C B And H H Taylor 1984 Trust
Charity 291363
Overview
Summary
C B And H H Taylor 1984 Trust appears to be a grant-making intermediary with a deliberately broad charitable remit but a distinctive identity-led focus. Its role is not direct service delivery: it channels funds to registered charities across three connected areas—Quaker concerns, Birmingham and the West Midlands, and overseas work by UK charities. This combination suggests a trust seeking to connect inherited local relationships, faith-based priorities and international responsibility through a selective, trustee-led funding model.
Operational geography
Coverage: International
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence confirms that Birmingham is within the Trust's current West Midlands grant programme, but it does not identify any current Birmingham ward, neighbourhood or City Centre location where the Trust itself delivers activity or maintains a service base.
- The Trust operates through grants to independent charitable organisations rather than directly delivered services. The available evidence does not provide a current award-by-award list showing which Birmingham projects, organisations or wards have received funding.
- The Trust's website states that its former Birmingham address is no longer in use, while the Charity Commission records its contact address in Aberystwyth and reports that the Trust owns or leases no land or property. There is therefore no evidence of a current physical operational site in Birmingham.
- The Trust's operational reach extends beyond Birmingham through West Midlands grants, Quaker-linked work regardless of location, and an overseas programme. Eligibility guidance demonstrates intended and current programme scope, but does not establish the volume or distribution of awards in each location.
Additional evidence needed
- A current grants-awarded register or trustees' annual report listing funded organisations, project locations and grant dates for Birmingham.
- Confirmation from the Trust of whether it has any meeting venue, administrative base or other physical presence in Birmingham following closure of its former Birmingham correspondence address.
- Project-level information from funded Birmingham organisations showing the wards or recognised places in which Trust-funded work is delivered.
Areas of work
- Accommodation/housing
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Disability
- Education/training
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Religious Activities
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who they help
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A broad remit is being focused through three relationship networks
Although its formal objects permit support for charitable institutions or purposes generally, the trust appears to concentrate its practical role around Quaker concerns, a West Midlands place-based network and UK charities working overseas.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the trust from a general-purpose funder: its likely influence lies in linking particular communities and traditions rather than covering every charitable need equally.
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“TO PAY APPLY OR APPROPRIATE THE WHOLE OF THE TRUST FUND TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.”
Source:Charity Commission“A family trust supporting communities and development with a focus on Quaker concerns.”
Source:Organisation“Grants to charitable bodies supporting the work and concerns of the Religious Society of Friends, those primarily serving Birmingham and the West Midlands, and to UK based charities working overseas.”
Source:Charity Commission
The trust is positioned as an enabler rather than a frontline provider
Its operating model appears to depend on other charities’ local knowledge and delivery capacity, with the trust contributing flexible capital across a notably wide range of causes.
Why it matters
Understanding this intermediary role is important when looking for collaboration opportunities: the trust may be more relevant as a connector and funder than as a direct service partner.
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“Makes Grants To Organisations.”
Source:Charity Commission“Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.”
Source:Charity Commission“Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage.”
Source:Charity Commission
Eligibility rules may shape who can access its support
The trust appears to use a formal, digitally administered application process and restricts eligibility to UK-registered charities, including for overseas-focused grants.
Why it matters
This may favour established organisations with UK registration and application capacity, while limiting direct access for overseas organisations or less formal community groups.
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“We only accept applications from UK Registered Charities.”
Source:Organisation“We do not accept applications except through our website.”
Source:Organisation“The CB & HH Taylor 1984 Trust is trying to create a paperless office.”
Source:Organisation
- The size, duration and typical purpose of grants are not provided.
- There is no evidence of named grantees, partnerships or geographic distribution within the West Midlands.
- It is unclear how the trust balances Quaker, local and overseas priorities.
Remaining uncertainties
- Recent grant lists showing recipient organisations, amounts, locations and themes.
- Grant programme guidance and annual reports explaining selection criteria and outcomes.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Grants to charitable bodies supporting the work and concerns of the Religious Society of Friends, those primarily serving Birmingham and the West Midlands, and to UK based charities working overseas.
Charity objects
TO PAY APPLY OR APPROPRIATE THE WHOLE OF THE TRUST FUND TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES.