The Knowl Hill Foundation

Analysis

The Knowl Hill Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woking. It was registered in July 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02274166). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Knowl Hill Foundation reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.9m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Knowl Hill Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Long Leys Education Trust (£1.9m), Cambridge Muslim College (£1.9m) and The Independent Schools Association (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 3.2% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.