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Tpot

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1159896BrightonEducation and training
Income£82k2025-03-31
Spending£57ksame year
Spent / received84%5-year average
Size in its cause72nd pctEducation and training
Registered2015CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Tpot is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tpot reported income of £82k and spending of £57k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £186k to £82k (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Tpot sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Parents Teacher Association (£82k), Association of Teachers of Singing (£82k) and Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Trust (£82k).

Income and spending

£0£59k£118k£176k£235k2021 Income: £186,3662021 Spending: £49,71620212022 Income: £235,0002022 Spending: £29,19420222023 Income: £100,0002023 Spending: £226,32720232024 Income: £90,7472024 Spending: £219,16620242025 Income: £81,8852025 Spending: £57,4662025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Training people in optical skills to eventually gain meaningful employment.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Parents Teacher AssociationKent£82k
Association of Teachers of SingingWarrington£82k
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw TrustManchester£82k
The Archbishop Tenison's School (Croydon) Development TrustCroydon£82k