Knowa is the intelligence layer that connects them: every document, every meeting, every decision.
Knowa is the platform for the UK's boards that serve something bigger than themselves.
The governance problem
Trustees, governors, and directors join to contribute judgement. They end up hunting for last quarter's minutes across three shared drives, four inboxes, and the clerk's memory.
The paperwork expands. KCSIE updates annually, TPR codes evolve, Charity Commission expectations sharpen. The time available does not.
And when someone leaves, the institutional memory leaves with them. The next cohort starts over.
The vision
Good governance isn't a feature. It's a direction. Here's where Knowa is. And where it's going.
Who it's for
Knowa is designed around the duties of specific Boards: pension schemes, corporate boards, charities, schools, family offices, and the advisers who serve them.
For trustee boards and pension managers. TPR Code-ready evidence, SIP and covenant tracking, a defensible record for every investment decision.
For pension funds →For EBCs, professional trustee firms, and covenant advisers. Scale your book without scaling headcount. The practice infrastructure you've been missing.
For pension advisers →For trustees and CEOs of charities and foundations. CC3-aligned governance. Trustee onboarding in an afternoon. The memory stays when the board rotates.
For charities →For governors, clerks, and MAT boards. KCSIE and safeguarding evidence. Ofsted-ready without the weekend scramble. Single school or sixteen-school trust.
For schools →For principals, GCs, and family councils. Board, executive, and family. Three secure spaces, one platform. Ringfenced by design, audited end to end.
For family offices →For FTSE 100, FTSE 250, and private groups. Every committee and every subsidiary in one record. UK Corporate Governance Code aligned.
For companies →The evidence
Not a PDF on an iPad. No old tech you love hating. The operating model for modern Boards.
Security
The boards using Knowa hold members' pensions, children's safeguarding, and donors' money. Security isn't a feature. It's the foundation.
What boards say
"As Chair, I have come to see it as invaluable. It's the portal I reach for first, and the one I would not want to be without."
"Knowa has made my life so much easier and the board love it. Meetings run better. Minutes are quicker. Decisions are clearer. And it's inexpensive."
"An exceptional productivity tool"
"Best system around"
Verified by independent reviewers
103 verified reviews across Capterra and Software Advice — the independent review pool shared by both platforms. Written by the trustees, secretaries, and chairs who work in Knowa every day.
See how 1,000+ Boards are running better meetings, making better decisions, and leaving a record that speaks for itself.
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