Are you passing on your copy?

Totally agree. The DfE does not have the knowledge or capacity to act as principal regulator, making sure the whole academy sector complies with their duties under charity law.

Not in my fantasy team unfortunately

It really was! That touch, spectacular.

Charities tend to create trading subsidiaries to carry on purely commercial activity. As an educational product, its arguable that Wandle can do it within their charitable objects, but as you say would be better for lots of reasons if in a different vehicle, with the right business skills involved.

They have not had a Financial Review or a Reserves Policy in either of the last two sets of accounts, even though There is mention of the "Reserves policy below" in both of them. They used to have them beforehand. I wonder what changed?

I can't see a financial review or reserves policy in their latest accounts. The AAD says they need them. Amazing they have been signed off.

Just realised it should *fewer* Nazis. Not a great grammatical start.

Ambitious but a great idea. Please do add me as Director of the CriSeren Foundation. Cheers!