KEY TO JOY

Registered charity 1201453 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FNC, THE FRIDAY NIGHT CHARITY

Key to Joy provides fun and educational activities for adults with mild to moderate learning disabilities in the local community. The charity provides a safe space for its attendees to interact socially as well as life skills training to empower them in their day to day lives.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY('THE OBJECTS') ARE:(1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF AND TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES LIVING IN FAREHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.(2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN FAREHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £212,716 as of March 31, 2025, with unrestricted reserves comprising the majority of this figure. The filing indicates a surplus for the year of £61,743, resulting in a positive cash position of £213,750 at bank and in hand. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest non-compliance with accounting regulations or a lack of adequate records.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Key to Joy (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£180k£119k
31/03/2024£63k£10k

Common questions

Is KEY TO JOY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £212,716 as of March 31, 2025, with unrestricted reserves comprising the majority of this figure. The filing indicates a surplus for the year of £61,743, resulting in a positive cash position of £213,750 at bank and in hand. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest non-compliance with accounting regulations or a lack of adequate records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KEY TO JOY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEY TO JOY as a grant recipient include ENERGISE ME.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ENERGISE MEFY2022£9k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2023£330kNew Generation Ability Partnership - Phase 2
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2021£129kNew Generation Ability Partnership

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEY TO JOY£180k—0unclear—no doubt
KEY ENTERPRISES (1983) LIMITED FY2025£552k—0below—no doubt
THE JOIN PROJECT FY2026£258k—0unclear—no doubt
KEEN LONDON FY2025£397k—0unclear—no doubt
KEY COMMUNITY FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE KEY - UNLOCK POTENTIAL FY2025£206k—0above—no doubt

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