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

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ("THE OBJECT")WHICH IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN FAITH WORLDWIDE.

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 · 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.

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.

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 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

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 Fund25/06/2024£20kKaleo - Common Ground
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£10kKaleo (Common Ground) - Cafe Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2021£10kCorona Virus Funding Support

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with URBANWISE.LONDON LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
URBAN KEY LONDON£263k—0unclear—no doubt
URBANWISE.LONDON LIMITED FY2025£216k—0below—noted
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UK FY2024£187k—0unclear—no doubt
URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON) FY2025£1.1m—0within—no doubt
LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED FY2025£1.0mUnder £60,0000unclear1.0%no doubt
NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,000—above—no doubt

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