William Adlington Cadbury Charitable Trust

The Trust supports charitable organisations across a broad spectrum of causes. Within Birmingham and the West Midlands, they fund community development, services for older people, children and youth, disabled people, refugees and migrants, education and skills, employment, environment, heritage, physical and mental health, arts and culture, and criminal justice and penal reform. They have a particular interest in projects that help people of working age gain new skills to re-enter the jobs market. The Trust also operates a dedicated programme for peace and reconciliation in Ireland, and supports work with a clear Quaker connection across the UK. For international development, they concentrate on West Africa, funding work to reduce poverty sustainably in rural and urban communities, and schemes that help children access education. The Trust funds core costs, project delivery, and capital works across all programmes. They support organisations based in the West Midlands metropolitan county, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire for the main programme.

The Trust supports registered charities and community groups, primarily those based in the West Midlands region. For the main programme, organisations must be based in the West Midlands metropolitan county or the surrounding counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. They also accept applications from UK-registered charities for the Quaker-connected programme, and from charities working in Ireland for peace and reconciliation, or in West Africa through established partnerships. The Trust does not fund individuals, community interest companies, or organisations based outside the UK. They welcome unsolicited applications and are particularly interested in organisations that help people of working age develop new skills to re-enter the jobs market.

The Trust does not fund individuals for any purpose, including research, expeditions, education or medical treatment. They also exclude animal welfare, sport and recreation projects, and organisations based outside the UK. For the international development programme, they are unable to consider new applications for projects in Asia, Eastern Europe, or South America, as these regions are oversubscribed and closed to new applications.

The Trust provides one-off grants, and supports core costs, project delivery, and capital works. They operate a two-tier system with small grants and larger grants, and welcome unsolicited applications. Grants are normally awarded on a one-off basis. The Trust considers applications regularly and is open to funding both projects and the ongoing running costs of charitable organisations.