| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, agendas, list of applicants and funding requests relating to the Technical Advisory Service (TAS). Funding source(s): Paul S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: The TAS was established in 1978 in collaboration with the Trust for the purpose of offering legal advice on charity registration and drafting constitutions, book-keeping advice and technical advice on building projects to voluntary organisations in Birmingham and the West Midlands. This assistance will allow voluntary organisations to better access funds from the local authority and charitable organisations including the Trust. TAS was set up under the auspices of the Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC) and works with the Birmingham Law Society (BLS), the regional association of chartered accountants and informally with a number of architects with ties to the Royal Institute of British Architects Community Projects Scheme (RIBACPS). TAS was Nature of support: The Paul S. Cadbury Trust budget for TAS projects for 1987/1988 was set at £3,000 plus a further £400 allocated by the Fund for expenses and honorariums. Among the recipients were the Jardine Area Residents and Tenants Association, the United Church Housing Association, Pool Farm Community Enterprises and the Area Youth Fund. Minutes: B&GSCT 6034, B&GSCT 6257, B&GSCT 6720, BCF 2444, BCF 2578, BCF 2728, BCF 3004, PSCT 440, PSCT 450, PSCT 530, PSCT 722. Notes: File organised alphabetically by applicant. File numbered 'EA/7/29'. |