This is a grant-making charitable trust committed to offering unrestricted grants to UK registered charities working in a range of priority areas.

The Trust focuses on supporting work in:

• education
• the arts
• medicine and healthcare
• heritage and the environment
• societal and community cohesion.

The grants awarded range from £5,000 to £10,000.

The geographical areas they support include London-wide and the specific boroughs of Lambeth, Merton, North Kensingston and Wandsworth.

Applications can be made at any time but the trustees usually meet twice a year, in Summer and Winter.

The next deadline for applications for the Winter meeting is midnight on 2 December 2022.

For full details and guidance, visit the John Coates Charitable Trust website.