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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- 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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2024)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (10/07/2023)
Trustees
- Alejandro Antonio Rodriguez AR
- Jose Maria Liste
- SIMON JEAN-MARIE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/06/2024 | £20k | Kaleo - Common Ground |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/06/2023 | £10k | Kaleo (Common Ground) - Cafe Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/10/2021 | £10k | Corona Virus Funding Support |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- URBANWISE.LONDON LIMITED
- FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UK
- URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON)
- LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED
- NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON
- URBAN PARTNERSHIP GROUP
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| URBAN KEY LONDON | £263k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| URBANWISE.LONDON LIMITED | £216k | — | 0 | below | — | noted |
| FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CHURCH UK | £187k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| URBAN OUTREACH (BOLTON) | £1.1m | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| LONDON GOOD NEWS CHURCH LIMITED | £1.0m | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | 1.0% | no doubt |
| NEW COMMUNITY CHURCH S.E. LONDON | £1.1m | £60,001 - £70,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |