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KEYCHANGE CHARITY

Registered charity 1061344 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEYCHANGE

Provision of Care homes for the elderly, sheltered accommodation for elderly people and twenty four hours supported accommodation for young vulnerable homeless people.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£9.6m
Latest spending
£9.1m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net operating surplus of £0.4m for the year ending March 2025, a turnaround from the previous year's loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4m, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £4.6m (six months of operating costs). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence 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: unclear
“The total employee benefits (including pension contributions and employer's national insurance) of the key management personnel were £431,968 (2024: £346,942).” — page 55
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: unclear
“Total turnover from care homes and housing communities for the year ending 31 March 2025 was £9.6m”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operating costs (estimated at £4.6m) (held: £4.0m)
“When considering the nature of care and homeless operations, the Trustees consider an equivalent to six months of operating costs, a reasonable value. For 2024/25, this value is estimated to be approximately £4.6m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £170k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Keychange Charity — Registered, 13 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 15/09/2023.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
£9.6m
Total spending
£9.1m
Reserves (reported)
£4.0m
Employees
241

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

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Register events

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£9.6m£9.1m
31/03/2024£9.1m£9.6m
31/03/2023£8.9m£9.6m
31/03/2022£9.0m£9.8m
31/03/2021£8.8m£9.2m

Common questions

Is KEYCHANGE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net operating surplus of £0.4m for the year ending March 2025, a turnaround from the previous year's loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4m, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £4.6m (six months of operating costs). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of KEYCHANGE CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.

Who funds KEYCHANGE CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEYCHANGE CHARITY as a grant recipient include FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kGeneral
FOREST HILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST1£8k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Stay Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEYCHANGE CHARITY£9.6munclear—unclear—no doubt
Stay Charity FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
THE JAMES CHARITIES FY2025£519k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ABBEYFIELD GREAT MISSENDEN AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FY2025£355k—0unclear—no doubt
Beaconwild Ltd FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
EOTHEN HOMES LIMITED FY2025£6.5m——unclear—no doubt

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