Key4life CIO

Analysis

Key4life CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Key4life CIO reported income of £799k and spending of £843k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £957k to £799k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Key4life CIO sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baby Basics UK (£798k), Compassion in Action (£801k) and Catalyst Network of Churches (£797k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 20%. Reserves of £135k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.