# KNOWLEDGE IS LIGHT FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175162
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 16, 2017
- **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=1175162


## Contact

- **Address:** 9 Rockery Close, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE5 4DQ
- **Phone:** 07974949929
- **Email:** donate@knowledgeislight.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (1)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE PROVISION OR THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, NURSERIES AND TRAINING CENTRES, AND THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS;(2)TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF FOOD AND CLOTHING FOR THE SAID PERSONS.

**Activities:** THE ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES, SUCH AS SCHOOLS, NURSERIES AND TRAINING CENTRES, AND THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SAID PERSONS;TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AMONG POOR PEOPLE OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED BY MEANS OF, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, MAKING GRANTS OR LOANS FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, EQUIPMENT, SERVICES




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Malawi
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £323560 | £334698 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £322174 | £318674 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £389148 | £361840 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £321313 | £314969 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £90396 | £83984 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ABDUL GAFFAR TAYOB — appointed May 20, 2020
- MAHOMED FARUK IBRAHIM PATEL — appointed May 20, 2020
- NAUMAN ZAHID SHEIKH — appointed Dec. 2, 2024
- WAHID ABDUL SATTAR — appointed May 20, 2020