Knowle United Charity

Analysis

Knowle United Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Knowle United Charity reported income of £170k and spending of £104k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £144k to £170k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Knowle United Charity sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% 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 Chingford Mosque (£170k), The Priceholme Trust CIO (£170k) and Phases Social Enterprise (£170k).