The Unicorn Trust
Reference number: 1061986
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Introducer appointed representative
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Website, phone number and address
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Phone number
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Address
Berkeley House, 20 Marcham Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1AA, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When unicornoxford.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01235 530222 is
- Who else gives the postcode OX14 1AA
Other names (1)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- The Unicorn School Trading name: A name it trades under now.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection 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, freeYou 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
- 03588494 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private company limited by guarantee
- Incorporated
- 25 June 1998 (28 years old)
- Registered office
- The Unicorn School, 20 Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AA
- Nature of business
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- Primary education (SIC 85200)
- Other education not elsewhere classified (SIC 85590)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Natalie-Jane Anne Macdonald (Dr) | Director | Jun 1962 | 1 Jul 2013 | 69 other companies |
| Marion Claire Frostick | Director | Jul 1958 | 1 Dec 2018 | None |
| David Antony Turner Ward | Director | Mar 1964 | 1 Dec 2018 | 1 other company |
| Arj Arul | Director | Jun 1977 | 7 Sep 2020 | None |
| Fiona Love | Director | Sep 1965 | 4 Jan 2022 | None |
| Andrew James Strivens | Director | Jan 1963 | 17 Apr 2022 | 5 other companies |
| Susan Ann Piper | Director | May 1974 | 7 Dec 2022 | None |
| Niki Dinsey | Director | Sep 1977 | 6 Feb 2023 | None |
| Alastair Blackmore | Director | Jan 1987 | 2 Mar 2024 | None |
| Gillian Mary Bisset | Director | Feb 1964 | 28 Jun 2025 | 50 other companies |
| Matthew Small | Director | Jun 1971 | 1 Sep 2025 | None |
| Marianne Wilsher | Director | Sep 1967 | 15 Nov 2025 | None |
| Alison Jarratt | Secretary | Not published | 16 Apr 2026 | – |
Other companies run by these 12 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
- 123
- closed down
- 35
- are FCA-registered
- 2
In the full report: all 123 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 12 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 2 on the FCA register
- The 2 companies these 12 directors run together
- All 25 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
The Unicorn Trust’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
9 September 2026
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
1 September 2026
- Alison Woodworth-Sturla gained significant control
Companies House
31 August 2026
- Shaun Andrew Day no longer has significant control
Companies House
2016
1 May 2016
- Shaun Andrew Day gained significant control
Companies House
1998
25 June 1998
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 46 events
- All 46 events in its history (5 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 40
Firms connected to The Unicorn Trust
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with The Unicorn Trust. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firm
- 1
- share a director
- 1
- past link
- 1
In the full report: the connected firm, named
- How it is linked: shared directors (1)
- Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
- 1 past link through former directors
Firms like The Unicorn Trust
Other firms of the same type (credit broker), nearest first.
In Abingdon
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- 123 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 46 events in its history
- 1 connected firm, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk