Key Community

Analysis

Key Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Shields. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05031398). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Key Community reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Key Community sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hounslow Jamia Masjid and Islamic Centre (£1.8m), Lord Crewe's Charity (£1.8m) and Royal Medical Benevolent Fund (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 2.5% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.