The Bernard and Joyce Coleman Charitable Trust

The Bernard and Joyce Coleman Charitable Trust is a Kent-based grant-making charity that awards small grants to UK registered charities working in the areas of sport (especially cricket), youth work and medical causes. Grants generally range between £1,000 and £10,000 for registered charities in England providing opportunities for young people to play sport (particularly cricket), youth projects and medical charities. The objectives of the Trust are to provide coaching facilities to young sportsmen and sportswomen, give donations to other similar sporting charities and grants to sporting clubs and associations particularly for enabling young people to play cricket, award grants to medical charities, and award grants to youth projects. The charity has one part time secretary and a part time coach who engage the services of other coaches to teach young cricketers. The Trust's grant making pattern suggests some preference for supporting charities in the South East of England, although this is not exclusively the case. Trustees meet regularly to review applications, which may be made at any time in writing. The Trust's annual report states that consideration is given to all applications which could further the charity's objectives.