# TPOT

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; 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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1159896


## Contact

- **Address:** 164-165, Western Road, Brighton
- **Postcode:** BN1 2BB
- **Phone:** 01622 674670



## 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, &quot;SOCIALLY EXCLUDED&quot; 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



## Geography

- Throughout England





## Trustees

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




