Knaresborough Friendship and Leisure Centre CIO
Analysis
Knaresborough Friendship and Leisure Centre CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Knaresborough. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Knaresborough Friendship and Leisure Centre CIO reported income of £20k and spending of £12k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2025, income grew from £16k to £20k (+24%), an average of +7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Knaresborough Friendship and Leisure Centre CIO sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connaught Opera (£20k), Family and Friends of Sandgate School (£20k) and 1st Mendlesham Scout Group (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity operates from Frazer House 23 Market Place Knaresborough we are a meeting room mainly for the elderly to visit whilst out shopping to drop in for a cup of tea/coffee etc and a biscuit to sit and chat and read the daily papers runentirely by volunteers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Connaught Opera | London | £20k |
| Family and Friends of Sandgate School | Lancaster | £20k |
| 1st Mendlesham Scout Group | Suffolk | £20k |
| Gloucestershire Community Nurses Foundation CIO | Stroud | £20k |