Crohn’s & Colitis UK
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is about Crohn's, ulcerative colitis or other inflammatory bowel disease, the funder's themes fit, and it also covers hospital staff development and IBD patient care.
- Its main route is one targeted project-grant call a year, submitted through the Flexigrant portal against fixed deadlines, so plan around that single window.
- Its typical grants are large, with a median of about £125,000 and a range of £3,000 to £150,000, so a request should be built for a substantial project.
- Research applications are judged on scientific merit through peer review, with a panel that includes people living with Crohn's or Colitis, so the case needs to be strong on both the science and the patient need.
- Do not apply to the Research Awards if you are a commercial organisation, if you are not based at a UK-based university, research institute or NHS setting, if the Principal Investigator and Host Institution are not both based in the UK, or if your application does not embed PPIE and EDI adequately.
Overview
Crohn’s & Colitis UK is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1117148).
Crohn's & Colitis UK is a registered charity whose purposes are the relief of people suffering from Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease or related inflammatory bowel diseases, including support for those who care for them, and the advancement of education and research into their causes, prevention, treatment and cure. It makes institutional grants and runs one targeted project-grant call a year, with grants of up to £150,000 for up to three years for research into Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and other types of IBD. Its latest annual report records £351,309 awarded. Its stated themes are IBD research, hospital staff development and IBD patient care.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Crohn’s & Colitis UK makes institutional grants for research into Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and other types of inflammatory bowel disease. Its targeted project-grant call supports work in areas of unmet need that are important to people living with IBD, across medical research and research focused on living with IBD. It considers mainstream research as well as smaller or innovative projects, including feasibility and pilot studies. Its research funding process involves researchers, clinicians and people living with Crohn’s or Colitis, with applications assessed through peer review. Local Networks may also grant to local hospitals to support staff professional development or enhance aspects of provision for IBD patients.
Themes
- IBD research
- Hospital staff development
- IBD patient care
Geographic Focus
UK.
What they don't fund
- The overhead costs of such institutions
- Crohn’s & Colitis UK Research Awards only:
- the costs of generic lab equipment such as fridges or freezers unless required specifically for the purposes of the project being applied for
- grants where the item of equipment represents a significant portion of the grant costs
- Estates costs
- Equipment maintenance or running costs
- Staff recruitment costs
- Standard office equipment (e.g. laptops, printers etc.)
- Apprenticeship levy
- Organisational overheads (e.g. rent, heating, administrative support etc.) and other indirect costs
- applications from commercial organisations
- applications from applicants not based at a UK-based university, research institute or NHS setting
- studies where the Principal Investigator and Host Institution are not based in the UK
- applications that fail to embed PPIE and EDI adequately in the proposed work
How to apply
Applicants submit via the Flexigrant portal.
Deadlines: One targeted grant call per year.
Who can apply:
- Targeted Call Research Awards
- Applicants must be based at a UK-based university, research institute or NHS setting. We cannot accept applications from commercial organisations at this time.
- The Principal Investigator and Host Institution must be based in the UK.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Project grants focus on areas of unmet need that are important to people living with IBD.
- Research applications are judged on scientific merit.
- Research applications are assessed through peer review by scientists and clinicians.
- The Research Awards Panel includes researchers, clinicians and people living with Crohn’s or Colitis.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Crohn’s & Colitis UK.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 6 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £133k (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital£150,000year to 31 December 2025
- University of Cambridge£149,946year to 31 December 2025
- Common Collective LTD£139,628year to 31 December 2025
- University of Oxford£126,000year to 31 December 2025
- University of Birmingham£55,108year to 31 December 2025
- Aston University£3,000year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £7,210,128 | £4,768,412 | £271,254 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £7,236,644 | £6,484,377 | £684,763 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £7,722,434 | £9,104,964 | £1,000,687 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £8,445,584 | £8,672,176 | £1,045,848 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £8,128,805 | £9,434,593 | £351,309 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/our-work/research-and-evidence/resources-for-researchers/looking-for-funding · read on 31 October 2026
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/our-work/research-and-evidence/resources-for-researchers/looking-for-funding/crohns-colitis-uk-grant-call-2026 · read on 31 October 2026
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/our-work/research-and-evidence/our-research-funding-process · read on 31 October 2026
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/contact · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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At a glance
Applying to Crohn’s & Colitis UK?
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Contact
- 01727 830038source
- 0300 222 5700source
- research@crohnsandcolitis.org.uksource
- helpline@crohnsandcolitis.org.uksource
- Crohn's & Colitis UK, 1 Bishops Square (Helios Court), Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, AL10 9NEsource
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk
Applying to Crohn’s & Colitis UK?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- 01727 830038source
- 0300 222 5700source
- research@crohnsandcolitis.org.uksource
- helpline@crohnsandcolitis.org.uksource
- Crohn's & Colitis UK, 1 Bishops Square (Helios Court), Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, AL10 9NEsource
- crohnsandcolitis.org.uk