The Knowle Society

Analysis

The Knowle Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05514023). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Knowle Society reported income of £16k and spending of £42k, spending 267% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £114k to £16k (-86%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Knowle Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Mine Research Society (£16k), The Friends of Chiltern Open-Air Museum (£16k) and The Jane and Alister Reid Charitable Foundation (£16k).