Thomas Knowles

Analysis

Thomas Knowles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Thomas Knowles reported income of £27k and spending of £23k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £12k to £27k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Thomas Knowles sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eternal Life Sanctuary (£27k), The High Five Club (£27k) and Poor's Land (£27k).