This Charity was formed in 1930 by combining the old charities of Sir Thomas Puckering (1636), John Hadley (1702), Richard Lane (1723), Sir Thomas Delves (1727) and George Webb (1733).

At the time of founding, the charities generally provided for the apprenticeship fees of the young boys and girls, and sometimes for the "setting up" costs of those who successfully completed their seven years' training.  Often, applicants had to convince the trustees of their religious upbringing and general probity.

Sir Thomas Puckering's father had been Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Speaker of the House of Commons.  Thomas had his schooling in the Royal Palace as a companion of Prince Henry, son of King James 1st.  After a "Grand Tour" of Europe, he settled in Warwick at The Priory.  He died in 1636 at the age of 45, without a male heir.  Three of the six very special buildings he built for apprentices were in the street now called Puckering's Lane, and survived until the 1950s.

John Hadley, gentleman, was Mayor of Warwick twice, and left a property next to Puckering's buildings in Cow Lane to provide money for a boy or a girl apprentice.

George Webb's apprentices were required to be able to read distinctly from the Bible, and say the catechism from memory.  If they behaved "soberly, diligently and faithfully" during their apprenticeship, they could also be given a large sum of money for "setting up".  He owned all the land from St. John's to halfway up the Coventry Road.

Richard Lane, Mayor and Alderman, left land in Warwick and Harbury to provide for the fees of apprentices in Warwick.  He had been a leading re-builder of Warwick after the Great Fire, including re-building and re-leading the church roof.

Sir Thomas Delves of Doddington, Cheshire, left £1,000, later used to buy a farm of 36 acres in Barford, to provide for several poor persons to be set up as apprentices, and later as tradesmen.

The income of the combined charities, now augmented by generous grants from The King Henry VIII Endowed Trust and the Warwick Relief in Need Charity, continue to be used in the education and training of the young people of Warwick.  The Clerk is C. E. R. Houghton, Senior Partner of Messrs. Moore & Tibbits, Solicitors, and the twelve trustees, whose work is completely voluntary, are all present or past citizens of Warwick.