THE KEY - UNLOCK POTENTIAL
Registered charity 1184633 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The provision of training and work placements to ex offenders of Bristol Prison
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £59,362 and held unrestricted funds of £235,372 at the year-end. However, the trustees acknowledge a forecasted shortfall of £50–60K and note that financial sustainability remains a central priority while the charity transitions to operational trading. The trustees are actively seeking additional donation income and fundraising support to cover costs exceeding café turnover.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £235k)
“The Charity is working to ensure there are always sufficient reserves to cover costs that exceed the Café turnover for a minimum of a 3-month period.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Key Unlock Potential (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- SCRIVEN, Christopher John — director, appointed 18/05/2026not on trustee list
- SINCLAIR-ROSS, Helen — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
- SIDDIQUE, Sophia — director, appointed 10/06/2025on trustee list
- RAIKES, Alexandra — director, appointed 01/07/2023not on trustee list
- MELLON, Emily Charlotte — director, appointed 06/06/2022on trustee list
- SWAYNE, Oliver Robert — director, appointed 09/05/2022on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Suzanne — director, appointed 06/06/2021on trustee list
- WOMA, Sharon — director, appointed 02/09/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
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): instagram
- Alexandra Olivia Naish
- Emily Charlotte Mellon
- Helen Sinclair-Ross
- Joanne Hadden
- Natalie Steadman
- Oliver Robert Swayne
- Sophia Siddique
- Suzanne Thompson
- sharon woma
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE KEY - UNLOCK POTENTIAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £59,362 and held unrestricted funds of £235,372 at the year-end. However, the trustees acknowledge a forecasted shortfall of £50–60K and note that financial sustainability remains a central priority while the charity transitions to operational trading. The trustees are actively seeking additional donation income and fundraising support to cover costs exceeding café turnover. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE KEY - UNLOCK POTENTIAL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KEY - UNLOCK POTENTIAL as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST, THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND, THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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