MARGARET COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST

The Margaret Coote Animal Charity Trust is a registered charity (no. 208493) whose main purpose is the protection of horses, dogs or other animals or birds.

The policy of the Trust is to focus on research into animal health and on the protection of species, while continuing to support general animal welfare, including sanctuaries, in the United Kingdom and overseas.

Registered charities and charitable organisations may apply.

Awards made during the year ending 5 April 2016 ranged from £500 to £20,000. There is no requirement for match funding.

During the year, the Trustees provided ongoing financial support totalling £67,750 to 15 organisations and made 24 one-off grants totalling £60,750. Grant awards in full totalled £128,500 (2015: £92,950).

Regular grants were made to:

o Animal Health Trust;
o Devon Wildlife Trust;
o Dog Lost;
o The Barn Owl Trust;
o The Donkey Sanctuary; and
o The Moorland Mousie Trust.

One-off grants were awarded to:

o British Horse Society;
o Cats in Need
o Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust
o International Otter Survival Fund;
o Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust;
o Rarebreeds Survival Trust (RBST); and the
o Red Squirrel Survival Trust.

A full list of all awards made during the year is provided in the Trust’s annual accounts, which are available on the Charity Commission website.

Applications are not accepted from individuals.

PLEASE NOTE: the Trust does not maintain a website. Further information is, however, available on the Charity Commission website.

Applications should be made in writing to the address below.

Ideally, applications should reach the Trust by Saturday 30 September 2017 to be considered during October or November of the current year.

A decision on applications that arrive after the end of September is normally deferred until the following autumn.

Contact details for the Trust are:

Mrs. Jill Holah
End Cottage
Terrington
York
YO60 6PU
Email: j.holah@mcacharity.org.uk 
(The Trust does not advertise a phone number.)  

(Source: GRIN)