# TPOT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159896
- **Other names:** PEN OPTICAL TRUST, The Prison Opticians Trust
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 12, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1159896


## Contact

- **Address:** 164-165, Western Road, Brighton
- **Postcode:** BN1 2BB
- **Phone:** 01622674670



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN OPTICS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLYEXCLUDED. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS PEOPLE WITH: A CRIMINAL RECORD; A DISABILITY; OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO FIND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT.

**Activities:** Training people in optical skills to eventually gain meaningful employment.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £81885 | £57466 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £90747 | £219166 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £100000 | £226327 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £235000 | £29194 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £186366 | £49716 | — | — |



## Trustees

- DHARJINDER SINGH — appointed Feb. 9, 2026
- KAMALPREET SINGH BAINS BSC OPTOM — appointed Jan. 15, 2015
- Syed Saqib Abbas — appointed July 10, 2025
- TANJIT DOSANJH OBE — appointed Jan. 7, 2020