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The Irene Taylor Trust

Music In Prisons

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1073105
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 7, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 23, 1998
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
03637201

Address

Address
The Irene Taylor Trust
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
London
E1 6LA

Activities

The Irene Taylor Trust 'Music in Prisons' has been working at the forefront of arts and rehabilitation since 1995, bringing creative music projects to men and women of all ages in prisons throughout the UK. The Trust now also works with ex-prisoners and young people on the fringes of the criminal justice system in the community.

Objects: 1) To Promote, Support And Manage The Development Of The Creative Arts As A Rehabilitative Activity Among Members Of Society Deemed In Need Of Help;2)to Offer Into Prisons, Probation Services, Hospitals And Educational Establishments, Creative Initiatives And Programs Designed To Re-Integrate Those In Such Facilities Into The Community; And3) To Provide Creative Activities In The Community For All Those Who Might Benefit From Such Programs And To Pursue All Other Such Activities As May Be Beneficial For The Integration Of Those Who Are Disabled Physically Or Mentally, Those Whose Poverty Of Life Diminishes Opportunity And Those At Significant Risk Of Committing Criminal Offence

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups

Geography

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 Jan. 7, 2026On time £440,099 £581,321 - -
March 31, 2024 Dec. 12, 2024On time £529,279 £505,910 £276,688 6
March 31, 2023 Nov. 16, 2023On time £410,913 £521,289 - -
March 31, 2022 Nov. 17, 2022On time £414,516 £446,076 - -
March 31, 2021 Nov. 30, 2021On time £376,234 £355,400 - -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Luke Joseph O'Shea (Chair) June 3, 2025
Benjamin Yacoub Nov. 5, 2025
Carolyn Taylor Jan. 14, 2017
Helen Sychta Oct. 29, 2024
Jonathan Harold Leslie Adams
James Andrew Bates April 8, 2025
James Edward Maloney Jan. 14, 2017
Karolina Kobylnik April 28, 2026
Professor Rachel Elizabeth Cowgill July 30, 2025
Zenildo David Pinto Cassoneca Oct. 29, 2024