The company donates around £100,000 each year to charitable and educational causes and to reward excellence. Around half comes from fund-raising events – particularly the annual Charity Golf Day – and the remainder from the Charity Trust Funds.
The Charity Trust Funds have been at the centre of the Paviors Company’s activities for many years. The main sources of income into the fund are through regular donations from the members of the Company, and through investments held in the Company’s name.
The charitable trusts are managed by a Board of Trustees comprising the Master and Wardens at the time, together with five other Trustees. The Trustees meet twice a year under the watchful eye of the Administrator (the Clerk to the Company) who is responsible for the day to day activities of the Trust.
There are four separate Trusts – the main Fund; the Chair of Highway Engineering Educational Trust; The Livery Trust for Charities; and the Sir Harry Percy Sheppard Trust.
Through these Trusts the Company aims to support construction industry related charities, military affiliates, education in the profession of Highway Engineering; charities in the City of London and nationally; and to reward excellence in the craft of Paving.
The budget for charitable giving in each year is between £40,000 and £50,000 which is split according to custom between City-based charities, Construction Industry related organisations and a number of other smaller charities.
Regular recipients are listed below with links for further information:
- Charitable Awards
- Lord Mayor's Appeal
- Sheriffs & Recorders Fund
- Construction Industry for Youth
- RedR
- Lighthouse Fund
- Guildhall Library
- RAF 29R Squadron
- 3rd Battalion Prince of Wales Royal Regiment
- HMS Argyll
- Masters' Nominated Charity
- Awards to Support Educational Activities
- Awards for Excellence
- Paviors' Medal
- Paviors' Award
- Institute of Asphalt Technology Prizes
- Physics Prizes