A note rather than a contract.
The trust does not enter into formal partnership agreements with national charities or corporate bodies. We are small enough that the relationships we keep are best kept by hand, on a single sheet of cream paper signed by both parties and tucked into the cashbook. The four partnerships above are all of this kind. The Cranford School partnership is renewed each Michaelmas with a one-page note headed 'A note of partnership with Cranford C of E Primary'; the school countersigns and returns it.
We have, on three occasions in the last five years, been approached by larger bodies seeking to partner with us — once by a national foundation, once by a regional CSR programme, and once by a property developer with a Knutsford site. We have declined all three, with regret, on the grounds that we cannot bring anything to those tables that would be of use, and that the time involved in such relationships is better spent on the visiting round.
If you are nearby and would like to talk
If you are a Knutsford-based organisation — a school, a community group, a place of worship, a small business with a kitchen-table-shaped offer — and you would like to talk to the trustees, we would be glad to hear from you. We are slow, but we read everything. Please use the form below, or simply walk in on a Tuesday evening.