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Knowledge for Change

85 /100

Clarity score

Good

Charity accounts, evidence & financial rating

85/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2024

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Is Knowledge for Change a good charity?

Knowledge for Change scores 85/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£511k total income, 100% cause spend, latest year). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£511k

Accounts 2024-12-31

Spending

£502k

Accounts 2024-12-31

Charitable activities

100%

latest year · share of spending

Accounts filing

Late

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Bradford · UK-wide · BD23 2HX Reg 1146911 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Knowledge for Change do?

We aim to improve the standard of healthcare provision in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the UK through the training of staff and students in both regions. We run undergraduate student exchange programmes between SSA and UK, and also place professional UK volunteers within healthcare facilities in SSA on long and short-term basis in order to provide training and facilitate knowledge exchange.

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does Knowledge for Change raise and spend?

Accounts period 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

Knowledge for Change revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £511k —
Total expenditure £502k —
Charitable activities £502k 100%
Fundraising £0 0%
Reported governance £622 0%

Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.

What changed in Knowledge for Change’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2024 compared with 2023. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
+17.8%
£434k → £511k
Spending change
+22.4%
£410k → £502k
Charitable activities share
Not disclosed
Both years need a disclosed spending split.

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

100%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £502k spent

  • Charitable activities100%

Charities usually allocate governance costs across their other spending categories, and these reported figures add up to more than total spending, so governance is not drawn as a separate slice. The accounts table shows it separately.

From the annual return

What does Knowledge for Change pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers Knowledge for Change gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

Where does Knowledge for Change's money come from?

Knowledge for Change reported £511k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £343k (67%), charitable activities £166k (32%), other income £1,611 (0%).

  • Donations and legacies £343k · 67%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts) £166k · 32%
  • Other income £1,611 · 0%

Cash at year end: £188k · unrestricted funds: £188k · restricted funds: £0. Restricted funds can only be spent on purposes set by the donor.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Knowledge for Change as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Knowledge for Change's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
K4c
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales · India · Uganda · Tanzania

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have Knowledge for Change's finances changed over five years?

Income rose 313% from £124k in 2020 to £511k in 2024; spending was £502k in 2024.

£0 £200k £400k £600k £800k 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £124k Spending 2020: £164k Income 2021: £82k Spending 2021: £79k Income 2022: £254k Spending 2022: £295k Income 2023: £434k Spending 2023: £410k Income 2024: £511k Spending 2024: £502k Cause spend 2024: £502k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend
Knowledge for Change income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2024 £511k £502k £502k
2023 £434k £410k Not disclosed
2022 £254k £295k Not disclosed
2021 £82k £79k Not disclosed
2020 £124k £164k Not disclosed

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

Financial context

How do its finances compare with similar charities?

Compare Knowledge for Change with 48 other international aid charities in our detailed dataset: the same regulator, £500k–£1m income band and accounts ending in 2024. Each period covers 50–54 weeks. These are reference points, not targets or a ranking of impact.

Swipe across the table to see the peer median and coverage.

Latest annual figures, accounts ending 2024-12-31. Peer medians exclude this charity; the median is the middle value.
MeasureThis charityPeer medianPeer coverage
Annual income £511k £698k 48 of 48
Annual spending £502k £657k 48 of 48
Charitable activities share 100.0% 92.4% 46 of 48

The annual spending share can differ from the multi-year average shown elsewhere. Missing disclosures are excluded, never counted as zero. We show a median only with at least ten peer disclosures. Different year-end months, restricted funding and delivery models can still limit comparisons.

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How does Knowledge for Change compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below Knowledge for Change, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Same cause, income band and accounts year (2024) 80thpercentile

Scores at or above 80% of 49 charities with the same primary cause, income band and latest accounts year · 85/100 vs 72 peer average.

Income band (£500k–£1m) 65thpercentile

Scores at or above 65% of 2,127 charities in its income band · 85/100 vs 78 peer average.

International aid charities 79thpercentile

Scores at or above 79% of 614 charities in this cause · 85/100 vs 73 peer average.

How does Knowledge for Change compare, and where else can you look?

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Where Knowledge for Change sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about Knowledge for Change

In 2024, reported income was £511,059 and expenditure was £501,823. Income exceeded expenditure by £9,236. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income rose 17.8% compared with 2023. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Provides Other Finance; Provides Human Resources; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Other Charitable Activities.

Use the official contact details to check eligibility, referrals, waiting lists and current service coverage. Broad register classifications and a contact address do not confirm that a particular service is available to you.

Explore source-checked support routes

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £288,679 (2024-12-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

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What is Knowledge for Change's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

63/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for Knowledge for Change
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

 0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

 100% 7 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

 100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

100/100

Financial Health metrics for Knowledge for Change
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

 100% 6 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

 100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

 100% 0% · 5/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for Knowledge for Change
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

 100% 100% · 10/10 pts (Latest year)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

 100% 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (Latest year, disclosed years)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Community Support metrics for Knowledge for Change
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

 100% 200 volunteers / 0 staff · 10/10 pts

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What trust indicators does Knowledge for Change have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    7 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    0 employees · 200 volunteers

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores. Registration records a commitment to the Code of Fundraising Practice; it does not certify every fundraising activity.

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Official register

Reg 1146911

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Dr Chris Coey since 2012
  • Professor Louise Ackers Chair · since 2012
  • Dr James Ackers-Johnson since 2012
  • Dr Robert Ssekitoleko since 2016
  • Allan Ndawula since 2023
  • Dr Melanie Stephens since 2023
  • Jamie Edward Bettles since 2025

How reliable is Knowledge for Change's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Data refreshed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 5025188. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Knowledge for Change's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Knowledge for Change a good charity? +

Knowledge for Change scores 85 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (latest year) and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Knowledge for Change a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists Knowledge for Change as a registered charity (charity number 1146911). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1146911&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is Knowledge for Change's charity number? +

Knowledge for Change's charity number is 1146911. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Knowledge for Change's charity rating? +

Knowledge for Change scores 85 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Knowledge for Change have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Knowledge for Change. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 red flags on this profile: late accounts filing; poor filing history). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Knowledge for Change? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of Knowledge for Change's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Knowledge for Change's overheads? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 0% of expenditure (2024); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Knowledge for Change. The register does not show individual salaries; senior pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report and accounts.

How much income does Knowledge for Change receive? +

Knowledge for Change reported £511k total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Knowledge for Change's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2025-10-31). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Knowledge for Change based? +

Knowledge for Change's registered contact address is in Bradford (BD23 2HX). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, India, Uganda, Tanzania, with a focus on international aid.

Where does Knowledge for Change's money come from? +

Knowledge for Change reported £511k total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were donations and legacies £343k (67%), charitable activities £166k (32%), other income £1,611 (0%).

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Knowledge for Change? +

The register records Knowledge for Change as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are Knowledge for Change's trustees paid? +

Knowledge for Change's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

When was Knowledge for Change registered as a charity? +

Knowledge for Change was entered on the register on 17 April 2012.

How does CharityCompare score Knowledge for Change? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Knowledge for Change's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Knowledge for Change's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.