The donation will go towards grants to help unemployed young people who have worked in printing or want to get a job in the printing trade or related industries like publishing, journalism, photography or graphic design.

The partnership with The Prince’s Trust is the first of its kind for The Printing Charity.

Young people in Yorkshire who have been helped by The Prince's Trust include 24-year-old Ryan Austin, who had been made redundant twice in quick succession, and who secured a place on the charity's Enterprise Programme, which provides support and advice to young people looking to start their own business.

Austin received a business loan and mentor and launched his own exhibition stand business, called Statement Exhibitions, which now employs six, full-time staff.

He said: "I hope this funding will help other young people like me, who have a plan or an idea but need a bit of support to get them started."

The Printing Charity chief executive Stephen Gilbert said: "With so many young people out of work at the moment, we wanted to do something to help.

"Yorkshire has historically had strong links to the printing trade so it’s an appropriate area for us to donate this money."

The Prince’s Trust fundraising manager Leanne Birch: "We would like to thank The Printing Charity for their support and we hope their funding will help many young people in Yorkshire."