It provided a good picture of where our finance team stands compared with what peer teams elsewhere are doing and achieving.

John Crowther, Head of Finance, Action for Blind People

A valuable tool for any finance professionals wishing to enhance financial performance.

Keith Hickey, Chief Executive, Charity Finance Directors Group

Finance Count has given me the basis to take forward and improve the finance function

Peter Jackson, Operations Manager, CTC

Very useful to share information and understand that there are a number of common themes and areas for development across the sector

Teresa Fennell, Head of Finance, Help the Aged

It has been thought provoking, and has given us a number of areas to feel good about our processes.

Karen Atkinson, Head of Financial Accounting, Historic Royal Palaces

Learning from others has helped us to generate many new ideas.

Oliver Chapman, Financial Controller, Plan UK

A unique insight into other organisations' activities.

Tina Aryee, Finance Administrator, Pupil Parent Partnership

A valuable tool for comparison within the sector.

Ben McGrath, Head of Finance & IT, Refuge

Benchmarking ourselves against others has given us a better sense of where we are, and where we need to improve.

Ian Vickers, Chief Accountant, RNIB

A clear indication of where we are on a wide range of facets

Kevin Geeson, Group Director of Resources, RNIB

Has helped us to identify the areas where we need to take action

Nnamdi Nwosuagwu, Assistant Financial Accountant, Save the Children

Excellent. The sector can only benefit from exercises like this.

Alastair Richards, Director of Finance & Administration, Vitalise

It prompted us to think about areas that we had not considered. We realised that in some areas we were doing well, never having had them measured before.

Harry Downie, former Finance & Administration Director, Walsingham