Prep Schools Trust
Registered charity 309639 Registered since 1969
Operates: Dorset, East Sussex, Gloucestershire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrick Chair since 2022
- Andrew Ashton since 2025
- Countess Peta Martine Darnley since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Countess Peta Martine Darnley since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Andrew Ashton since 2025
- Countess Peta Martine Darnley since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrick Chair since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Elstree School Limited 1 shared trustee
- Sarum Hall School Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Emmott Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Downe House School Similar size; both Education
- 1509 Group Similar size; both Education
- ST Paul's Girls' School Similar size; both Education
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.prepschoolstrust.org |
| enquiries@prepschooltrust.org | |
| Phone | 01865390720 |
| Address | 7 Cothill, ABINGDON, OX13 6JN |
Finances
£30,551,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £19,007,000 | £18,233,000 |
| 2022 | £20,501,000 | £19,179,000 |
| 2023 | £21,236,000 | £21,212,000 |
| 2024 | £27,437,000 | £25,582,000 |
| 2025 | £30,551,000 | £35,762,000 |
What it does
What
Education/trainingWho
Children/young PeopleHow
Provides ServicesCharitable 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.
Governing document: 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
Trustees (3)
- Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrickage band 60-64 Chair since 2022
- Andrew Ashtonage band 55-59 since 2025
- Countess Peta Martine Darnley since 2018
Linked company (Companies House)
Prep Schools Trust · 00961616 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 09/09/1969
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (3)
- Sarum Hall School Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Emmott Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
- Elstree School Limited 1 shared trustee
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