COLCHESTER CATALYST CHARITY — grant history

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Latest income
£353k
Grants listed (FY2025)
20
Listed grants total
£250k
Accounts grants total
£470k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

Summarised from www.colchestercatalyst.co.uk · colchestercatalyst.co.uk/applyingforgrants/ · colchestercatalyst.co.uk/generalgrants/ on 13/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded
Where grantees operate
  • Essex (16 grantees)
  • Throughout England And Wales (6 grantees)
  • Suffolk (6 grantees)
  • Throughout England (3 grantees)
  • Cambridgeshire (2 grantees)
  • Norfolk (2 grantees)
  • Thurrock (1 grantee)
  • Medway (1 grantee)
  • Southend-on-sea (1 grantee)

What changed: FY2024 → FY2025

Grantees that appear, disappear or move by 50%+ between the two most recent filings we have read. A grantee “dropped” may simply have received a multi-year grant earlier.

ChangeGranteeFY2024FY2025
newKingsland Church—£40k
newCVST—£35k
newBEACON HOUSE MINISTRIES—£17k
newHealth Wellbeing & Care Hub—£13k
newColchester Life—£11k
newTEEN TALK (HARWICH)—£10k
newColchester Anti Loo Roll Brigade—£8k
newHEALTHWATCH ESSEX LIMITED—£8k
upST HELENA HOSPICE LIMITED£12k£24k
not listedThe Ark Centre£16k—
not listedStartstrong Fitness CIC£15k—
not listedShaftesbury (Livability)£11k—
not listedChanging Lives£10k—
not listedArmed Forces Business Centre£10k—
not listedHEADWAY ESSEX£9k—
not listedOPEN ROAD VISIONS£9k—
not listedTogether We Grow£8k—

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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RecipientYearAmountPurpose
Kingsland ChurchFY2025£40kCommunity Hub
CVSTFY2025£35kHealth Project
Age Well EastFY2025£25kDementia Service Year 2
St Helena HospiceFY2025£24kCompassionate Community Care Prog
Beacon HouseFY2025£17kHealth Focused OT Support
Health Wellbeing & Care HubFY2025£13kNew Facility
Colchester LifeFY2025£11kCancer Project
Teen Talk HarwichFY2025£10kMentoring Programme
Colchester Anti Loo Roll BrigadeFY2025£8kCounselling Scheme for Young People
Healthwatch EssexFY2025£8kSuicide Prevention Project
Flexfit CICFY2025£7kExercise/Activity Support
Ferriers BarnFY2025£7kTherapeutic Support
Lexden Springs SchoolFY2025£7kSensory item for Playground
Freedom Boat AdventuresFY2025£6kRespite Boat Trips for those with LD
iCarpFY2025£6kWell being Prog for adults with Autism
EdensorFY2025£5kSpecialist Chairs
Colchester United Comm FoundFY2025£5kSeniors U’s Programme
Connect Without LimitsFY2025£5kPilot Scheme for Autism people in Harwich
Grant A SmileFY2025£5kTrauma Support for Hoarders
Bright LivesFY2025£4kBeach Wheelchair
Age Well EastFY2024£24kNew Proactive Dementia Service
The Ark CentreFY2024£16kRefurbishment To Enhance SEN Services
Startstrong Fitness CICFY2024£15kPre & Post Natal Health Support
St Helena HospiceFY2024£12kCuddle Bed
Shaftesbury (Livability)FY2024£11kCeiling Hoist
Changing LivesFY2024£10kHealth Practitioner
Armed Forces Business CentreFY2024£10kCounselling Support For Veterans
Headway EssexFY2024£9kSupport For People With Head Injuries
Open RoadFY2024£9kHealth Equipment For SOS Bus
Together We GrowFY2024£8kCounselling For SEN Children
St Anne’s ChurchFY2024£8kDisability Adaptations
Cancer Support SuffolkFY2024£7kCancer Prosthetic Equipment
Head2MindsFY2024£7kHospital Discharge Support
Dedham Therapy FarmFY2024£5kO.T. Support
The MAZE GroupFY2024£5kSupport For Parents Of Those With Learning Disabilities
EOS NetworkFY2024£5kSupport For People Suffering From Chronic Gut Disorders
Walk ColchesterFY2024£5kBOMA Dynamic Wheelchair Project
The Laughter SpecialistsFY2024£4kLaughter therapy sessions
Suffolk Accident Rescue ServiceFY2024£4kResuscitation mannequins and Defibrillator training devises
SailshipFY2024£3kArt therapy
Clowns in the SkyFY2024£3kSensory items for children in hospital
Heads2MindsFY2024£1kProject to empower young people
Happy Days CharityFY2024£1kBreaks for children in need
Robin Cancer TrustFY2024£417Cancer education
CARAFY2023£23kSpecialist Therapy
Beacon HouseFY2023£19kOT Programme
EdensorFY2023£15kLog Cabin
FaNsFY2023£15kMental Health Project
Challenging MMDFY2023£10kSpecialist Equipment
Acorn VillagesFY2023£10kWellbeing Project
Greenland GroveFY2023£10kFellowship Hub
Parkeston Welfare ParkFY2023£8kEquipment
BEARSFY2023£8kVentilator
Autism AngliaFY2023£6kImprove Sensory Room at Jigsaw
Kids InspireFY2023£6kNeurodiversity Project
St. George’s SchoolFY2023£5kEquipment
Bridgeway MissionFY2023£5kRefugees New Life
Colchester MuseumsFY2023£5kSpecialist Equipment
Mid Tendring PartnershipFY2023£5kPsychological Programme
Little LiftsFY2023£4kLittle Lifts Boxes
Reanella TrustFY2023£4kPsychological Support for Children
The Hut Mersea IslandFY2023£4kHut Decking
Age ConcernFY2022£35kBefriending Programme Year 3
Teen TalkFY2022£32kParent Support
Refugee ActionFY2022£20kHealth Project
Action for Family CarersFY2022£16kYoung Carers Respite
Sandy’s FarmFY2022£15kSensory Cabin
Carer’s FirstFY2022£14kSupport for Carers
Mariner’s ChapelFY2022£13kDisabled Access & Outreach Work
Dance NetworkFY2022£11kParkinson’s Therapy
Wheels for AllFY2022£10kAdapted Cycles
Good Mood CreativeFY2022£10kImprove Mental Health
OuthouseFY2022£10kNew Counselling Service
HIVEFY2022£10kDisabled Access
Dream the ChangeFY2022£10kRespite Care
Tendring Well-BeingFY2022£9kNew Mental Health Service
Achieve, Thrive, FlourishFY2022£8kFitness Sessions
The OutsidersFY2022£8kMen’s Suicide Prevention
Blossome CICFY2022£7kCare for Bereaved
Coffin ClubFY2022£5kEnd of Life Support
Bridgewater MissionFY2022£5kRespite for Immigrants & Refugees
Computers for the DisabledFY2022£5kEquipment
RemapFY2022£5kDisabled Equipment

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 249600 vs reference 470303 (46.9% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.