Catbrook Educational Trust
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Supporting local children and young people with learning and development grants
Application Round 2026
Opens Monday 13th April
Closes Monday 1st June
Background
The Catbrook Educational Trust (Charity Number: 1199479) was launched in 2004 after a group of dedicated local residents, led by Martin Routh and Duncan Myatt, fought to secure the proceeds from the sale of Catbrook School, in the 1990s, to put into trust to support the education of the children in Catbrook and the surrounding area. The Trust was active for a number of years, but has not been able to make contributions to the development of local young adults and children who might have been eligible to apply for financial assistance for the last few years.The capital has been carefully protected and a new board of Trustees was put in place in 2020 to re-launch the Trust in 2021.
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Objective
The aim of the Trust is to support the education (including social and physical training) of young people under the age of 25 who are, or have been, resident in the catchment area of the former Catbrook School. This area includes the villages of Catbrook, Broadstone, Whitelye, Parkhouse, Trellech Grange, Cicelyford and Botany Bay. To see a map of the catchment area please click on the link below.
Latest News
The latest application round for The Catbrook Educational Trust (CET) was completed in August 2025. The Trustees are delighted by the response from the Community; 25 applications were received from local children and young people; all were successful. Trustees distributed funds to the value of £4,271. Five of the applications were from applicants who have not applied before and four from families who would describe themselves as less affluent. Five of the applicants are attending university or working, thirteen at secondary school or sixth form and seven at primary school or preschool.
The types of activities applied for this year including swimming, riding, diving and driving lessons, contributions to membership fees for Brownies, rowing and golf, rowing, as well as many experiences including school trips, sports and theatre. We have also had applications for equipment, including technology, sports, books and general equipment for school and university.
Since we relaunched the Educational Trust 5 years ago we have provided 122 grants to 50 children and young people and 2 community projects focused on children. We have distributed £25,570.89 in grant funding to support the education and personal development of children and young people in the local area. We have also been privileged to see and contribute to the great breadth of interests, activities and experiences that local young people are involved in.
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For further information about the the operation of the Trust please click on the buttons below.
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If you have any further questions or any feedback regarding on the process or the contribution that a CET grant has given to the education/development of your child please contact the Trustees by email at
catbrookeducationaltrust@gmail.com
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Trustees
Click on an image to read the biographies of the Trustees.
Leanne Wakerley
Chair
Nigel Williams
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Dawn Cater
Treasurer
Nicky Harvey
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Laura Thorpe
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Dave Phipps
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Andy Pullan
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Craig Bridgeman
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