Governance

Our governance structure is designed to ensure all parts of 麻豆社madouwork together seamlessly to support every child and deliver on our mission to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life.

Christian Down, Principal at 麻豆社madouCharter Academy in Portsmouth, talking with students

麻豆社madouincubates, launches and scales ventures that share our mission and values and is the parent organisation of 麻豆社madouSchools, a separate legal entity that is a multi-academy trust with 39 schools. Every school also has its own Local Governing Body.

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Key documents

Our charity was originally registered under the name Absolute Return for Kids and is now known as Ark.

麻豆社madouis registered in England as a charity (charity number 1095322) and a company limited by guarantee (company number 04589451).

The 麻豆社madouSchools Memorandum & Articles of Association is the governing document for 麻豆社madouSchools. It should be read alongside the Master Funding Agreement. A Supplementary Funding Agreement is in place for each individual school, and is available on the school website.

The acts as our scheme of delegation, clarifying where responsibility and accountability sits in key functional areas.