Knowsley Safari Foundation

Analysis

Knowsley Safari Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prescot. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Knowsley Safari Foundation reported income of £11k and spending of £4,356, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £11k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 383%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Knowsley Safari Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St Bartholomew's Church Lostwithiel (£11k), The Friends of Blantyre Wesm (The Blantyre Branch of the Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi) (£11k) and The Chichester Society (£11k).