Key Unlocking Futures Ltd

Analysis

Key Unlocking Futures Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08699413). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Key Unlocking Futures Ltd reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.0m to £1.4m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Key Unlocking Futures Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newent Association for the Disabled (£1.4m), Bourne United Charities (£1.4m) and The Lantern Trust Weymouth (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.