# Colchester Medical Charitable Trust

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 310893 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/310893)
- Latest income: £15.4k; spending £15.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Essex
- Other names: The Colchester and North East Essex Post-Graduate Medical Centre Trust (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/colchester-medical-charitable-trust

The aim of the charity is to encourage, assist and extend the academic and research activities of all members of the medical and dental professions practising within the area of Colchester and North East Essex

## 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 Mar 2025 | £15.4k | £15.8k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £14.7k | £7,167 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £12.4k | £7,323 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £9,619 | £11k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £9,014 | £33.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> The objects of the chraity ("the objects") are to encourage, assist and extend the academic and research activities of all members of the Medical and dental professions practising within the area of Colchester and north east Essex and in particular:a) to assist generally with Medical and dental research and the post graduate education of consultant and junior hospital staff and general practicioners b) to contribute by augmentation of NHS funding or otherwise at the discretion of the trustees to the provison of equipment and services providing facilities for that purpose.

## What it funds

Colchester Medical Charitable Trust is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and health / saving of lives for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Colchester Medical Charitable Trust reported income of £15.4k and spending of £15.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £74.5k in total.

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

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Colchester Medical Charitable Trust in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Colchester Medical Charitable Trust open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Colchester Medical Charitable Trust is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Colchester Medical Charitable Trust fund?

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

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

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Colchester Medical Charitable Trust makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Colchester Medical Charitable Trust give each year?

The register does not break out Colchester Medical Charitable Trust's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £15.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £14.9k a year.

### How large is Colchester Medical Charitable Trust?

In its latest reported year Colchester Medical Charitable Trust reported income of £15.4k and spending of £15.8k.


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