Charity of Thomas Knyghton (Including the Town Houses)

Analysis

Charity of Thomas Knyghton (Including the Town Houses) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leighton Buzzard. It was registered in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Charity of Thomas Knyghton (Including the Town Houses) reported income of £77k and spending of £11k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £20k to £77k (+277%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 565%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Charity of Thomas Knyghton (Including the Town Houses) sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Becoming Families (£77k), Somaliland Mental Health (£77k) and Tuesday O'hara Fund (£77k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.