The John Coates Charitable Trust

Analysis

The John Coates Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tetbury. It was registered in February 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2026, The John Coates Charitable Trust reported income of £299k and spending of £3.9m, spending 1309% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £368k to £299k (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 364% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The John Coates Charitable Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lady McAdden Breast Cancer Trust (£299k), Warwickshire Counselling Centre (£299k) and The Brakes Community Foundation CIO (£299k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.