--- title: "Prep Schools Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/prep-schools-trust-abingdon-777600 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Prep Schools Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Prep Schools Trust (Abingdon) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 27 January 2022 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 27 January 2022 - Also known as: ASHDOWN HOUSE; CHANDLINGS; KITEBROOK HOUSE; MOWDEN HALL; OLD MALTHOUSE - Industry: Education - Town: Abingdon - Companies House number: 00961616 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00961616) - Website: https://www.prepschoolstrust.org - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/prep-schools-trust-abingdon-777600 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 136 licensed sponsors in Abingdon: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/abingdon - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 26 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Sep 2025: New person with significant control: Mr Andrew Ashton. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: New person with significant control: Countess Peta Martine Darnley. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: New person with significant control: Mrs Emma Elizabeth Ann Mckendrick. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BURKITT, Francis William Miles. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BEARD, Mark George. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: HOULDEN-STANLEY, Jason Matthew. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: LINDSELL, Henrietta Mary. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: DERHAM, Alison Jane. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: NEWCOMBE, Lucinda Mary Elisabeth. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: SPENCER, Julian Peter. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: PAIN, Jacqualyn Christina. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BARNES, James Edward Abbott. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: GIBSON, Toby James. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: HARGREAVES, Colin Percival. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: Director resigned: PITMAN, William Hugh. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2025: New director appointed: ASHTON, Andrew. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Jan 2025: New director appointed: BARNES, James Edward Abbott. Director change recorded on 2 Jan 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jun 2024: New director appointed: HARGREAVES, Colin Percival. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2024: New director appointed: BEARD, Mark George. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Feb 2024: New director appointed: HOULDEN-STANLEY, Jason Matthew. Director change recorded on 1 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Jan 2024: New director appointed: LINDSELL, Henrietta Mary. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: BOTTARI, Etienne David. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 27 Sep 2023: Director resigned: DONGER, William Alan. Director change recorded on 27 Sep 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: New director appointed: BURKITT, Francis William Miles. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2022: New director appointed: MCKENDRICK, Emma Elizabeth Ann. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 1 earlier change on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Prep Schools Trust ### Is Prep Schools Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Prep Schools Trust in Abingdon is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2022. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Prep Schools Trust sponsor? Prep Schools Trust is licensed for Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Prep Schools Trust based? The register lists Prep Schools Trust at Abingdon. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/prep-schools-trust-abingdon-777600 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/prep-schools-trust-abingdon-777600.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.