# The Access and Achievement Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1121209 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1121209)
- Website: https://www.taaf.org.uk
- Latest income: £0; spending £0
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Norfolk
- Other names: The Peter Earl Foundation (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/access-and-achievement-foundation

The Foundation aims to encourage university students to achieve their full potential. It does this through the funding of awards and prizes to students demonstrating the highest levels of effort and commitment to their studies and development.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To advance education chiefly within (but not limited to) England and Wales by encouraging university students to achieve their full potential through the awarding of structured prizes or grants which will provide financing for further study, travel, research or other means of advancing the students' expertise or experience in their chosen field. Within any participating university, the prizes and/or grants would be open to competition or application from students regardless of age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, religion or sexual orientation.

## What it funds

The Access and Achievement Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Access and Achievement Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £0 in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Norfolk.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Access and Achievement Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (taaf.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Access and Achievement Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Access and Achievement Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Access and Achievement Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Norfolk.

### Does The Access and Achievement Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Access and Achievement Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Access and Achievement Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Access and Achievement Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £0. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £0 a year.

### How large is The Access and Achievement Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Access and Achievement Foundation reported income of £0 and spending of £0.


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