BETKNOWMORE UK

Registered charity 1190760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a UK charity helping people take back control of their life from gambling. Betknowmore UK was established by individuals with lived experience of gambling harms, who now use that insight and knowledge to help others. We provide a range of information on and support to those experiencing Gambling Related Harms.

Objects

(A) THE RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED AS A RESULT OF AN ADDICTION TO OR A MISUSE OF GAMBLING PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, SUPPORT AND MENTORING SERVICES;(B) THE RELIEF OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HEALTH, SOCIAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO GAMBLING ADDICTION OR MISUSE OF GAMBLING; (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS REGARDING THE NATURE AND ISSUES SURROUNDING GAMBLING, GAMBLING-RELATED HARM AND MISUSE OF GAMBLING; AND (D) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES COMPATIBLE WITH THE ABOVE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£2.6m

Latest spending

£2.5m

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £300,135, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£360,000). The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“During the reporting period, four (2023: two) employees received emoluments of more than £60,000.” — page 39

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 4

“During the reporting period, four (2023: two) employees received emoluments of more than £60,000.” — page 39

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months' operating costs of £360,000 (held: £300k)

“Regarding reserves, the Trustees’ aim is to move towards a target of a minimum of three months’ operating costs of £360,000 as unrestricted liquid reserves.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Betknowmore Global Ltd

“The charity is the sole member of its wholly controlled subsidiary, Betknowmore Global Ltd with company registration number 08822099.” — page 45

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Feist Hedgethorne Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (FY2023) → 4 (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Betknowmore (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£2.5m

Cost of raising funds

£509k

Reserves (reported)

£300k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 19.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew William Graychair
Emily Rachel Brimson-Keight
JOE SEET FCA ACIArb · trustee of 2 other charities
Keith Lewis

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.6m	£2.5m
31/12/2023	£1.5m	£1.4m
31/12/2022	£741k	£686k
31/12/2021	£644k	£584k

Common questions

Is BETKNOWMORE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £300,135, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£360,000). The charity reported a net surplus for the year and confirmed it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Feist Hedgethorne Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of BETKNOWMORE UK earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BETKNOWMORE UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BETKNOWMORE UK as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
LONDON CATALYST	FY2023	£3k	Dance classes for older and disabled adults

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2025	£19k	Breaking the Cycle
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/09/2023	£299k	New Beginnings – helping women to recover from gambling harms.
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/10/2021	£9k	Health-E U

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GAMBLEAWARE	5	£6.9m
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£127k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£23k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST	1	£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Gambling Harm UK.

Gambling Harm UK income £186k
GAMBLEAWARE income £29.7m
GAMCARE income £19.9m
GORDON MOODY ASSOCIATION income £7.9m
Recover Together income £801k
REFRAME COACHING income £359k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BETKNOWMORE UK	£2.6m	more than £60,000	4	unclear	—	no doubt
Gambling Harm UK FY2025	£186k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GAMBLEAWARE FY2025	£29.7m	—	—	above	—	not going concern
GAMCARE FY2025	£19.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GORDON MOODY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£7.9m	—	7	above	—	no doubt
Recover Together FY2025	£801k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.