URBAN KEY LONDON

Registered charity 1168311 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YOUTH WITH A MISSION URBAN KEY LONDON, YWAM URBAN KEY LONDON

Our Charity is focused on several different activities involving:- Homeless outreach- International Outreach- Bible and Missions Training- Children and Youth Work- Counselling- Sports- Community Development- Leadership Training- Networking- Base Planting- Media- Advocacy- Social Justice- Reconciliation- Mercy Ministries

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£263k
Latest spending
£395k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £132,642 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £227,361 to £94,719. The trustees note that while they are aware of the need to build reserves, they are primarily committed to paying monthly expenses. The charity relies entirely on unpaid volunteers and has no employees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £95k)
The trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the Charity should be kept to a minimum, but sufficient to provide working capital of three months' expenditure. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)

Total income
£565k
Total spending
£589k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Albania · Belgium · France · Germany · Lebanon · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£263k£395k
31/08/2024£565k£589k
31/08/2023£679k£649k
31/08/2022£560k£503k
31/08/2021£499k£394k

Common questions

Is URBAN KEY LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £132,642 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds decreasing from £227,361 to £94,719. The trustees note that while they are aware of the need to build reserves, they are primarily committed to paying monthly expenses. The charity relies entirely on unpaid volunteers and has no employees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£10kKaleo (Common Ground) - Cafe Project