# The Castle Employment Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1218073 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1218073)
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Amateur sport, Economic / community development / employment, Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, City of York, Barnsley, Bradford City, Calderdale, Doncaster, Leeds City, Sheffield City, City of Wakefield
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/castle-employment-foundation

The Castle Foundation supports young people across Yorkshire by providing grants to individuals, schools, charities and community organisations. We help advance education, develop skills and employability, relieve hardship, and improve access to recreational, wellbeing and life-enhancing opportunities, particularly for those facing disadvantage or barriers to achieving their potential.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To act as a resource for young people living in Yorkshire by providing grants as a means of: (a) Advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; (b) Advancing education; (c) Relieving unemployment; (d) Providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people living in the area of benefit who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.

## What it funds

The Castle Employment Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, amateur sport and economic / community development / employment for children / young people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, City of York, Barnsley and Bradford City and 5 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Castle Employment Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

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