Articles of Association and other registrations
Grace Schools, under it's former name of Diocese of Ely multi-academy trust was incorporated under the Companies Act of 2006 as a Private Limited Company, number 08464996, on 27 March 2013.
Grace Schools registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) on 18 December 2014, under registration number ZA087951.
The Articles of Association for Grace Schools were revised by the Board on 23 May 2018, and can be viewed at the Companies House website, along with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Memorandum of Association.
Grace Schools is a charitable company limited by guarantee. We are regulated by the Department for Education, OFSTED, HMI and others, and our charitable objects are set out in our Articles of Association. For further information on how Grace Schools is funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency please refer to our Master Funding Agreements: MFA 2019, MFA 2015, MFA 2014 and MFA 2013.
The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance.
Funding Agreements for DEMAT academies
DEMAT has a number of funding agreements with the Department for Education which sets out our obligations to operate our schools effectively in return for state funding. Supplementary Funding Agreements (“SFAs”) are in place for each of our academies, links to which are set out below.