Statutory and financial information

As a multi academy trust, we are committed to openness, strong governance and robust financial stewardship. This page brings together the key statutory documents that underpin how the Mulberry Schools Trust operates.

Here you will find our annual accounts, Articles of Association, Funding Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, governance arrangements and register of interests.

Together, these documents set out the legal and financial framework within which we work and the principles that guide our decision-making.

Articles of Association Funding Agreement Memorandum of Association

Annual report and accounts

Accounting Policy – Located in Annual Reports and Accounts 2024-2025, page 38
Union Reps – Amount of time taken by union reps – located in Annual Reports and Accounts 2024 – 2025 page 5
Annual Report and Accounts 2019 – 2020
Annual Report and Accounts 2020 – 2021
Annual Report and Accounts 2021 – 2022
Annual Report and Accounts 2022 – 2023
Annual Report and Accounts 2023 – 2024
Annual Report and Accounts 2024 – 2025

Governance arrangements and register of interests

Our governance structure is supported by a series of committees that oversee different aspects of the Trust’s work: Finance, Standards and Audit and Risk. Each committee plays a crucial role in providing scrutiny, ensuring accountability and supporting high-quality education across all our schools.

The conduct of Trust business is shaped by clear protocols that outline how decisions are made, how responsibilities are delegated and how meetings are managed. These procedures ensure our work is transparent, compliant and aligned with the Trust’s values, enabling Trustees, senior leaders and local governing bodies to operate effectively and collaboratively.

Find out more about our conduct of Trust business here

At the heart of the Trust’s governing body code of practice of all schools in the Mulberry Schools Trust are the Nolan Seven Principles of Public Life:

In addition to commitment and adherence to these principles, it is expected that trustees of the Board or governors at all schools in the Mulberry Schools Trust should embody:

Unwavering commitment to the vision for young people in the schools;
Conscientious application to the tasks required to be done to ensure that all of the schools’ systems and structures are working for the benefit of the students;
Courage and determination to achieve Mulberry Schools Trust’s strategic aims.

The Trust’s Company Members provide oversight of our governance arrangements, but they do not play an active role in the day-to-day operations of the Mulberry Schools Trust. Their responsibilities include ensuring the charitable purpose of the Trust is upheld and supporting strong, effective governance.

Find out more about our Company Members here

The Mulberry Schools Trust comprises a total of five Company Members; two of whom are founding Company Members. They meet once a year for the Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Some Company Members are either on the Trust Board or the Local Governing Body of the founding school, Mulberry School for Girls and attend relevant Board and Local Governing Body meetings, as well as visiting schools within the Trust.

Mulberry Schools Trust Company Members

Liz Bromley

Independent Member – Liz has worked in education for more than 25 years and is currently the CEO of NCG (formerly the Newcastle College Group). Liz previously was the Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Central Lancashire and has held senior roles with the Open University, the University of Salford, and Goldsmiths, University of London Liz holds a number of non-executive roles, including the Sir John Brunner Foundation Trust, English Heritage, and the Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust.

Sue Barrow

Company Member, Trustee on the Trust Board and Chair of Mulberry UTC Local Governing Body, Chair of the Board’s Standards Committee and Governor of Mulberry School for Girls Local Governing Body.

Sarah Sarwar

Independent Member – Sarah Sarwar is a Deputy Headteacher at British International School in Oman. Sarah was part of the Teach First Programme and taught in schools in Newham and Tower Hamlets for over a decade. Sarah is the Co Founder of Nijjor Manush- A community collective engaging local people with grassroots politics.

Mujibur Rahman

Independent Member – Mujibar is a local Accountant and long-serving Governor of Mulberry School for Girls’ Local Governing Body for over 30 years.

Delia Barker

Independent Member – Delia is an Independent Member. Delia is a cultural leader with over thirty years of experience across arts, youth and organisational development. She is Chief Executive of Brixton House and has held senior roles at the Roundhouse, the English National Ballet School and Arts Council England. Delia is Chair of Phoenix Dance Theatre and a Governor of The Royal Ballet School. She also works as a mentor and consultant across cultural, education and civic sectors, supporting governance, organisational change and inclusive practice.

Governance

Statutory and financial information

Mulberry Academy London Dock LGB

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch LGB

Mulberry Academy Woodside LGB

Mulberry School for Girls LGB

Mulberry Stepney Green LGB

Mulberry UTC LGB

Mulberry Canon Barnett and Mulberry Wood Wharf LGB

Mulberry Schools Trust Company Members