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COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 270757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COPTHORNE PREPARATORY SCHOOL

PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN RUNNING A PREPARATORY SCHOOL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21/2 AND 13 YEARS OF AGE.

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated income of £2.592m against costs of £3.118m, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £2.287m to £1.751m, and the charity holds sufficient reserves to maintain facilities and meet long-term objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to afford reasonable protection to the charitable company in the context of current and anticipated commitments and exposure to external and/or internal risks (held: £1.8m)
“It is the Governors' policy to maintain reserves that will permit them to maintain and develop the School's facilities for the purpose of enhancing over time its ability to meet its long-term charitable objectives. To that end, the Governors seek to ensure that there are sufficient reserves to afford reasonable protection to the charitable company in the context of current and anticipated commitments and exposure to external and/or internal risks.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The sole member provided staff resources to the School during the year, which have been included in these accounts.
“There are related party transactions with the member, costs of £165K (2024: £26K) were paid by the member and was accrued as expenditure during the year (2024: £Nil). The sole member provided staff resources to the School during the year, which have been included in these accounts.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £125k
“The provision held for the present value of the contributions as at 31 July 2025 is £124,937 (2024: £59,547).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Copthorne School Services Limited
“On 13th November 1990, the Charity acquired 100 £1 Ordinary shares, for £nil consideration, representing the entire issued share capital of Copthorne School Services Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. Copthorne School Services Limited has remained dormant since incorporation in November 1990 and was dissolved in April 2025.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Copthorne Prep School (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
55

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£2.6m£3.1m
31/07/2024£2.9m£3.2m
31/08/2023£3.8m£4.2m
31/08/2022£4.0m£4.3m
31/08/2021£4.0m£4.2m

Common questions

Is COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated income of £2.592m against costs of £3.118m, resulting in a net expenditure for the year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £2.287m to £1.751m, and the charity holds sufficient reserves to maintain facilities and meet long-term objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COPTHORNE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
COKETHORPE EDUCATIONAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£13.4m——above—no doubt
PENNTHORPE SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.9m£100,000 - £109,9994below—no doubt
HAMPTON SCHOOL FY2025£35.7m——below—no doubt
BISHOP CHALLONER SCHOOL FY2023£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, COPTHORNE FY2025£167k—0above—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.