The James Knott Family Foundation

Analysis

The James Knott Family Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The James Knott Family Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £191k, spending 1563% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £981k to £12k (-99%), an average of -67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The James Knott Family Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yateley Neighbourcare (£12k), The Sharp Foundation (£12k) and The Hillcote Trust (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.