The Knightland Foundation

Analysis

The Knightland Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07535303). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Knightland Foundation reported income of £272k and spending of £1.4m, spending 507% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £729k to £272k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2026, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Knightland Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Relevant City Ltd (£272k), The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants' Benevolent Fund (£272k) and Promoting Children in Plymouth (£272k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.