KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED

Registered charity 1011012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEY ENTERPRISES, KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LTD

Provision of education, training, support to adults with mental health problems and learning disabilities through the provision of workshop based employment together with horticultural activities and leisure activities taking place throughout the North East of England. The charity helps adults to regain mainstream employment and volunteering opportunities and provides support to aid recovery.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£552k
Latest spending
£454k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £98,554 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £552,400. The trustees confirm the charity is financially secure with adequate resources to continue as a going concern, holding net assets of £428,960.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £85k; policy: three months of the resources expended annually)
“This represents a shortfall on reserves of £74,860 which has been transferred from the endowment fund to cover the agreed portion of the charitable expenditure which leaves a balance on the fund at the year end of £27,189.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£552k
Total spending
£454k
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£65k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£552k£454k
31/03/2024£394k£430k
31/03/2023£347k£340k
31/03/2022£330k£343k
31/03/2021£394k£316k

Common questions

Is KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £98,554 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £552,400. The trustees confirm the charity is financially secure with adequate resources to continue as a going concern, holding net assets of £428,960. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England15/01/2026£9kThe Health and Wellbeing Project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2006£5kRefurbishment
Northern Rock Foundation10/09/2002£75kGrant awarded to Key Enterprises (1983) Ltd. (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation12/06/2002£14kGrant awarded to Key Enterprises (1983) Ltd. (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation14/03/2000£64kGrant awarded to Key Enterprises (1983) Ltd. (Tyne & Wear)

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEY COMMUNITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED£552k—0below—no doubt
KEY COMMUNITY FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE KEY - UNLOCK POTENTIAL FY2025£206k—0above—no doubt
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—2above—no doubt
SPECIAL NEEDS ENTERPRISES (NORFOLK) LIMITED FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
OAKLEAF ENTERPRISE FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

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