Prep Schools Trust

Active00961616 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
9 September 1969 (57 years)
Previously known as
Cothill Trust (until 20 September 2021)
Cothill Educational Trust (until 21 December 2017)
Cothill House School Limited (until 3 June 2003)
Industry
Primary education (85200)
Directors
Andrew Ashton
Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrick
Controlled by
Andrew Ashton
Countess Peta Martine Darnley
Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrick
Accounts type
Full
Region
South East
Address
7 Cothill
Abingdon
OX13 6JN

Filing status

Accounts due
31 May 2027
Last accounts
31 August 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 March 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 March 2026

Charges

Total
12
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
12

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Ashton, Andrew
Director · Appointed 1 September 2025
British
Born October 1966 (60)
Mckendrick, Emma Elizabeth Ann
Director · Appointed 1 September 2022
British
Born June 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 9 October 2018
Also at Herefordshire County Bid Ltd
British
Born May 1968 (58)
Officer history (53 former)
1 September 2025
Resigned Spencer, Julian Peter as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Derham, Alison Jane as Director
1 September 2025
Appointed Ashton, Andrew as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Pitman, William Hugh as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Barnes, James Edward Abbott as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Gibson, Toby James as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Hargreaves, Colin Percival as Director
1 September 2025
1 September 2025
Resigned Beard, Mark George as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Pain, Jacqualyn Christina as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Houlden-Stanley, Jason Matthew as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Burkitt, Francis William Miles as Director
1 September 2025
Resigned Lindsell, Henrietta Mary as Director
2 January 2025
Appointed Barnes, James Edward Abbott as Director
1 June 2024
Appointed Hargreaves, Colin Percival as Director
1 February 2024
Appointed Houlden-Stanley, Jason Matthew as Director
1 February 2024
Appointed Beard, Mark George as Director
1 January 2024
Appointed Lindsell, Henrietta Mary as Director
31 December 2023
Resigned Bottari, Etienne David as Director
27 September 2023
Resigned Donger, William Alan as Director
1 September 2023
Appointed Burkitt, Francis William Miles as Director
1 September 2022
Appointed Mckendrick, Emma Elizabeth Ann as Director
31 August 2022
Resigned Townsend, Ralph Douglas, Dr as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Newcombe, Lucinda Mary Elisabeth as Director
1 January 2022
Appointed Derham, Alison Jane as Director
31 December 2021
Resigned Pryce, Katharine Mary as Director
30 June 2020
Resigned Le Gal, Denise Marie-Reine as Director
26 May 2020
Resigned Richardson, Thomas Donald as Director
1 March 2020
Appointed Spencer, Julian Peter as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Donger, William Alan as Director
1 January 2020
Appointed Richardson, Thomas Donald as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Marking, Justin as Director
23 September 2019
Appointed Pitman, William Hugh as Director
26 June 2019
Appointed Gibson, Toby James as Director
25 June 2019
Resigned Cook, Peter Morrison as Director
25 June 2019
Appointed Pain, Jacqualyn Christina as Director
22 April 2019
Resigned Miles, David John as Director
9 October 2018
Appointed Darnley, Peta Martine, Countess as Director
31 August 2018
Resigned Verdon, Timothy Oliver as Secretary
31 December 2017
13 March 2017
Resigned Marriage, Jeremy Peter as Director
5 December 2016
5 December 2016
Resigned Darroch, Alasdair Duncan as Director
17 October 2016
Appointed Miles, David John as Director
17 October 2016
Appointed Bottari, Etienne David as Director
17 October 2016
Appointed Pryce, Katharine Mary as Director
1 September 2016
Resigned Le Gal, Denise Marie-Reine as Director
1 September 2016
Appointed Le Gal, Denise Marie-Reine as Director
1 September 2016
Appointed Le Gal, Denise Marie-Reine as Director
27 June 2016
Resigned Poltimore, Sally Anne, Lady as Director
30 November 2015
Resigned Ferreira, Pamela as Director
31 December 2014
Resigned Richardson, Adrian Donald as Director
1 December 2014
Resigned Taylor, Richard Philip as Director
13 January 2014
Appointed Verdon, Timothy Oliver as Secretary
13 January 2014
Resigned Hannah, David Malcolm as Secretary
2 December 2013
Resigned Royds, James Clement as Director
2 December 2013
Resigned Cazalet, Charles Julian as Director
1 September 2013
Resigned Blackmore, Simon Paul as Secretary
1 September 2013
Appointed Hannah, David Malcolm as Secretary
18 March 2013
Appointed Marking, Justin as Director
17 December 2012
Resigned Spurr, Stephen, Dr as Director
17 December 2012
Resigned Inge, George Patrick Francis as Director
17 December 2012
5 December 2011
Resigned Wakeham, John, Lord as Director
8 December 2010
Resigned Silk, Dennis Raoul Whitehall as Director
7 December 2009
7 December 2009
Resigned Bailey, Roy Macdonald as Director
14 July 2009
Resigned Nash, John Alfred Stoddard as Director
9 March 2009
Appointed Marriage, Jeremy Peter as Director
1 December 2008
Resigned Rogers, John Harold as Director
4 December 2007
Resigned Richardson, Rachel Catherine as Director
3 December 2007
3 December 2007
Appointed Townsend, Ralph Douglas, Dr as Director
3 December 2007
Appointed Royds, James Clement as Director
3 December 2007
Appointed Cook, Peter Morrison as Director
3 December 2007
Appointed Darroch, Alasdair Duncan as Director
4 December 2006
Appointed Spurr, Stephen, Dr as Director
13 March 2006
Appointed Cazalet, Charles Julian as Director
13 March 2006
Appointed Nash, John Alfred Stoddard as Director
1 September 2003
Appointed Blackmore, Simon Paul as Secretary
31 August 2003
Resigned Boon, Robin Charles Hardy as Secretary
23 June 2003
Appointed Taylor, Richard Philip as Director
23 June 2003
Resigned Borwick, Luke Malise as Director
18 March 2002
18 March 2002
Appointed Poltimore, Sally Anne, Lady as Director
22 June 1998
Appointed Wakeham, John, Lord as Director
9 March 1998
Appointed Ferreira, Pamela as Director
18 November 1997
Resigned Brunner, Timothy Barnabas Hans as Director
25 July 1997
Resigned Manning, Richard John William as Secretary
1 July 1997
Appointed Boon, Robin Charles Hardy as Secretary
10 March 1997
Resigned Taylor, Philip Stuart as Director
10 March 1997
Resigned Balfour, Colin James as Director
14 March 1994
Appointed Balfour, Colin James as Director
14 March 1994
Appointed Rogers, John Harold as Director
29 November 1993
Resigned Marsh, Gilbert Annesley as Director
14 June 1993
Resigned Gray, Harold William as Director
4 March 1993
Resigned Faulkner, David James as Director

Ownership 4 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Andrew Ashton
Individual · Notified 1 September 2025
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born October 1966 (60)
Individual · Notified 1 September 2025
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born May 1968 (58)
Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrick
Individual · Notified 1 September 2025
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born June 1963 (63)
Individual · Notified 1 September 2025
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born May 1968 (58)

Holdings 1

Companies where Prep Schools Trust is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Proposed for strike-off

Filings 263

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
22 July 2026All of the property or undertaking has been released from a charge
22 July 2026All of the property or undertaking has been released and no longer forms part of a charge
22 July 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
22 July 2026Satisfaction of a charge in full
24 March 2026Confirmation statement with no updates1 March 2026
Show all 263 filings

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