Our Impact
Discover the impact of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust
On this page find out how we are making a difference in coalfield communities. You can also watch our most recent impact video where some of those people we've helped tell you their experiences.
Let's take a look at our impact in 2023/24…
68,000
people in coalfield communities benefited from CRT activities.
Each year the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and our partners help thousands of people in coalfield communities change their lives for the better. Whether it's through our own activity or supporting the work of others we are able to maximise the impact for people living in the coalfields.
26,000
people improved their health, skills or job opportunities by working with the CRT.
Almost one in five people in coalfield communities is economically inactive. The CRT works to tackle this through our priorities to tackle health, skills and work challenges facing people in coalfield communities. Each year, we help thousands of people move towards finding work.
£5.9m
funding was accessed by 883 community partners supported by the CRT.
Coalfield communities tend to find it harder to attract significant external funding. We support our community partners - grassroots charities operating in the coalfields - to access millions of pounds of funding by providing them with support, data and information to make their funding bids the strongest they can be.
Impact Across England, Scotland & Wales
Below is an overview of the impact we have made across the country.
Our Impact in England
- £186 million of wellbeing value achieved
- 65,547 people attending CRT activities
- 7,607 people helped with debt or financial issues
- 3,639 people now exercising
- 2,056 adults supported with their anxiety or depression
Our Impact in Scotland
- Secured £477,428 of funding for coalfield communities
- 1,004 young people now exercising
- 365 people helped to improve their skills
- 150 new volunteers
- 110 CRT events held across Scotland’s coalfield communities
Our Impact in Wales
- 2,158 people supported to lead a healthier life
- 262 people helped to improve their skills
- 78 community partners supported
- 45 new volunteers
- 22 community asset transfers supported
Coalfields Regeneration Trust is committed to transparency and we work with 360Giving to publish information about our grants.
Using the 360Giving Data Standard, our awarded grants since 2016 are available as an Excel spreadsheet here.
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. View a copy of this license here. This means the data is freely accessible to anyone to be used and shared as they wish. The data must be attributed to the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
We believe that with better information, funders can be more effective and strategic decision makers. 360Giving supports funders to publish open data about their grants, and empowers people to use this data to improve charitable giving through a range of free online tools. For more information, visit: threesixtygiving.org