Harrogate and Knaresborough District of Sanctuary

Analysis

Harrogate and Knaresborough District of Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Harrogate and Knaresborough District of Sanctuary reported income of £40k and spending of £27k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,448 to £40k (+326%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Harrogate and Knaresborough District of Sanctuary 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 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pagan Federation (£40k), The Paul Cottingham Trust (£41k) and Meenal and Rishi Sachdev Foundation (£39k).