, Engaging Education, IMP Software, Barker Associates , RELISH, and Wylie and Bissett. Their support will help make this event a valuable day of networking, professional development, and in-depth discussions. If you haven’t registered yet, don’t miss out. https://lnkd.in/gnbSZsCB We look forward to seeing you there!
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🌟🌟🌟CONGRATULATIONS🌟🌟🌟 A huge congratulations is in order to Laura Hood who has recently passed her APM Project Fundamentals Qualification. This is a testament to your hard work and dedication- well done Laura! 👏
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📣🌟 Case Study: Kingsley Special Academy- Replacement 2 Classroom Teaching Block 🌟 📣 Introducing our latest project at Kingsley Special Academy! 🌟 Located in a residential area of Kettering, Northants, this innovative SEN primary school serves children aged 4-11 with a wide range of physical and cognitive special educational needs. Our project involved replacing an outdated modular teaching block with a custom-built facility designed to meet the unique requirements of SEN provision. Read the full case study here: https://zurl.co/Yf3gA
Kingsley Special Academy- Replacement 2 Classroom Teaching Block
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📢 Conference: Confederation of School Trusts Finance and Operations Conference 2025 - 6 February 2025 📢 CST Finance and Operations Conference 2025 Date: 6th February 2025 Location: The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham Theme: Building Excellence Join us at the CST Finance and Operations Conference 2025, where we will explore how trusts can optimise their operational functions to build capacity, drive improvement, and deliver coherent and consistent support for their schools in the new policy and funding landscape. Keynotes: Current fiscal climate for public services and its implications for our sector. Research, innovation, and tools to support high performance in trust operations. Workshops: Insight into rethinking resource deployment, technology, data, and the culture of trust services to increase schools’ capacity to deliver a great education for all children. Barker Representatives: Robert Gould Jonathan Coyles Matt Isherwood Visit us at Stand 18. Don’t miss Jonathan Coyles’ workshop, ‘Digitising the school estate: Unlocking efficiency through data’, co-hosted with Jeremy Pilgrim from School Property Matters and Paul Stewart, Trust Estates and Facilities Manager from Plymouth CAST. We look forward to seeing you there! https://zurl.co/11Dhb
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We are incredibly pleased to announce that Barker are headline sponsors for the 'Sustainability in Education' conference University of Bedfordshire on the 12th February 🍃 👏
BARKER ASSOCIATES ANNOUNCED AS HEADLINE SPONSOR With just 3 weeks to go until the first of our Sustainability in Education conferences, we are delighted to announce our Headline Sponsor for the Bedfordshire conference: Barker Associates Barker develop and implement #sustainability strategies. Sustainability is at the core of their operations. Barker are the perfect sponsor for our conference, which aims to help education providers set in motion their #Climate Action Plans. Barker supports the education sector to achieve #NetZero goals by working with education organisations, leading sector bodies and the Department for Education through the Net Zero Accelerator Programme to assist schools, trusts, Further Education and Higher Education settings to develop their sustainability strategies. Through the Barker Energy360™ process, they help assess your sites, identify opportunities to save money, reduce carbon emissions, and deliver the change to meet your climate goals. Barker | Building Energy and Sustainability Their commitment to sustainability in education is demonstrated by the facts that Barker has: · Become the chosen energy & sustainability partner to over 80 Schools & Trusts across the UK. · Completed over 800 energy audits, low carbon studies and HDPs to drive schools energy reduction plans. · Delivered 125 projects funded by Salix · Secured public & private funding in excess of £14M for schools to invest in Low Carbon Heating, LED Lighting, Solar PV and other renewables. · Delivered in excess of 60 renewables programmes in the academies sector for Trusts. · Delivered energy related projects which have saved over £140M to school budgets over the life of the technology. · Worked with leading sector bodies such as Confederation of Schools Trusts (CST), Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), The Trust Network (TTN) and Institute of Business Leaders (ISBL) to guide their members in the arena of energy & sustainability. Delegates will have the opportunity to meet the Barker team on their stand during the lunchtime exhibit and discuss their decarbonisation plans. Robert Gould will be taking your questions on our panel and will be co-delivering workshop 5: Facilitating climate action planning alongside Let's Go Zero You can also take their FREE sustainability self assessment quiz: Sustainability Self-Assessment Book your place at one of our Sustainability in Education Conferences today: University of Bedfordshire, Bedford 12th February https://lnkd.in/eTK3azFj Anglia Ruskin University, Essex 26th March https://lnkd.in/eFuebzTR St Joseph's College, Ipswich 2nd April https://lnkd.in/eNRKEsQB Paul Edmond Rebecca Elston-Haynes Lucy Cook
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🏫 EDUCATION PROPERTY CONSULTANTS 🏫 We live and breathe education. Barker are proud to be one of the UK’s leading education property consultants. We work closely with our clients to provide a complete range of services, from condition surveys and funding support to project management and the redevelopment of entire sites. We are proud to be partners with some of the sector’s most influential organisations, such as CST/ISBL/ASCL/TTN. Our team is dedicated to designing and creating inspiring, sustainable spaces where people learn, work and play. Take a look at our full education brochure here: https://zurl.co/joEd
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