King James's School Fund

Analysis

King James's School Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Knaresborough. It was registered in August 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, King James's School Fund reported income of £677k and spending of £531k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £408k to £677k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, King James's School Fund sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic Educational and Recreational Institute (£673k), The Oratory of St Philip Neri at Birmingham (£692k) and Global Aid Foundation (£668k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 5.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%.