Experts in Education Financing
Investec provide asset leasing services to the education sector, enabling you to purchase the equipment you want, when you need it. We have the resources and experience to offer more than just our money. We are committed to the education sector and helping our clients to maximise their budget - meeting the demands for new equipment when it is required rather than when the budget is available. Our finance solutions are recommended and approved by many Local Authorities for use by their schools.
A helping hand
No matter what your requirements, our specialist education team can help with advice on how to make the most of your budget.
We will help you make informed decisions as to the most appropriate method of funding, advise on the lease upgrade options available to you and arrange immediate installation with delayed rental payments. Our agreements are simple and straightforward; we can incorporate more than one supplier under one lease and ensure your lease complies with current public sector rules.
We can arrange purchase and leaseback facilities enabling your school or college to release the cash
value of its assets. Money raised in this manner can then be used for other purposes where capital is not available. Our expertise in PFI projects and public sector leasing enables us to provide effective funding for larger projects, ranging from LEA-wide laptop schemes to renewal of catering facilities.
Currently, thousands of schools and colleges are benefiting from our expertise and enjoying extremely competitive rates. The comments below outline some of the reasons why our clients choose Investec for their schools leasing needs:
Cheney School, Oxford.
“Cheney School have arranged leasing through Investec for many years. There are several reasons for this:
- Staff are always very professional, polite and supportive.
- They understand how Schools work and the constraints they are under.
- They appreciate the complexity and timetabling of Government funding and the difficulties this can present when Schools attempt to fund major projects.
- Investec specialise in funding the many diverse aspects of reality Education.
Most of all though I have found Investec to be the most competitive. It’s a company I feel comfortable with and I hope you will too.”
Alan Band, Business Manager, Cheney School, April 2006. Cheney School is one of the largest Secondary Schools in Oxfordshire with 1,500 pupils.
Westfield School, Yeovil, Somerset
“We have used Investec for our leasing requirements since December 1999 and have always found them professional and easy to deal with. The costs of the lease have always been competitive and this has enabled us to invest in major IT projects over this time.”
Annette Swaine, Finance Officer, Westfield School, April 2006. Westfield School is a secondary school with 1050 pupils.
Beaconsfield School, Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire
“I want to thank your team for the help they have given us with the purchase of the computers for our new ICT suite and music department. It is wonderful to see the enthusiasm of the pupils and the great advances they are making in a whole range of associated topics.”
Pat Tonge, Bursar, Beaconsfield School, April 2006. Beaconsfield School is a secondary school with 800 pupils.
When it comes to financing your school or college’s equipment make Investec your first point of contact. There is no limit to the range of equipment we can finance, from dining furniture and catering equipment to whiteboard packages and ICT equipment, our specialist team can help, call us today on 01235 555 577 or e-mail iaf@investec.co.uk
