# THE PRISON PHOENIX TRUST CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1163558
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 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=1163558


## Contact

- **Address:** PO Box 328, Oxford
- **Postcode:** OX2 7HF
- **Phone:** 01865512521
- **Email:** all@theppt.org.uk
- **Website:** www.theppt.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND TO REHABILITATE AND PROMOTE THE MENTAL AND MORAL IMPROVEMENT OF (PRINCIPALLY) PRISONERS AND FORMER PRISONERS, BUT ALSO OF:(1) PEOPLE IN OTHER FORMS OF COMPULSORY DETENTION;(2) THOSE UNDERGOING COMMUNITY PUNISHMENTS, AND(3) THOSE IDENTIFIED AS BEING AT RISK OF ENTRY INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM;PRIMARILY IN THE UK AND EIRE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

**Activities:** The Prison Phoenix Trust CIO responds to and encourages prisoners in the development of their spirituality and sense of personal responsibility through the disciplines of meditation and yoga, working with silence and the breath. Prisoners are supported through teaching, workshops, correspondence, books, CD's and newsletters.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £686884 | £410906 | £510547 | 6 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £367969 | £377373 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £258762 | £329239 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £316523 | £317930 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £314530 | £279154 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Suzanne Joan Dymond-White** (Chair) — appointed June 9, 2020
- Annalena Wolcke — appointed Sept. 11, 2025
- Caroline Shola Arewa — appointed March 4, 2022
- Jasper Jameson — appointed Sept. 11, 2025
- Joyce Borgs — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Judith Unwin — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- Rebecca Amoroso — appointed Sept. 11, 2025
- Rev Douglas Grant Heming — appointed June 8, 2021
- Richard Dunkerley — appointed June 4, 2024
- Stefan Lerche — appointed Sept. 3, 2024
- Valerie Thereze Marie Smith — appointed Sept. 11, 2025