The Knowledge Foundation

Analysis

The Knowledge Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09761656). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Knowledge Foundation reported income of £84k and spending of £905, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £116 to £84k (+72099%), an average of +418% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 703%. Over the whole period it spent 298% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Knowledge Foundation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Snettisham Bobtails (£84k), Newnham Nursery (£84k) and The Lord Forte Foundation (£84k).