Copthorne School Trust Limited

Active01239211 Private company limited by guarantee

What Copthorne School Trust say about themselves

“Copthorne Prep School is a leading independent school for boys and girls aged 2-11 years and part of the award-winning Caterham Family of Schools. Our daughter is really enjoying her time at Copthorne. I’m so proud of her and blown away by the education your school offers. The transformation in…”

— from copthorneprep.co.uk
Incorporated
2 January 1976 (50 years)
Industry
Primary education (85200)
Controlled by
Accounts type
Full
Region
South East
Address
Effingham Lane
Copthorne
Crawley
RH10 3HR

Filing status

Accounts due
30 April 2027
Last accounts
31 July 2025
Conf. stmt due
21 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
7 April 2026

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Araniyasundaran, Suriyakumar
Secretary · Appointed 1 February 2024
Director · Appointed 29 January 2024
British
Born January 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 29 January 2024
British
Born September 1955 (71)
Director · Appointed 29 January 2024
British
Born March 1963 (63)
Jubraj, Preya
Director · Appointed 29 January 2024
British
Born August 1981 (45)
Officer history (66 former)
30 October 2026
Resigned Clarke, Philip Anthony as Director
20 November 2025
Resigned Gibbin, Susan Mary as Director
1 August 2025
Appointed Clarke, Philip Anthony as Director
28 July 2025
Resigned Gibbons, Simon as Director
1 February 2025
Appointed Gibbin, Susan Mary as Director
20 December 2024
Resigned Seth, Samantha Charlotte as Director
9 October 2024
Resigned Moir, Ben James as Director
1 February 2024
Resigned Owens, Andrea Frances as Secretary
1 February 2024
Appointed Araniyasundaran, Suriyakumar as Secretary
29 January 2024
Resigned Higgs, Angela Denise as Director
29 January 2024
Appointed Fletcher, Anne Margaret as Director
29 January 2024
Resigned Fegan, Melissa, Dr as Director
29 January 2024
Resigned Chidgey, Carl Timothy John as Director
29 January 2024
Resigned Fegan, Louise Elizabeth as Director
29 January 2024
Appointed Jubraj, Preya as Director
29 January 2024
Appointed Byrne, Oliver Paul as Director
29 January 2024
Appointed Grimason, Deborah as Director
9 May 2023
Appointed Owens, Andrea Frances as Secretary
9 May 2023
Resigned Flowerday, Paul as Secretary
27 June 2022
Appointed Chidgey, Carl Timothy John as Director
14 March 2022
Appointed Higgs, Angela Denise as Director
14 March 2022
Resigned Jinks, Breege Katherine as Director
17 December 2021
Resigned Bell, Kathryn Jean as Director
17 December 2021
Appointed Seth, Samantha Charlotte as Director
30 November 2021
Resigned Workman, Robin Skeete, Mr. as Director
1 November 2021
Appointed Moir, Ben James as Director
15 July 2021
Resigned Glascott, Marianne Elizabeth as Director
28 June 2021
Resigned Baker, Aileen as Director
1 May 2021
Appointed Flowerday, Paul as Secretary
30 April 2021
Resigned Jones, Christopher as Secretary
15 March 2021
Resigned Kerai, Hasmita Dipak as Director
5 March 2021
Resigned Miles, Graeme as Secretary
5 March 2021
Appointed Jones, Christopher as Secretary
7 December 2020
Resigned Nathaniel, Rohit Sandeep as Director
7 December 2020
Appointed Fegan, Melissa, Dr as Director
7 December 2020
Resigned Abdool, James Christopher as Director
7 December 2020
Appointed Fegan, Louise Elizabeth as Director
7 December 2020
Appointed Glascott, Marianne Elizabeth as Director
5 August 2020
Appointed Gibbons, Simon as Director
29 June 2020
Resigned Temple, Luke as Director
29 June 2020
Resigned Higgs, Angela Denise as Director
29 June 2020
Resigned Beeby, Heather Jane as Director
31 March 2020
Resigned Haworth, Richard Noel, Dr as Director
19 June 2019
Resigned Kerneis, Alain as Director
13 March 2019
Appointed Jinks, Breege Katherine as Director
13 March 2019
Appointed Temple, Luke as Director
1 September 2017
Appointed Miles, Graeme as Secretary
1 September 2017
Resigned Hurtley, Charles as Secretary
5 January 2017
Appointed Hurtley, Charles as Secretary
31 October 2016
Resigned Favier, Sylvie as Secretary
3 May 2016
Appointed Baker, Aileen as Director
31 December 2015
Resigned Morrissey, Glyniss Edna as Secretary
1 December 2015
Appointed Favier, Sylvie as Secretary
15 June 2015
Appointed Beeby, Heather Jane as Director
15 June 2015
Resigned Howard, Richard as Director
15 June 2015
Appointed Bell, Kathryn Jean as Director
19 November 2014
Resigned Walshe, Michael Andrew as Director
19 November 2014
Resigned Morris, Margaret Angela as Director
19 November 2014
Resigned Ahluwalia, Balvinder Kaur as Director
19 November 2014
Appointed Kerai, Hasmita Dipak as Director
19 November 2014
Resigned Thomson, Joanne Samantha as Director
26 March 2014
Appointed Higgs, Angela Denise as Director
20 November 2013
Resigned Head, Stuart as Director
20 November 2013
Appointed Morris, Margaret Angela as Director
5 June 2013
Appointed Nathaniel, Rohit Sandeep as Director
5 June 2013
Appointed Howard, Richard as Director
26 March 2013
Resigned O'Shea, Mark Nigel as Director
5 February 2013
Appointed Kerneis, Alain as Director
13 June 2012
Resigned Jennings, Richard Edward Thomas as Director
13 June 2012
Resigned Fuller, Karen Ann as Director
23 November 2011
Appointed Thomson, Joanne Samantha as Director
20 March 2011
Resigned Hammond, Andrew James as Director
9 March 2011
