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Prisoners Education Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1084718
Status
Registered
Registered
Jan. 26, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Not Defined

Address

Address
Prisoners Education Trust
17 Oval Way
London
SE11 5RR

Activities

PET supports prisoners to transform their lives through learning. We do this by providing distance learning courses, advice and support in subjects and levels not available in prisons. PET also promotes and argues the case for prisoner education, supports learning communities for prisoners and ex-prisoners, and carries out research informed by prisoner learners, to improve policies and practice.

Objects: The Charity's Objects Are To Advance The Education And Training Of Persons Who Are Or Have Been In Custody In The United Kingdom Or The Channel Islands Or The Isle Of Man Together Referred To Hereafter In This Memorandum As The United Kingdom By:i) Providing Funding Towards The Cost Of Suitable Educational Courses And Training, In Particular Distance Learning, For Any Individual Or Group Of Individuals In Custody In A Prison Or Similar Institution In The United Kingdom, Or Who Has Been Released From Custody In Such Prison Or Similar Institution, Who Has Demonstrated To The Trustees A Sufficient Need For Such A Course And Who Would Benefit From Financial Assistance For All Or Part Of The Cost Thereof;ii) Providing Suitable Textbooks And Other Materials To Pursue A Course Or Training Approved By The Trustees;iii) Providing To Anyone In Custody Or Who Has Been In Custody In The United Kingdom And Who Would Benefit From Financial Assistance To Pay For The Same, Suitable Art And Craft Materials

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £2,285,371 £1,896,343 £1,089,305 21
Dec. 31, 2023 £1,631,356 £1,634,477 £699,158 22
Dec. 31, 2022 £1,433,023 £1,794,301 £702,351 21
Dec. 31, 2021 £1,324,112 £1,653,934 £1,065,156 27
Dec. 31, 2020 £1,344,097 £1,511,654 £1,393,386 22

Trustees

Name Appointed
Paul Kelly (Chair) Jan. 31, 2024
Dr Joanna Easton May 12, 2025
Emily Giles Aug. 19, 2019
James John Killen Aug. 10, 2019
Judith Lesley Feline April 1, 2022
Kenneth John Merry April 1, 2022
Olayemi Daniel July 22, 2022
Oluseun Sowole May 12, 2025
Richard John Ward Aug. 10, 2019
Sally Burnell May 12, 2025
Simon Mellor July 25, 2022
Vicki Mulligan Aug. 12, 2019