Bloomfield Trust

The Bloomfield Trust is a charitable organization founded by Martin and Mandy Hellawell. The trust's primary objective is to support children and young adults with special needs and autism. It operates by partnering with various charitable organizations to create employment opportunities for young, primarily autistic individuals, aiming to help them thrive in the workplace.

The organization was registered as a trust on February 13, 2012, and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. The trust's operational model involves funding and collaborating on specific programs with partner charities. For instance, its partnership with the National Autistic Society on the "Autism at Work" program, which ran from 2019 to 2024, resulted in placing 83 people in paid positions across 53 businesses and training over 5,000 employers. Another key initiative involved a partnership with the Raspberry Pi Foundation to distribute free computers to children from low-income families to aid their education.

The trust generates income from investments to fund its charitable expenditures, balancing the needs of current and future beneficiaries. For the financial year ending February 6, 2024, The Bloomfield Charitable Trust reported a total income of £562,382 and total expenditures of £524,811. The trust actively supports various other organizations, including providing grants to myAFK to assist disabled young people in London with employment and supporting Harington, which delivers individualized learning programs for young adults with learning disabilities.

Keywords: charitable trust, special needs support, autism employment, youth support, non-profit, philanthropic foundation, neurodiversity, inclusive employment, educational support, community grants, social impact, vocational training, youth development, disability support, charity partnerships