Knapp Foundation CIO
Analysis
Knapp Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Knapp Foundation CIO reported income of £79k and spending of £77k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £66k to £79k (+20%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Knapp Foundation CIO sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Butterflies Early Years Centre (£79k), Elmtree Preschool (£79k) and Crowland Community Preschool (£79k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation provides support for post-graduate education and research and the dissemination of such research to the public, particularly in the fields of European intellectual thought and history, broadly conceived. The Foundation supports researchers with projects of international quality as verified by peer review which might otherwise fail to find financial support.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Butterflies Early Years Centre | Devon | £79k |
| Elmtree Preschool | Bristol | £79k |
| Crowland Community Preschool | Peterborough | £79k |
| Holmwood Preschool Wallington | Wallington | £79k |