Knepp Wildland Foundation

Analysis

Knepp Wildland Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in July 2020, 6 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 other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Knepp Wildland Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £922k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £1.1m (+3992%), an average of +153% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 578%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Knepp Wildland Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower Central Gardens Bournemouth (£1.1m), The Lifescape Project Limited (£1.1m) and Town and Country Planning Association (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 5.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £82k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.1%. Reserves of £398k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.