The Grantham Yorke Trust

Charity 228466

Overview

Summary

Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

The Grantham Yorke Trust appears to be a youth-transition fund rather than a conventional service provider: it supports people under 25 who are in need, with an unusually broad remit spanning education, physical and social development, rehabilitation and recreation. Its ability to fund both individuals and organisations suggests it may operate across personal barriers and local provision, helping young people not only participate in learning but also acquire the practical resources needed to enter adult life.

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Operational geography

Sources:ONSCivic AtlasAI-assisted

Coverage: Regional

Operational areas:

    Evidence and reasoning
    Supporting evidence
    Remaining uncertainties
    • Direct evidence supports grant-making across Birmingham City and six other West Midlands local-authority areas, so the Trust's overall operational footprint is regional rather than neighbourhood-, district- or Birmingham-citywide.
    • The available evidence does not identify Birmingham wards, neighbourhoods, project venues or grant-recipient locations. It therefore does not justify assigning current activity to any supplied Birmingham ward or to City Centre.
    • The Birmingham address is described by the Charity Commission as a registered office and correspondence address. The 2024 trustees' report instead lists a principal office in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire; neither source establishes a Birmingham operational site.
    • The Trust materially extends its reach through grants to organisations and individuals: its 2024 accounts record 72 organisational grants and 15 individual grants. However, recipients and their delivery locations are not named, so the Birmingham geography of this indirect reach remains unknown.
    • No evidence was found of the Trust directly delivering services from a Birmingham venue, or of formal delivery partnerships that can be geographically located within Birmingham.
    Additional evidence needed
    • A current grant-award list naming funded organisations, projects and their delivery locations, with dates and grant values.
    • A current annual report or impact report that breaks down grants or beneficiaries by Birmingham ward, neighbourhood or venue.
    • Confirmation from the Trust of whether it maintains, uses or delivers from any physical site in Birmingham beyond its registered correspondence address.
    • Details of any current strategic or delivery partnerships, including the Birmingham areas in which funded activity takes place.

    Areas of work

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Education/training
    • General Charitable Purposes

    Who they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Children/young People
    • The General Public/mankind

    How they help

    Source:Charity Commission
    • Makes Grants To Individuals
    • Makes Grants To Organisations

    Discoveries involving this organisation

    The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.

    Observations

    Sources:Civic AtlasAI-assisted

    • A bridge between education and adult independence

      The Trust’s objects suggest that its distinctive role may be to support young people at points where education must translate into a profession, trade or other calling. Assistance with clothing, tools, instruments, equipment and books indicates attention to practical barriers that can prevent opportunity from becoming participation.

      Why it matters

      This frames the Trust as potentially addressing the often-overlooked cost of transition, rather than education in the abstract. It may complement organisations that offer training but cannot fund the materials or presentation needed to use it.

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      • “The Trust may provide financial assistance, outfits, clothing, tools, instruments, equipment or books to help people leaving educational establishments prepare for or enter a profession, trade or calling.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The Trust helps children and young people under the age of 25 who are in need.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • A dual funding model may connect need with local provision

      By making grants to both individuals and organisations, the Trust may be able to respond directly to personal need while also strengthening the settings through which young people receive support.

      Why it matters

      This could make the Trust a useful potential partner for youth, education and rehabilitation organisations: it may sit between individual hardship and community-level capability rather than serving only one of them.

      Show evidence

      • “The charity makes grants to individuals.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The charity makes grants to organisations.”

        Source:Charity Commission

    • Its remit spans development and recovery, not only attainment

      The inclusion of physical and social training, rehabilitation and recreational pursuits suggests the Trust may recognise that young people’s progression depends on wellbeing, confidence and inclusion as well as formal education.

      Why it matters

      This broad perspective may create opportunities for collaboration across sectors that are often separated: education, youth work, recreation and rehabilitation may all be relevant to its purpose.

      Show evidence

      • “Activities include education, physical and social training, rehabilitation and recreational pursuits for those under 25 and in need.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      • “The charity's purposes include education and training.”

        Source:Charity Commission

      Remaining uncertainties

    • The geographic area, scale and frequency of the Trust’s grant-making are unknown.
    • It is unclear whether grants primarily support education, employment entry, rehabilitation, recreation or another need.
    • No evidence identifies partner organisations, referral routes or the communities most likely to benefit.

      Additional evidence needed

    • Recent annual reports or grant lists showing recipients, amounts, locations and purposes.
    • Eligibility criteria, application guidance and examples of individual and organisational grants.
    • Information on trustees, local relationships and any priority groups or areas.
    Charity Commission profile
    Source:Charity Commission

    Activities

    Education, physical, social training, rehabilitation, recreational pursuits to those under 25 and in need

    Charity objects

    FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS WHO ARE IN NEED IN ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: A) IN ADVANCING THE EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL TRAINING OF SUCH PERSONS B) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR BOOKS TO HELP SUCH PERSONS ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT, TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ENTER, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 24 OF SCHEME OF 12TH DECEMBER 1975).