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AdvantEDGE – Council Management Software

Founded in 1989, EDGE IT Systems has been supporting Local Councils for over 30 years with software and IT solutions, covering every aspect of council management, IT support & digital modernisation for councils.

We are one of the most experienced providers of IT Solutions for Town, Parish & Community Councils and our AdvantEDGE software is the perfect solution for paperless, council management.

All software modules are all fully cloud-based, GDPR compliant and designed specifically for councils. Enabling reports, invoices and letters to be automatically created and emailed out, whilst also keeping your documents stored online & backed up hourly, at no extra cost.

Support from an experienced team of Clerks, Auditors & Technical Engineers is included with all packages.

For the perfect solution to your council software, contact our team today for a software demo or quote or click here to download a copy of our AdvantEDGE leaflet.

Cloud-based Town & Parish Council Administration Software

AdvantEDGE

With 10 comprehensive & user-friendly software modules available to choose from, you can manage any aspect of your council with ease. AdvantEDGE is a cloud-based solution, designed specifically to meet the needs of town and parish clerks in the 21st century and allow paperless administration on any device.

Admin+

Produce council agendas & minutes, comprehensive reports & meeting attendance on headed stationary.
Record declaration of interests for councillors.
Flexible searching by subject history. Manage the diary, send meeting invites & track actions agreed.

Finance

Have complete control over your council's finances. Easily produce sales invoices, purchase orders & a range of comprehensive reports, including your AGAR, without the need for an accountant.

Allotments

Paperless management of your council's allotment sites & holder details. Easily produce invoices, receipts, annual renewals & reports.

InspectEDGE app

An inspection app for allotments, assets, cemeteries, events, markets & playgrounds that integrates seamlessly with its related software module. InspectEDGE enables councils to complete paperless inspections with ease, without the need for an internet connection.

Asset Manager

Efficient management of council assets, including buildings, land, vehicles, office equipment & plant / street furniture such as street lights, bins, trees etc.

Markets & Events

Provides paperless management of multiple market & events from any device, anytime, anywhere. Manage bookings & payments with ease and automatically produce invoices, confirmations, receipts & reports.

EDGE Client Portal

Self-administration portal for the clients of our customers who use our AdvantEDGE and Epitaph software, including allotment holders, councillors, funeral directors, market & event stall holders, stone masons and the public.

Planning

Allows the user to keep track of all the planning applications dealt with by the Council, managing
the process that local councils use for planning applications.

Epitaph

A comprehensive management solution for cemeteries & crematoria. Providing councils with paperless control over bookings, sales, grave & memorial management, documents, reports, & finance.

Playgrounds

Simplifies the management & risk assessment process of playgrounds for your council. Input routine, operational & annual inspections details. Automatically produce reports for equipment and inspections.

Facilities+

Enables councils to easily manage bookings for multiple facilities such as village halls, community centres & playing fields. With our online portal displaying availability, promoting classes & enabling booking requests to be made 24/7.

Service Manager

Paperless, council management and analysis of jobs & timesheets for multiple staff members. Manage, track and progress issues reported by the public. Integrates seamlessly with multiple AdvantEDGE software modules.

Using the new allotment inspection software has enabled all the 150 allotments to be inspected in a fraction of the time. It is simple to use and has enabled me as the administrator to cut down from a monthly exercise of 6 hours of inputting inspections manually and sending out correspondence to around 30 minutes! Simon Hiatt - Office Manager… Read Full Story

Simon Hiatt - Office Manager - Brixham Town Council

I am a relatively new Parish Council Clerk and I can honestly say that introducing EDGE IT Systems has been the best decision ever made by the council. The system is very user friendly and the staff are incredibly easy to work with and exceptionally talented. EDGE IT Systems has taken away any worries over accounting procedures and made the… Read Full Story

Terry Craven - Council Clerk - Thrybergh Parish Council

As an Internal Auditor I have to audit my clients’ systems and carry out substantive checks. I find that having access to the EDGE software finance system has enabled me to complete my audits more quickly and I feel that able to produce my own reports gives me my independence when carrying out the audits. I especially like the facility… Read Full Story

Gordon Fletcher (C.M.I.I.A.) - Internal Auditor

Purchasing an internal auditor’s licence for the AdvantEDGE accounts system proved to be a very good investment. For my parish council clients, I was able to access key accounting reports and data quickly and easily online, saving time and effort for both parties and made for a much smoother internal audit process. Richard Willcocks Redwood Pryor LtdRead Full Story

Richard Willcocks - Redwood Pryor Ltd

I have never used a finance system before, and I have found Edge to be really intuitive and easy to use. The team are really helpful, and year end worked brilliantly for me, thanks to the support I was given. Deborah Upton - Clerk to the Council Crowhurst Parish CouncilRead Full Story

Deborah Upton - Clerk to the Council - Crowhurst Parish Council

I found the mail merge facility on EDGE’s allotment software was a great opportunity to communicate more effectively with our 140+ allotment holders. There are options to print a list and check off letters/ emails as they print/send. It enables us to easily inform people about inspections, competitions, etc and advise on other matters such as bonfires and annual rental… Read Full Story

Nicola Vodden - Meetings and Allotment Administrator - Ringwood Town Council

After attending the AdvantEDGE End of Year seminar I now feel much more confident in completing my 1st year end for the council, the system is excellent and can be used to fulfil all of our accounting needs as a town council. The help and support from the service staff is also excellent, they are readily available to help with… Read Full Story

Simon Eccleston - Great Dawley Town Council

EDGE IT Systems offer an excellent support service for their products. With piles of patience, they take you from a novice to a confident user of their products in a short space of time – even with deadlines looming. The AdvantEDGE package offers a complete finance package that’s not overly complicated for the user. It offers an ideal way of… Read Full Story

Katherine Kearns - Town Clerk

Downloads

Our downloads page allows our clients to download and install the software needed to run either the Epitaph or AdvantEDGE modules on any device, anywhere.

Webinars

We offer a wide variety of live webinars, including break-out sessions for Q&A. We provide free, group webinars and pre-paid, bespoke 1-2-1 training. Click on the link above to view our webinar calendar.

Online Helpdesk

If you are an existing customer, click on the link above to log support requests with our IT team on EDITH our IT Helpdesk.

Testimonials

Find out why we are the UKs market leader in the supply of software solutions to Local Councils, Cemeteries, Crematorium, & SMEs.

Send Us Your Enquiry

Click on the link above to send us your enquiry or contact us directly by phone on 02476667337 or email on info@edgeITsystems.com

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