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Prep Schools Trust

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Prep Schools Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Prep Schools Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31
£30,551,000
Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31
£35,762,000
Registered charity number
309639
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Abingdon
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Website
www.prepschoolstrust.org

Quick answer

Prep Schools Trust (number 309639) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Prep Schools Trust do?

Education

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Prep Schools Trust

Answers Prep Schools Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Prep Schools Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Prep Schools Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 15 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£150,001–£200,0002
£110,001–£120,0002
£100,001–£110,0001
£90,001–£100,0001
£80,001–£90,0003
£70,001–£80,0002
£60,001–£70,0004

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Prep Schools Trust's money come from?

Prep Schools Trust reported £31m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £27m (89%), other income £2.2m (7%), trading and fundraising events £913k (3%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£27m · 89%
  • Other income£2.2m · 7%
  • Trading and fundraising events£913k · 3%
  • Donations and legacies£100k · 0%
  • Investments£3,000 · 0%

Does Prep Schools Trust receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Prep Schools Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Prep Schools Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Prep Schools Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Prep Schools Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
00961616 (Companies House)
Also known as
Ashdown House; Chandlings; Kitebrook House; Mowden Hall
Previous names on the register
Cothill Educational Trust; Cothill House School Limited
Where it says it operates
Dorset · East Sussex · Gloucestershire · Northumberland · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Prep Schools Trust registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Prep Schools Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Prep Schools Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Prep Schools Trust?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Prep Schools Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Prep Schools Trust as a registered charity (number 309639) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Prep Schools Trust's charity number?
Prep Schools Trust's charity number is 309639. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 309639?
Search 309639 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Prep Schools Trust do?
Education
Does Prep Schools Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Prep Schools Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Prep Schools Trust?
Prep Schools Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.prepschoolstrust.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Prep Schools Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Prep Schools Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 15 employees paid more than £60,000, including 5 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Prep Schools Trust's money come from?
Prep Schools Trust reported £31m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £27m (89%), other income £2.2m (7%), trading and fundraising events £913k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Prep Schools Trust?
The register does not record Prep Schools Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Prep Schools Trust's trustees paid?
Prep Schools Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Prep Schools Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Prep Schools Trust: Cothill Educational Trust; Cothill House School Limited.
When was Prep Schools Trust registered as a charity?
Prep Schools Trust was entered on the register on 1 October 1969. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00961616).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.