Trevor’s ambitions for his philanthropy
Trevor originally opened his CAF Charitable Trust as an efficient and convenient way to give. Starting originally with lower value grants to varied organisations to demonstrate his support of the work they do.
Trevor originally became interested in how bees could encourage people to empower themselves financially through the insects' desire to make honey, when he heard a weekly BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal for a development bee charity in Wales in December 2016. He had had a Shared Interest Society investment account since 1992 and on his retirement went to the Fairtrade Foundation, Traidcraft Exchange and Shared Interest Foundation with the offer of a significant donation.
After speaking with the Shared Interest Foundation and reviewing their proposal for the project, Trevor approached the CAF Private Client team to utilise our verification services to review the proposal; Trevor decided to commit a grant of £30,000 using his CAF Charitable Trust, and an additional £20,000 from other sources (including £4,000 in gift aid).
Trevor said: “I think this project really ticked all the boxes because beekeeping is really low cost but can make a huge difference in people’s lives.
“The best thing about it is that the beehives will last 15 - 20 years so I’m hoping that even once the funded project ends, the women will be able to transfer the knowledge to other villages.”