The Sir James Knott Trust

Analysis

The Sir James Knott Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tyne & Wear. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sir James Knott Trust reported income of £3.8m and spending of £3.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £3.8m (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Sir James Knott Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund (UK) (£3.7m), Age Concern Bromley (£3.9m) and Age UK Barnet (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 63% and donations and legacies 37%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.2m. It employed 2 people.