Resigned Ward, Philip Charles as Director
24 November 2010
16 June 2010
Appointed Hammond, Andrew James as Director
16 June 2010
Appointed Jennings, Richard Edward Thomas as Director
25 November 2009
Resigned Griffiths, Kathleen, Dr as Director
19 March 2009
Appointed Haworth, Richard Noel, Dr as Director
26 November 2008
Appointed Ahluwalia, Balvinder Kaur as Director
21 November 2007
Resigned Crowe, Hilary Frances, Dr as Director
13 June 2007
Appointed O'Shea, Mark Nigel as Director
22 November 2006
Appointed Head, Stuart as Director
22 November 2006
Resigned Ross, John as Director
24 November 2004
Resigned Hicklin, Susan Jane Elizabeth as Director
1 October 2004
Resigned Goodwin, Simon Roger as Director
29 May 2004
Resigned Rigby, Stephen Leacock as Director
29 May 2004
Resigned Meek, Stephen as Director
26 May 2004
Appointed Workman, Robin Skeete, Mr. as Director
26 May 2004
Appointed Ward, Philip Charles as Director
26 May 2004
Appointed Griffiths, Kathleen, Dr as Director
26 May 2004
Appointed Abdool, James Christopher as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Schute, Jonathan Charles Collinge as Director
26 November 2003
Resigned Blackshaw, William Simon as Director
1 July 2003
Resigned Bailey, Denise as Director
1 March 2003
Appointed Goodwin, Simon Roger as Director
21 November 2002
Appointed Walshe, Michael Andrew as Director
21 November 2002
Appointed Fuller, Karen Ann as Director
11 June 2002
1 March 2002
Resigned Schute, Martin Crowther as Director
1 September 2001
Appointed Rigby, Stephen Leacock as Director
31 August 2001
Resigned Priest, John Michael as Secretary
13 July 2001
Resigned Cookson, Thomas Richard as Director
7 March 2001
Resigned Beadles, Anthony Hugh as Director
7 March 2001
Appointed Schute, Jonathan Charles Collinge as Director
7 March 2001
Appointed Meek, Stephen as Director
7 March 2001
Appointed Crowe, Hilary Frances, Dr as Director
7 March 2001
Resigned Hermon, Richard Alexander Gower as Director
7 March 2001
Resigned Bromwich, William Thomas as Director
1 September 2000
Appointed Morrissey, Glyniss Edna as Secretary
9 March 2000
9 March 2000
1 May 1998
Appointed Cookson, Thomas Richard as Director
1 May 1998
Appointed Bailey, Denise as Director
2 March 1998
Resigned Pickering, Janet Dolton as Director
2 March 1998
Resigned Minford, Anthony Patrick Leslie as Director
4 March 1997
Resigned Shattock, Wendy, Lady as Director
4 March 1997
Resigned Castiglione, Clara Maria as Director
4 March 1997
Appointed Ross, John as Director
2 March 1995
Appointed Pickering, Janet Dolton as Director
1 March 1994
Resigned Marshall, Kenneth Philip as Director
1 March 1994
Resigned Cookson, Thomas Richard as Director
9 March 1993
Appointed Bromwich, William Thomas as Director
9 March 1993
Appointed Beadles, Anthony Hugh as Director
1 September 1992
Appointed Priest, John Michael as Secretary
31 August 1992
Resigned Marshall, Kenneth Philip as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 29 January 2024
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company By Guarantee Without Share Capital Use Of 'Limited' Exemption
Reg. no. 05410420
Former controllers (18)
31 March 2022
Ceased Samantha Charlotte Seth — Has significant influence or control
31 March 2022
Ceased Melissa Fegan — Has significant influence or control
31 March 2022
Ceased Simon Gibbons — Has significant influence or control
14 March 2022
Ceased Breege Katherine Jinks — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
17 December 2021
Ceased Kathryn Jean Bell — Has significant influence or control
30 November 2021
Ceased Robin Workman — Has significant influence or control
15 July 2021
Ceased Christopher Jones — Has significant influence or control
15 July 2021
Ceased Marianne Elizabeth Glascott — Has significant influence or control
15 July 2021
Ceased Hasmita Dipak Kerai — Has significant influence or control
28 June 2021
Ceased Aileen Baker — Has significant influence or control
5 March 2021
Ceased Graeme Miles — Has significant influence or control
7 December 2020
Ceased Rohit Sandeep Nathaniel — Has significant influence or control
7 December 2020
Ceased James Christopher Abdool — Has significant influence or control
29 June 2020
Ceased Angela Denise Higgs — Has significant influence or control
29 June 2020
Ceased Luke Temple — Has significant influence or control (as a trust)
29 June 2020
Ceased Heather Beeby — Has significant influence or control
31 March 2020
Ceased Richard Noel Haworth — Has significant influence or control
19 June 2019
Ceased Alain Kerneis — Has significant influence or control

Group structure 5 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Caterham School International Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Copthorne School Trust Limited This company Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Hawthorns Educational Trust Limited (The) Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Sphinx AI Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 264

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
30 October 2026Termination of appointment of a director
9 April 2026Confirmation statement with no updates7 April 2026
13 February 2026Full accounts31 July 2025
21 November 2025Termination of appointment of a director
4 August 2025Appointment of a director
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