Registered charity · Manchester
The Theatre in Prisons and Probation Centre
The Theatre in Prisons and Probation Centre is a registered charity (number 1052295) based in Manchester, governed by 8 trustees. Latest income £247k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as The T I P P Centre, Theatre in Prisons and Probation Centre, Tipp (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £247k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.tipp.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Theatre in Prisons and Probation Centre
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£247k£336k
- 2024£541k£238k
- 2023£203k£248k
Earlier years
- 2022£161k£204k
- 2021£215k£115k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 47%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PRISONERS, EX-OFFENDERS, VULNERABLE PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING AND THOSE WORKING WITHIN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATION AND VOLUNTARY SECTORS PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PARTICIPATORY ARTS; ANDTO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE PURE AND APPLIED RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACTS OF THE ARTS OF THOSE WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR AT RISK OF BEING SO AND TO PUBLISH ANY USEFUL RESULTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH A VIEW TO AIDING REHABILITATION AND PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
Grants received
7 grants · £374,266 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Youth Music · £321,992 (4 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £33,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,274 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Alison Jeffers
- Amirah Nadia Farag since 2025
- Amy Grace Cunningham since 2018
- Helen Clare Fuller since 2024
- Margaret Ann Struthers since 2020
- Mx Sara Domville since 2026
- Nicholas Ponsillo since 2023
- Steven Mark Kenny since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Amy Grace Cunningham since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alison Jeffers
- Amirah Nadia Farag since 2025
- Amy Grace Cunningham since 2018
- Helen Clare Fuller since 2024
- Margaret Ann Struthers since 2020
- Mx Sara Domville since 2026
- Nicholas Ponsillo since 2023
- Steven Mark Kenny since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1052295
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/12/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/03/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/10/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 03140988 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01612753047 · admin@tipp.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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