Independent Living Centre
& North East Essex
through cycling.
Supporting Local Healthcare Needs
Colchester Catalyst Charity is a grant making trust that offers financial assistance for, local charitable organisations and individuals with medical conditions within the CO post code.
Please get in touch if you need support.
General Grants
We support organisations that have new ideas for projects that will improve people’s health within the CO post code.
Special Individual Needs
Contact us if you are an individual that needs funding specialist medical equipment. We offer grants up to £1,000.
Respite and Counselling
We work with partners that provide valuable Respite and Counselling services in the CO post code.
Fill out our form to tell us more about your project, so we can discuss it further with you.
Fill out the form to apply for specialist equipment that you need.
Find out more about the criteria for all of our grant giving schemes.
Read about the projects we have supported in the past via our Annual Reports.
Some of these projects have made a huge difference to people’s lives.
James thanked Catalyst for pump-priming the role of a new Community Link Support Worker for the first year at the North East Essex Crisis Cafe.
"This role will assist clients with understanding how the community groups, activities and services they are being connected with can help them and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing."
James McQuiggan, CEO of MIND
Designer
"Huge thanks to the Catalyst charity for their support with funding the Brightlingsea Lido with £12,000 to make it more accessible for disabled users; this will make a positive difference for so many individuals."
Brightlingsea mayor and lido trustee Mick Barry
CEO
"It's difficult to start a charity and also gain grants when the service is completely new, as the level of needs and outcomes are difficult to evidence. I'm really grateful to Colchester Catalyst for awarding the grant to Ending Life's Taboo and believing in us at a very early stage."
Tracy Davies, CEO of Ending Life’s Taboo
Designer
"Knowing Catalyst is behind us gives us a big lift. The mentors funded by Catalyst will help young girls with mental health problems, high anxiety levels, depression and all sorts of other psychological problems they face every day."
David Sollis, CEO of YES
CEO
First look at Colchester’s transformed homeless shelter which is reopening in July
A CHARITY which supports the homeless is preparing to reopen to those in need of
Tendring and Colchester organisations collaborate to help young carers
THREE organisations are collaborating to support young people who help to look after a family
Brightlingsea Lido boosts accessibility with new equipment
Gazette article: A POPULAR leisure pool is now fully accessible for wheelchair users after £12,000
