The Key-UK

Registered charity 1093569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEYFUND FEDERATION LIMITED, THE KEY, THE KEYFUND

KEYFUND MAKES A LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE TO THE LIVES OF DISADVANTAGED AND VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE. THE KEYFUND MODEL COMBINES SUPPORT FROM A TRUSTED ADULT, A STRUCTURED BUT INFORMAL, YOUTH-LED LEARNING PROCESS FOR GROUPS WHO PLAN, DESIGN AND BUDGET ACTIVITIES OF THEIR CHOICE. IN 3 YEARS KEYFUND HELPED 16,994 YOUNG PEOPLE COMPLETE 2,425, YOUTH-LED PROJECTS.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a planned deficit of £163,867 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting from total income of £314,042 against total expenditure of £477,909. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves totalled £224,890 at year-end, which the Board considers appropriate given the charity's risk profile and future commitments.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (04/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Watchornchair
• Austin McNamara
• Christopher Alete
• Emma Richards
• Mary Youngs
• Natalie Marshall

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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