KEYRING-LIVING SUPPORT NETWORKS

Registered charity 1054234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEYRING

KeyRing supports OVER 1500 vulnerable adults to build skills and networks needed to live independently in their own homes each year. Within the KeyRing Networks, mutual support, community engagement and social connections are facilitated by our volunteers and staff. Other activities include Ancora helping 1400 people in hardship in Oldham and the North Yorkshire Advocacy Service.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.2m
Latest spending
£4.4m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £242,279 for the year, primarily due to the loss of major contracts and increased salary costs that were not fully offset by income. However, the trustees confirm the financial position remains stable, supported by total funds of £5,461,814, including significant designated reserves and investment property. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis, expressing reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,294 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The remuneration of the highest paid member of this team was £80,294 in 24/25 (23/24: £74,590).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by SCB (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Bristol City CouncilHelp When You Need It: Learning Disability and Neurodivergence——

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £78k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: KeyRing - Living Support Networks — Deregistered, 4 registered locations, last inspected 25/11/2014.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

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

Total income
£4.2m
Total spending
£4.4m
Cost of raising funds
£253k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
122

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£4.2m£4.4m
31/03/2024£4.4m£4.2m
31/03/2023£4.1m£4.1m
31/03/2022£4.2m£4.0m
31/03/2021£4.0m£3.9m

Common questions

Is KEYRING-LIVING SUPPORT NETWORKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £242,279 for the year, primarily due to the loss of major contracts and increased salary costs that were not fully offset by income. However, the trustees confirm the financial position remains stable, supported by total funds of £5,461,814, including significant designated reserves and investment property. The trustees have adopted the going concern basis, expressing reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SCB (Accountants) Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of KEYRING-LIVING SUPPORT NETWORKS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,294 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£18kTransition to eVisa Fund
UK government14/07/2023£15kALB-Sport England-Begin with Boccia!
Sport England14/07/2023£15kBegin with Boccia!
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£7kArt For All
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2022£8kCOVID - 19 Getting Going in Hospitality
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£254kAncora - fighting poverty finding hope
Barrow Cadbury Trust22/01/2021£16kFairer Justice for All
The National Lottery Community Fund13/02/2019£47kJust Support
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2016£469kThe Ancora Project
The National Lottery Community Fund21/03/2013£7kSpeaking Up Southwark's Keeping Safe Project
Northern Rock Foundation11/12/2006£105kGrant awarded to Keyring - Living Support Networks (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation01/02/2000£50kGrant awarded to Keyring - Living Support Networks (Northern)

Funders of similar charities

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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
KEYRING-LIVING SUPPORT NETWORKS£4.2m£80,294—unclear—no doubt
KEY COMMUNITY FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
CIRCLES NETWORK FY2025£3.0m——above—no doubt
AGE CONCERN KINGSTON UPON THAMES FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
CARE NETWORK (BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN) LTD FY2025£819k—0unclear—no doubt
CARE NETWORK CAMBRIDGESHIRE FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—noted

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