Fountains of Knowledge

Analysis

Fountains of Knowledge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Fountains of Knowledge reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £635k to £1.1m (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Fountains of Knowledge sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Luis Palau Evangelistic Team (£1.1m), Milton Baptist Church (£1.1m) and Gurdwara Guru Nanak Parkash, Coventry (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 2.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.