THE KEYS PROJECT

Registered charity 1154263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEYS

KEYS operates a programme of integrated medical, spiritual and community support for individuals with alcohol and drug addiction. The programme is operated by teams comprising mostly of volunteers within churches. The team operates from a conviction that by this holistic approach, issues often at the root of addictions will be dealt with in such a way that relapse becomes much less likely.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DRUG AND ALCHOHOL MISUSE THROUGH A PROGRAMME OF DETOXIFICATION AND REHABILITATION IN ORDER TO HELP PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR GOOD HEALTH IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£119k

Latest spending

£113k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,958 for the year ended 31 August 2025, an improvement from the prior year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £37,614, which is considered in line with the stated policy target of holding three to six months of core operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating expenditure (held: £38k)

“The charity aims to hold three to six months of core operating expenditure in free reserves.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 85

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 85

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 65

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Keron Fletcherchair
Audrey Tan Wae Teen
DAVID BARRATT · trustee of 1 other charity
Llewellyn Ramos
Priscilla Mary Elspeth Smith
Tracy Clarridge

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£119k	£113k
31/08/2024	£127k	£130k
31/08/2023	£128k	£112k
31/08/2022	£118k	£104k
31/08/2021	£89k	£85k

Common questions

Is THE KEYS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,958 for the year ended 31 August 2025, an improvement from the prior year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £37,614, which is considered in line with the stated policy target of holding three to six months of core operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE KEYS PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KEYS PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE ARCHER TRUST, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEY, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Charitable activities
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CRAWLEY	FY2021	£3k	The KEYS Project
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2022	£2k	Trains and equips teams of volunteers to support clients before, during and after detox from drugs and alcohol in the context of spiritual and community support
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Foundation Grants
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2023	£2k	Social, educational and environmental need
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2024	£2k	Other Christian
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2025	£1k	Other Christian causes
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2023	£450	Community
THE BASSIL SHIPPAM AND ALSFORD TRUST	FY2024	£350	27.07.23 The KEYS Project
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	FY2024	amount not stated	Social, educational and environmental need

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	28/08/2020	£9k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	2	£2k
BRITISH RECORD INDUSTRY TRUST	1	£180k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION	1	£170k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	1	£120k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£95k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£60k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£46k
THE NISBET TRUST	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MUSICAL KEYS.

MUSICAL KEYS income £289k
KEY COMMUNITY income £1.8m
THE MOSES PROJECT income £182k
KEY4LIFE CIO income £799k
KINGDOM KEYS CHAPEL income £98k
THE LIBERTY KITCHEN PROJECT income £187k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE KEYS PROJECT	£119k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
MUSICAL KEYS FY2025	£289k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KEY COMMUNITY FY2025	£1.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MOSES PROJECT FY2025	£182k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
KEY4LIFE CIO FY2025	£799k	£80,000 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGDOM KEYS CHAPEL FY2025	£98k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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