Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor

Analysis

Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor reported income of £116k and spending of £178k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £597k to £116k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Imperial Society of Knights Bachelor sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln Community Larder (£116k), Limbless Children International Limited (£116k) and The Charity of Jane Wright (£116k).

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.