# THE KNOWLE SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1111085
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 30, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1111085


## Contact

- **Address:** 49 Wychwood Avenue, Knowle, Solihull
- **Postcode:** B93 9DL
- **Phone:** 07962499911
- **Email:** treasurer@knowlesociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.knowlesociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES IN GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OR ADJACENT AREAS;3.2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT;3.3 TO PROMOTE A HIGH STANDARD OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO OPPOSE ANY INAPPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENTS.3.4 TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS A THRIVING COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** Preserving the unique character of Knowle's built environment and civic amenities by engaging with the planning process and agencies to encourage good development and protect the Conservation Area. Archiving and exhibiting local history. Organising community events with regular communication through print and social media. Occasional community projects like bulb planting and playground equipment.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Solihull



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £15809 | £42164 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £14555 | £11752 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £19884 | £12806 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £43258 | £24778 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £113568 | £66333 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Rachel Susan Marston** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 22, 2020
- ANDREW JOHN MARSTON
- Alistair Innes — appointed Oct. 21, 2020
- Angela Christine Bird — appointed March 11, 2015
- DAVID ARTHUR PINWELL — appointed July 25, 2005
- David James Bower — appointed July 25, 2005
- David Michael Fraley — appointed Feb. 22, 2020
- Dr DAVID NORMAN WATSON — appointed June 15, 2011
- LEIGHTON TOWYN JONES — appointed July 25, 2005
- MARIA TERESA BROWN — appointed April 13, 2016
- Martin Fortune — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- William Leonard Charles Bohanna — appointed Feb. 26, 2022