Knighton Free Church

Registered charity 1200788 · since 2022knighton.org.uk·Leicestershire·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£73,786

Annual giving, year to 30 September 2025

From filed accounts

£900 to £12,500

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

From the named grants only. A further £1,390 went in grants the report doesn't itemise.

£5,500

Typical grant (median)

11 published grants

Key takeaways

Knighton Free Church's stated priority is Knighton and Leicestershire, though it also supports national and international partners, so a project linked to its listed work areas (such as young people, care-experienced children, or church development in deprived neighbourhoods) is the strongest fit.
Its annual report puts most of its grants between £900 and £12,500, with a median of £5,500, so a modest request in that range suits it best, and the largest grant reported was £15,000.
No application process is published, so start with a short enquiry using the contact the church shows for getting in touch, rather than a full application.
The annual report does not say how competitive its giving is, and it names no exclusions, though its stated purpose is the advancement of the Christian faith, so a project with no connection to Christian mission is unlikely to fit.

Overview

Knighton Free Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1200788).

Knighton Free Church is a charity registered in England and Wales (charity number 1200788) that exists to advance the Christian faith, primarily but not exclusively within Knighton, Leicester and the surrounding neighbourhood. It supports Christian mission through financial support and prayer for local, national and international partners, with a particular focus on reaching and serving young people. Its annual giving was £73,786, not counting £18,500 given to individuals.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Knighton Free Church supports Christian mission through financial support and prayer for local, national and international partners. Its organisational work includes care for care-experienced children and young people, emergency support for people in need, holistic care for women who sell sex, and support for children at risk of exclusion. It also supports the development of small church communities in diverse, deprived neighbourhoods, work with local and international students, and churches that include and support children, young people and young adults with additional needs or disabilities. Its partners also include overseas mission agencies and churches in Northern Romania. The church describes its financial commitment to missions as exceptional and intends to maintain it as circumstances allow. It has a particular focus on reaching and serving young people, whether church members or visitors from the local community.

Themes

Mission support

Geographic Focus

Priority: Knighton; Leicestershire.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Leicestershire

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Knighton Free Church.

Covenant Life Church LeicesterNo public process All Saints with Holy TrinityNo public processGave £14,271 RCCG Green Pastures Parish LeicesterNo public process St Matthew's & The MinsterNo public processGave £56,269 The United Reformed Church (East Midlands Synod) IncorporatedInvitation onlyGave £382k All Saints Church CrowboroughNo public processGave £71,476 Wycliffe Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £109k St Thomas LymingtonNo public processGave £18,806 Saint John’s EghamNo public processGave £39,521 Father’s House, ShaftesburyNo public processGave £45,178

Grants

11 published grants analysed · median £5,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 11 grants in year to 30 September 2025 by size

Under £1k18%

£1k–£2.5k0%

£2.5k–£5k27%

£5k–£10k27%

£10k–£25k27%

Median £5,500 (year to 30 September 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Interserve · missionary support
£15,000year to 30 September 2025
Great Change Church · Ukraine
£12,487year to 30 September 2025
El Alfarero · missionary support
£10,000year to 30 September 2025
Open Hands · food bank
£8,000year to 30 September 2025
Arab World Ministries · missionary support
£7,200year to 30 September 2025
Friends International · missionary support
£5,500year to 30 September 2025
UFM Worldwide · missionary support
£3,977year to 30 September 2025
UCCF · missionary support
£3,500year to 30 September 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 2 grants to individuals; 1 with no named recipient; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£1,390).

3 years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2023	£0	£0	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2023
year to 30 September 2024	£432,834	£414,140	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2024
year to 30 September 2025	£432,319	£409,847	£73,786	Accounts for year to 30 September 2025

Grants paid, year to 30 September 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.