# Colchester Churches Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1196920 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1196920)
- Website: https://www.colchtrust.org.uk
- Latest income: £50.1k; spending £74.3k
- What it funds: Religious activities
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/colchester-churches-charitable-trust

The Charity receives donations from members of the public and makes donations to Churches in the Church of England Deanery of Colchester to assist with the cost of undertaking capital projects on Church buildings.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

Colchester Churches Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes religious activities for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year Colchester Churches Charitable Trust reported income of £50.1k and spending of £74.3k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Colchester Churches Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (colchtrust.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 Colchester Churches Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Colchester Churches Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does Colchester Churches Charitable Trust give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Colchester Churches Charitable Trust makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How large is Colchester Churches Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Colchester Churches Charitable Trust reported income of £50.1k and spending of £74.3k.


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