01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 1 October 1969
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00961616
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £30,551,000
- Latest expenditure
- £35,762,000
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 7 Cothill, ABINGDON, OX13 6JN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.prepschoolstrust.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Education
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £30,551,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35,762,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,437,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,582,000
- 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
- 28 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £21,236,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,212,000
- 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
- 29 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £20,501,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,179,000
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £19,007,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,233,000
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £30,551,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £35,762,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- 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 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £27,437,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,582,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- 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
- 28 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £21,236,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,212,000
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- 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
- 29 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £20,501,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £19,179,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £19,007,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £18,233,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £174,000
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 100000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 913000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 27329000
- Income Investments
- 3000
- Income Other
- 2206000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 30551000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £329,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £30,813,000
- Expenditure Other
- 4620000
- Expenditure Total
- 35762000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2752000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 906000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -4620000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,262,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 40734000
- Assets Own Use
- 40698000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 36000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,401,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £11,068,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £32,067,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 9671000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1397000
- Assets Cash
- £1,262,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 31560000
- Funds Restricted
- 507000
- Funds Total
- 32067000
- Count Employees
- 598
- 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 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 250000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 573000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 24165000
- Income Investments
- 3000
- Income Other
- 2446000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27437000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £142,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £25,440,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 25582000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 61000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3572000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 703000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £36,493,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 44101000
- Assets Own Use
- 43987000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 114000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,847,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,670,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £37,278,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6430000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 4240000
- Assets Cash
- £2,967,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 36496000
- Funds Restricted
- 782000
- Funds Total
- 37278000
- Count Employees
- 580
- Consolidated 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
- 28 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 590000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 351000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19481000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 814000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 21236000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £71,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £21,141,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 21212000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 61000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2908000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 475000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,984,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 40846000
- Assets Own Use
- 40846000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,696,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £9,103,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,439,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8189000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 914000
- Assets Cash
- £2,984,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 31559000
- Funds Restricted
- 3880000
- Funds Total
- 35439000
- Count Employees
- 334
- 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
- 29 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 968000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 251000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 19282000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 20501000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £66,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £19,081,000
- Expenditure Other
- 32000
- Expenditure Total
- 19179000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 55000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2539000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 517000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35668000
- Assets Own Use
- 35668000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,900,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,153,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £35,415,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4401000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 752000
- Assets Cash
- £4,464,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 32088000
- Funds Restricted
- 3327000
- Funds Total
- 35415000
- Count Employees
- 461
- 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
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1696000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 158000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 17052000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 101000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 19007000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £182,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,487,000
- Expenditure Other
- 564000
- Expenditure Total
- 18233000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 52000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2402000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 559000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -15000
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34086000
- Assets Own Use
- 34086000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,579,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,572,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £34,093,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7931000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 641000
- Assets Cash
- £2,345,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 31717000
- Funds Restricted
- 2376000
- Funds Total
- 34093000
- Count Employees
- 536
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Oxfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northumberland
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warwickshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PREP SCHOOLS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-09-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 307343
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 307343
- Assoc Charity Name
- WEST HILL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name
- PREP SCHOOLS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1969-10-01T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- PREP SCHOOLS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-10-07T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 311274
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 311274
- Assoc Charity Name
- BEESTON HALL SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Name
- PREP SCHOOLS TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-05-23T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 312085
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 312085
- Assoc Charity Name
- BARFIELD SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED 29TH AUGUST 1969 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 DECEMBER 2007 as amended on 04 Dec 2017 as amended on 20 Sep 2021 as amended on 01 Sept 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PREPARATORY EDUCATION AT MODERATE COST. AS ANCILLARY TO THE ABOVE:- TO CONDUCT COTHILL HOUSE SCHOOL, NEAR ABINGDON. BERKSHIRE, AS A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF FOURTEEN YEARS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 100679
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MOWDEN HALL
- Charity Name Id
- 100677
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- KITEBROOK HOUSE
- Charity Name Id
- 100631
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ASHDOWN HOUSE
- Charity Name Id
- 100642
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHANDLINGS
- Charity Name Id
- 597996
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COTHILL TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 100698
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- OLD MALTHOUSE
- Charity Name Id
- 100657
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COTHILL EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 100666
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- COTHILL HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures