The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust makes grants to support charities and churches in Kent.  The Trust aims to improve the quality of life of local people by funding community projects that tackle poverty and social exclusion.  It also supports the sustainability of local churches.

Supporting Communities in Kent

Kent is a large and diverse county characterised by areas of affluence and pockets of deprivation.  The Trustees keep local needs under regular review and consider the work of other Kent funders to ensure that their grants are targeted where they can have the greatest impact. With this in mind the Trustees have decided to focus their grants on the following six programme areas:

1. Safer communities
2. Protecting and supporting older vulnerable people
3. Refugees and asylum seekers
4. Caring for carers
5. Transition to independence for young people leaving care
6. Encouraging active living

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Supporting Churches in Kent

PLEASE NOTE:  Grants to churches are under review and therefore only a limited number of grants will be made under this programme until further notice.

The Trust has supported churches in Kent for over thirty years.  The Trustees are aware that churches in Kent are not only important local landmarks but also essential community resources atthe heart of many villages.  Dwindling congregation numbers means that it is increasingly difficult for parishes to raise the funds to maintain church buildings.  This programme will make grants to support the fabric and maintenance of churches in Kent, improve and re-order church buildings and where possible encourage their sustainability. 

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April 2011 - REVIEW OF CHURCH FUNDING
The Trustees have decided to review their church funding programmes and consider how their funds can be best used to support Kent churches in the future. Only a few new church applications will be supported until further notice.
February 2011 - WEST FAVERSHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE RECEIVES A MAJOR AWARD FROM THE TRUST
West Faversham Community Association is to receive a major award of £2 million from the Colyer- Fergusson Charitable Trust for a new £3 million community centre building. The new Centre will act as a ‘Community Anchor’ for the West of Faversham, providing a full range of community facilities, services and activities.
January 2011 - Cyclopark receives major award from Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust
Cyclopark, located just south of Gravesend, has been awarded a major grant of £1,500,000 from the Colyer Fergusson Charitable Trust.
October 2010 - C J Gallards's Almshouses to be renovated with the help of a major grant.
The charity situated in Southborough has been of service to the community for nearly 100 years. This grant will help them improve the homes of vulnerable, elderly people, enabling them to live independently in the way they choose.