Sevenoaks Preparatory School Limited: FCA regulated?

Introducer appointed representative

This firm can only introduce you to its principal, and cannot give financial advice, recommend products, or arrange deals alone.

Appointed for 4 years
Protected through the principal
No FCA actions
Active company since 1999
Accounts filed up to 31 August 2022

Responsible principal firm

Premium Credit Limited Reference number: 702718 Authorised View firm →

What does this mean?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own.
Sevenoaks Preparatory School Limited (FRN 981564) introduces customers to Premium Credit Limited (FRN 702718). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sevenoaks Preparatory School.
Example: if Sevenoaks Preparatory School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sevenoaks Preparatory School itself.
Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

Website, phone number and address

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Website

theprep.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01732 762336
Address

Sevenoaks Preparatory School, Godden Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0JU, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks

When theprep.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01732 762336 is
Who else gives the postcode TN15 0JU

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Protection through the principal firm
Protection works through Premium Credit Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 03777308 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 26 May 1999 (27 years old)
Registered office: Fawke Cottage, Godden Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 0JU
Nature of business: Primary education (SIC 85200)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Edward Oatley	Director	Oct 1944	26 May 1999	4 other companies
Janette Susan Berry	Director	Aug 1954	8 Feb 2010	3 other companies
Alexander William Durtnell	Director	Nov 1974	11 Oct 2017	6 other companies
Tiffany Louise Hornshaw	Director	Dec 1973	14 Oct 2020	None
Kevin Richard Rush	Director	Sep 1957	14 Oct 2020	None
Arabella Mary Stuart	Director	Oct 1963	12 Oct 2022	2 other companies
Kate Wheaton	Director	Sep 1964	19 Mar 2026	1 other company
Judith Frances Lowson	Director	Nov 1983	13 Oct 2026	1 other company
James Bruce Johnson	Director	Jul 1974	13 Oct 2026	1 other company
Andrew Hodgkin	Secretary	Not published	10 Apr 2024	–

Other companies run by these 9 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies: 18
closed down: 8
went insolvent: 1

In the full report: all 18 companies, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 9 directors sit on each board, and since when
The one that went into liquidation or administration
The one on the FCA register
All 30 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 August 2022Full accountsAudited

Net assets

£4.63m

+8.9% from £4.25m

Cash at bank

£2.49m

+37% from £1.81m

Employees (average)

82

−3.5% from 85

Owed within a year

£1.17m

−7.7% from £1.27m

Assets and liabilities

About these figures

Turnover: Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax: What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity: Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities: Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank: Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year: Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03777308. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Sevenoaks Preparatory School’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (2) All events (53)

2022

23 August 2022

Became an introducer appointed representative

FCA register

1999

26 May 1999

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 53 events

All 53 events in its history (2 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 51

Firms connected to Sevenoaks Preparatory School

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Sevenoaks Preparatory School. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past link: 1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

1 past link through former directors

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Sevenoaks Preparatory School Limited FCA authorised?

Sevenoaks Preparatory School Limited (FRN 981564) is not directly authorised. It is an appointed representative acting under the responsibility of a directly authorised principal firm.

What does introducer appointed representative mean for Sevenoaks Preparatory School?

An introducer appointed representative can only pass your details to its principal firm. It cannot recommend products, give financial advice, or arrange deals on its own. Sevenoaks Preparatory School Limited (FRN 981564) introduces customers to Premium Credit Limited (FRN 702718). Any regulated advice or arranging is done by the principal, not Sevenoaks Preparatory School. Example: if Sevenoaks Preparatory School refers you to a financial adviser, the advice should come from the principal firm, not from Sevenoaks Preparatory School itself. Before you proceed, confirm contact details match the official FCA register for both firms. Scammers sometimes clone legitimate AR names and FRNs but use fake phone numbers and websites.

What is Sevenoaks Preparatory School’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01732 762336 and the website theprep.org.uk for Sevenoaks Preparatory School. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Sevenoaks Preparatory School a scam or clone?

Sevenoaks Preparatory School is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Sevenoaks Preparatory School?

Protection works through Premium Credit Limited, the principal firm responsible for Sevenoaks Preparatory School's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.

Who runs Sevenoaks Preparatory School?

Companies House lists 9 directors of Sevenoaks Preparatory School: Edward Oatley, Janette Susan Berry, Alexander William Durtnell, Tiffany Louise Hornshaw, Kevin Richard Rush, Arabella Mary Stuart and 3 more.

How long has Sevenoaks Preparatory School been in business?

The company was formed on 26 May 1999.

What do Sevenoaks Preparatory School’s latest accounts show?

Its latest accounts, to 31 August 2022, show net assets of £4.63m (+8.9% from £4.25m) and cash at bank of £2.49m (+37% from £1.81m).