THE PRISON PHOENIX TRUST CIO
Registered charity 1163558 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a surplus of £275,978, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £197,439, which represents five months of planned 2025 expenditure. This level of reserves is within the charity's stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the trust's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of expenditure (held: £197k)
“Its policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves of between 3 and 6 months of expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Prison Phoenix Trust CIO (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£43k
Reported reserves equal ~12.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Suzanne Joan Dymond-Whitechair
- Annalena Wolcke
- Caroline Shola Arewa
- Jasper Jameson
- Joyce Borgs
- Judith Unwin
- Rebecca Amoroso
- Rev Douglas Grant Heming
- Stefan Lerche
- Valerie Thereze Marie Smith
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE PRISON PHOENIX TRUST CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a surplus of £275,978, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £197,439, which represents five months of planned 2025 expenditure. This level of reserves is within the charity's stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months of expenditure. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the trust's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE PRISON PHOENIX TRUST CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PRISON PHOENIX TRUST CIO as a grant recipient include SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST, THE TOLKIEN TRUST, THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY, HALCROW FOUNDATION, THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND.
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