
Beat Labour’s VAT tax raid.
Boost your school’s non-fee income to survive the challenges ahead.

Beat Labour’s VAT tax raid.
Boost your school’s non-fee income to survive the challenges ahead.
American private schools generate, on average, three times as much non-fee income as schools in the United Kingdom.
This builds financial resilience, with diversified revenue streams offering stability in the face of significant market changes.
“Maximising non-fee income is the single best strategy for private schools hoping to survive the VAT crisis.”
Marcus Sonnisterre
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Audit your entire estate and find ways to cost-effectively generate non-fee revenue.
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Whether the focus is optimisation, consolidation or growth, each service focuses on the underlying factors that will allow you to thrive in the new financial landscape.
Mark Taylor, Bursar of Kings School Canterbury, discusses the pivotal role that non-fee income is playing as part of his strategy for the world’s oldest school in his recent interview for Collective Intelligence.
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Of the 5 or 6 architectural firms that we have worked with in the last 5 years, Kennedy Woods are amongst the very best and I have no hesitation in recommending them to other educational providers.
Mark Dingle
Operations Director
Wishford Education
We found Chris, Tom and the team to be full of ideas, keep well to the brief, respond to critique constructively and importantly to fit well with our way of thinking and doing things.
Vicky Garner
Director
Living Villages Cook School
I highly recommend their services to any school seeking innovative and thoughtful architectural solutions.
Paul Neagle
Bursar
St Christopher’s Hampstead
For a group of franchise CEO’s who rarely have the opportunity to come together, we were a hard group to please. Tom and the team exceeded all expectations.
Emily Vermont
Director
School of Social Entrepreneurs
I would recommend them to other clients looking for a practice who can apply fresh thinking and dedication to a project.
Neil Kirby
Head of Regeneration
Southwark Council
Finding architects who understand school needs are rare and I despaired - until I met Tom and Chris. From the beginning, they listened to us and guided us as we created our forward-thinking masterplan and rolled out its first phase.
Sandrine Pailasse
Headteacher
St Christopher’s Hampstead
Chris and the team are commercially minded and easy to work with - their focus on delivery, fast turnaround times, and willingness to adapt made them a great architecture and design partner for our first 30 sites.
Pete Spencer
Project Manager
N Family Club
VAT is coming.
Act now to get your school estate ready.
We’re offering private schools in UK a complimentary 30-minute workshop to discuss their VAT survival strategy.
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Capacity Appraisal
Get a clear picture of which areas of your school are working well, and which are underutlised.
Learn more
Overseas Franchise
Explore your options for expansion overseas, in territories exempt from VAT and other limitations.
Learn more
Site Optimisation
Audit your entire estate and find ways to cost-effectively generate non-fee revenue.
Learn more
Site Optimisation
Audit your entire estate and find ways to cost-effectively generate non-fee revenue.
Learn more
Capacity Appraisal
Get a clear picture of which areas of your school are working well, and which are underutlised.
Learn more
Overseas Franchise
Explore your options for expansion overseas, in territories exempt from VAT and other limitations.
Learn more
Site Optimisation
Audit your entire estate and find ways to cost-effectively generate non-fee revenue.
Learn more
Beat Labour’s VAT raid.
Boost your school’s non-fee income to prepare for the challenges ahead.
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Of the 5 or 6 architectural firms that we have worked with in the last 5 years, Kennedy Woods are amongst the very best and I have no hesitation in recommending them to other educational providers.
Mark Dingle
Operations Director
Wishford Education
We found Chris, Tom and the team to be full of ideas, keep well to the brief, respond to critique constructively and importantly to fit well with our way of thinking and doing things.
Vicky Garner
Director
Living Villages Cook School
Finding architects who understand school needs are rare and I despaired - until I met Tom and Chris. From the beginning, they listened to us and guided us as we created our forward-thinking masterplan and rolled out its first phase.
Sandrine Pailasse
Headteacher
St Christopher’s Hampstead
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