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Two Ridings Community Foundation

Bettys and Taylors Family Fund

A fund from the Bettys & Taylors family, run by Two Ridings Community Foundation, for groups helping vulnerable young people aged 13 to 25 facing challenging circumstances into sustainable jobs in food, catering and hospitality, through relevant skills and experience. Grants are up to £33,000 in total over up to three years, and the foundation expects to fund at most three organisations this round (a £100,000 pot). Applicants must be based in, or serve residents within, 20 miles of a Bettys tea room or the Bettys & Taylors head office (York, Harrogate, Northallerton and Ilkley). It is a two-stage process: expressions of interest open 16 November 2026 and close at noon on 11 January 2027.

Apply on the funder’s site
You could get
Up to £33,000
Deadline
85 days left
11 January
Effort
Heavy
budgets, references, often several stages

Who can apply

  • Not-for-profit groups working for public benefit: small voluntary organisations, community groups, charities, and CICs or CBSs where the purpose of the grant is wholly charitable
  • Groups need a governing document with charitable objectives and a charitable dissolution clause (named asset lock body for companies), a bank account in the group's name with at least two unrelated signatories, at least three unrelated trustees, directors or committee members, and must be locally led and run
  • You must show a proven track record with young people and a track record with food
  • The fund is targeted at charitable organisations with a turnover under £500,000; for this scheme larger organisations may also apply, but must contact the foundation before applying
  • You must be based in, or serve residents within, a 20-mile radius of a Bettys Café Tea Room or the Bettys and Taylors head office (York, Harrogate, Northallerton and Ilkley), and your project must benefit people living in Yorkshire
  • Priority goes to locally based groups in areas of deprivation (including hidden or rural deprivation) or working with otherwise disadvantaged communities

What it funds

  • Project costs to support and enable vulnerable young people facing challenging circumstances through food, catering, and hospitality skills and experiences
  • Projects with food and employability at the heart of them
  • Full cost recovery (applicants are strongly encouraged to include a proportion of overheads)
  • Small capital purchases towards the project
  • Examples: hospitality training and qualifications (hospitality, barista skills, food preparation, customer service, accredited catering qualifications)
  • Examples: intensive food qualification courses helping unemployed young people
  • Examples: work experience schemes or supported employment programmes combining on-the-job learning with confidence-building and mentoring
  • Examples: enhanced teen cooking clubs with structured learning and career exploration for those interested in hospitality

What it will not fund

  • Food distribution projects
  • Food growing projects
  • Private businesses
  • General appeals or sponsorship
  • Work which has already started or taken place (retrospective funding)
  • National organisations (locally constituted and managed branches of national charities can apply)
  • Work undertaken by or for statutory bodies as part of their statutory activities
  • Organisations with substantial unrestricted funds
  • Previous grant recipients with outstanding reporting information
  • Organisations that mainly give funds to other organisations or individuals
  • Work for the advancement of religion (faith groups can apply if there is wider community benefit)
  • Loans, deposits or on-granting
  • Political campaigning or work of a political nature

How to apply

  1. Read Two Ridings' general 'How to apply' eligibility guidance and the Bettys and Taylors Family Fund Guidance 2026
  2. Optionally call the grants team on 01904 929500 to talk about your project
  3. Submit an expression of interest using the online form (opens 16 November 2026; deadline noon, 11 January 2027), covering your project, the training and support offered, who and how many young people you will support, your experience and previous success rate, partnerships, an outline budget per year, timescale and facilities
  4. Hear by noon on 8 February 2027 whether you are invited to a full application
  5. If invited, complete the online full application form sent by link; deadline noon, 10 March 2027
  6. Decision by the end of April 2027

organisations with an income over £500,000 must contact the foundation before applying

Have ready

  • Governing document (constitution, articles of association or set of rules)
  • Most recent annual accounts or financial records showing balance of funds, income and expenditure (management accounts and budget if under a full year)
  • Names, home addresses and phone numbers of your Chair and CEO (or equivalent)
  • Equity and diversity / equal opportunities policy
  • Safeguarding policy (when working with children or vulnerable adults)
  • A bank statement in the organisation's name

the exact documents are listed in the application form; if successful, the bank statement must be submitted within 4 weeks of the award notification or the application is withdrawn

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