Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust
Analysis
Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07292254). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust reported income of £179k and spending of £173k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £129k to £179k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tedworth Charitable Trust (£178k), Bromley Arts Trust (£179k) and Paraiso School of Samba (£178k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Knowledge Schools Foundation Trust is a charity which supports schools and pupils within the Knowledge Schools Trust, a state-funded, Multi-Academy Trust.The Foundation Trust raises money to pay for the those parts of the schools' facilities, resources and activities not paid for by the DfE, such as the Co-curricular programmes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Tedworth Charitable Trust | London | £178k |
| Bromley Arts Trust | Kent | £179k |
| Paraiso School of Samba | Luton | £178k |
| Canaan Project | London | £179k |