3. Quick Facts
The Prince’s Trust helps more than
40,000 disadvantaged young people
every year, giving them the confidence
and skills to get a job
84p out of every pound is spent directly
on developing and delivering
programmes and services for young
people
The Trust needs to raise £40 million this
year to continue its vital work
4. A brief history
1976: HRH The Prince of Wales leaves
the Navy, uses severance pay to
establish the Trust
1983: Business Programme launched
1985: Team Programme launched
1996: Business Programme becomes
Enterprise Programme
2005: becomes Europe’s largest youth
charity, help 100+ new people each day
5. Our mission
To help young people overcome
barriers and get their lives working
6. National structure
ThePrince’s Trust Council
President
HRHThe Prince of Wales
Chief Executive
Martina Milburn
Senior ManagementTeam
RegionalManagementTeams
630staff 7,000volunteers
7. The Prince’s Trust East Midlands
3 offices
Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham
43 staff
600+ volunteers
8. Programmes
Develop key workplace skills such as
confidence, motivation
Financial and practical support
More than three in four young people
helped by The Prince’s Trust move into
work, training or education
10. Target groups
Those who:
are educational underachievers
have been in trouble with the law
are long-term unemployed
are in or leaving care
11. The cost of social exclusion
Youth unemployment costs the UK
£20m per week in Job Seekers
Allowance
Youth crime costs the UK over £1 billion
every year
Cost to deal with young offender: up to
£80,000 p.a.
Cost to educate young person at Eton
College: £25,000 p.a.
12. How to help The Prince’s Trust
Champion a good cause and receive
benefits in return for your regular
donation of £10 per month
Get a Prince’s Trust credit card and each
time you spend, you will be raising
money for the charity
Payroll giving means your donation is
deducted before tax so you can give
more without it costing you more. Visit
princes-trust.org.uk/payroll