The Key-UK

Analysis

The Key-UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03339120). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Key-UK reported income of £310k and spending of £478k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £427k to £310k (-27%), an average of -7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The Key-UK sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fishburn Youth & Community Centre (£310k), South Liverpool Domestic Abuse Services (£311k) and Aldridge Foundation CIO (£306k).