Bettys and Taylors Family Fund
The Bettys and Taylors family heritage is very much rooted in food, catering and hospitality. Despite his very difficult start in life, Frederick, the founder was able to gain skills and experience which changed his life and his fortune. His early experiences and his legacy are central to where Bettys and Taylors are now. With food key to the family business, we want to support food-based projects in Yorkshire.
We therefore aim to support groups and organisations working to inspire, support and enable vulnerable young people (age 13 to 25) who face challenging circumstances, into sustainable employment within the food, catering and hospitality sector, through gaining relevant skills and experience. We are open to applicants who are within twenty miles of a Bettys Tea Room or the Bettys & Taylors head office.
What funding will cover
- Project costs to support and enable vulnerable young people facing challenging circumstances through food, catering, and hospitality skills and experiences,
- Have food and employability at the heart of their project,
- Projects operating within twenty miles of a Bettys Tea Room or the Bettys & Taylors head office,
- Full cost recovery,
- Small capital purchases towards the project.
You should be able to show that your group has a proven track record with young people and that you have a track record with food.
We cannot accept grants for food distribution projects or food growing projects.
Examples of what can be funded:
Please not this list is not exhaustive:
- Hospitality training and qualifications project focusing on skills such as hospitality, barista skills, food preparation, customer service, and accredited catering qualifications.
- Intensive food qualification course helping unemployed young people.
- Work experience scheme or supported employment programme, combining on‑the‑job learning with structured confidence‑building and mentoring.
- Enhanced teen cooking club that includes structured learning activities, and targeted career exploration for those interested in hospitality.
What area does the fund cover?
The fund covers the area highlighted in green below, including the rural areas between villages and towns.
Size of grants
Grants are available of up £33,000. You can use the grant for a project of up to three years, and the maximum you can apply for is £33,000. For example, you might apply for £15,000 for a twelve month project. Or apply for £11,000 per year, for three years, where the total is £33,000.
We anticipate awarding to a maximum of three organisations a grant through this round.
Who can apply?
Your organisation should meet our general eligibility criteria. Go here: how to apply section to read about our general eligibility. Usually, we can only accept applications from organisations with an annual income of under £500,000. Given the nature of the Bettys & Taylors Family Fund grants, we will also accept expressions of interest from groups with an income of over £500,000 for this scheme.
Your project must benefit people living in Yorkshire. You must be based within twenty miles of a Bettys Tearoom or Bettys and Taylors head office.
How to apply?
Before applying, please read the our how to apply section to read about our general eligibility. Then read the Betty and Taylors Family Fund Guidance 2026 for this grant scheme carefully.
Next, please complete the form to submit an expression of interest. If you’d like to chat about your project before completing an EOI, please do give us a call.
Your Expression of Interest (EOI)
You should include a summary of your project, telling us what training and support you can offer young people, details of who you will support, and how many you hope to support. The purpose of your training must be to increase their skills in food, catering or hospitality to potentially progress onto a career. Please also include what experience or skills you already have to support the project, previous success rate, and any partnerships. We would also like to know an outline budget for each year of funding applied for, timescale, and what facilities you have to be able to run the project.
Full Applications
We will let you know by the 8th of February 2027 if we would like to see a full application from you. Then, if we would like you to complete a full application, we will send you a link to the form.
When to apply?
We will be opening for expressions of interest on the 16th of November 2026. The deadline for EOIs is noon on the 11th January 2027. Then you will hear from us by noon on the 8th February 2027 whether we can carry forward your expression of interest to full application stage.
Next, if you are invited to submit a full application, we will send you a link to an online form. Then the deadline for full applications will be noon on the 10th of March 2027. Lastly, we will contact you with a decision about your application by the end of April 2027.
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Previous Successful Applicants
Please be aware, however, that our criteria were different for previous rounds.