# The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 310435 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/310435)
- Website: https://www.bridgetcollett.org.uk
- Latest income: £18.5k; spending £13.4k
- What it funds: Education / training
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Suffolk
- Other names: Bridget Collett (working)
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bridget-collett-educational-foundation

The charity annually canvasses local schools and communities in the villages immediately North of Ipswich in post code IP6, to find families in financial need, and students, up to age 25, in universities and similar institutions, whose circumstances may be restricting their educational opportunities. Annual grants are awarded based on evidence of need, and graded according to the ages of children.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £18.5k | £13.4k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £15.2k | £13.3k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £13.4k | £14.7k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £13.5k | £13k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £14.1k | £15.2k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> Providing such special benefits of any kind not normally provided by the local education authority for any school or other educational establishment maintained wholly or partly out of rates or taxes in the area of benefit as may from time to time be agreed between the trustees and governors of the school or other educational establishment concerned.

## What it funds

The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation reported income of £18.5k and spending of £13.4k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £69.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Suffolk.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (bridgetcollett.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Suffolk.

### Does The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation give each year?

The register does not break out The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £13.4k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £13.9k a year.

### How large is The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation?

In its latest reported year The Bridget Collett Educational Foundation reported income of £18.5k and spending of £13.4k.


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