01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 February 1976
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01239211
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £2,592,000
- Latest expenditure
- £3,118,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Copthorne School Trust, Effingham Lane, Copthorne, Crawley, RH10 3HR
Website recorded by the regulator: www.copthorneprep.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN RUNNING A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21/2 AND 13 YEARS OF AGE.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,592,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,118,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,890,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,235,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,770,633
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,246,907
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,960,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,275,740
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,961,759
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,177,343
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,592,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,118,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,890,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,235,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,770,633
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,246,907
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,960,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,275,740
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,961,759
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,177,343
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 4
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 195000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2381000
- Income Investments
- 5000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2592000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,103,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3118000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 529000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 181000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,751,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2552000
- Assets Own Use
- 2552000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -125000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,149,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,815,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,761,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1435000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 380000
- Assets Cash
- £143,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1751000
- Funds Restricted
- 10000
- Funds Total
- 1761000
- Count Employees
- 55
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 13 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 53000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2817000
- Income Investments
- 20000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2890000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £17,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,218,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3235000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 525000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 164000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,287,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2627000
- Assets Own Use
- 2627000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -62000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,145,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,423,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,287,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1006000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 417000
- Assets Cash
- £318,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2287000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2287000
- Count Employees
- 69
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 62648
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3684895
- Income Investments
- 23090
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3770633
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £46,585
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,200,322
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4246907
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 46924
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 222548
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,631,782
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2771790
- Assets Own Use
- 2771790
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,401,787
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,541,795
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,631,782
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1084646
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 457149
- Assets Cash
- £729,244
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2631782
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2631782
- Count Employees
- 80
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 79091
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3880127
- Income Investments
- 1399
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3960617
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £30,376
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,245,364
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4275740
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 568042
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 223191
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,108,056
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2967899
- Assets Own Use
- 2967899
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,668,425
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,528,268
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,108,056
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1032964
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 495304
- Assets Cash
- £1,521,840
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3108056
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3108056
- Count Employees
- 91
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 144000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3817378
- Income Investments
- 381
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3961759
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £53,867
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,123,476
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4177343
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 498427
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 198332
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,423,179
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2374697
- Assets Own Use
- 2374697
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,935,382
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £886,900
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,423,179
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 815722
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 71178
- Assets Cash
- £1,697,064
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3367035
- Funds Restricted
- 56144
- Funds Total
- 3423179
- Count Employees
- 96
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Surrey
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1976-02-24T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-07-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 281554
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 281554
- Assoc Charity Name
- REDEHALL PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOUNDATION LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 JAN 1976 as amended on 01 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN CONNECTION THEREWITH TO CONDUCT CARRY ON ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANY BOARDING OR DAY SCHOOLS FOR THE EDUCATION OF EITHER SEX OR BOTH SEXES.
- Area Of Benefit
- COPTHORNE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 344360
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- COPTHORNE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures