The Coltstaple Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Coltstaple Trust fits work that relieves poverty or distress in developing countries, or that helps people who are homeless or in housing need, in the UK or elsewhere.
- The typical grants reported in the annual report fall between £50,000 and £600,000, with a median of £100,000, so a request in that range is the one to plan around; that band is typical, not a ceiling.
- No publicly published application process exists, and no way to apply was found in the annual report, its register entry or other pages about it, so a short written enquiry asking whether it accepts approaches is the sensible first step.
- The trustees meet annually to review strategy and set the level of grants, so allow time for enquiries to be considered before that review.
Overview
The Coltstaple Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1085500).
The Coltstaple Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1085500). Its stated purpose is to relieve persons in need, poverty or distress in developing countries, and persons who are homeless or in housing need in the UK or any other part of the world. It makes grants to organisations, and its annual giving is £1,000,000.
What they fund
Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 March 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Trust’s stated purpose is to relieve persons in need, poverty or distress in developing countries, and persons who are homeless or in housing need in the UK or elsewhere in the world. It makes funds available for grants to eligible organisations. The grants listed in its accounts are payments to organisations, and the trustees meet annually to review the Trust’s strategy and performance and to set the level of grants to be awarded. Its remit combines relief in developing countries with support for people facing homelessness or housing need, delivered through organisational grant making.
Themes
- Developing-country relief
- Homelessness
- Housing need
Geographic Focus
Worldwide.
How to apply
No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- International
Similar funders
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Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £100k (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Oxfam£600,000year to 31 March 2025
- Shelter£175,000year to 31 March 2025
- St Mungo's£100,000year to 31 March 2025
- Emmaus UK£75,000year to 31 March 2025
- Christian Aid£50,000year to 31 March 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 March 2021 | £743,247 | £504,759 | £500,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £912,093 | £750,206 | £750,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £955,841 | £850,206 | £850,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £979,069 | £975,287 | £975,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £951,290 | £1,000,204 | £1,000,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
In 1 of the 5 years shown, grants paid exceeded income.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2021; year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2023; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission