KEY COMMUNITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 April 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05031398
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,807,872
Latest expenditure: £1,707,881
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Key Community, 116 Baring Street, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 2BA

Website recorded by the regulator: https://keycommunity.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The KEY Project provide a range of support services to disadvantaged young people in South Tyneside. We do this by offering: Floating Support, giving practical support to vulnerable young people in their properties; Prevention of Homelessness, mediating between young people and their parents/guardians. We work closely with the local authority, Housing Associations, church and community groups.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,807,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,707,881

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,676,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,586,085

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,591,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,410,310

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,487,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,110,300

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,436,669
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,029,701

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,807,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,707,881
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 162953
Income From Government Grants: £40,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 43

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,676,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,586,085
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 101896
Income From Government Grants: £48,111
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 42

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,591,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,410,310
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 92827
Income From Government Grants: £43,829
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 55

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,487,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,110,300
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 88405
Income From Government Grants: £41,200
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 46

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,436,669
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,029,701
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 90249
Income From Government Grants: £80,833
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 44294
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1722318
Income Investments: 41260
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1807872
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,707,881
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1707881
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16928
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 25948
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,690,598
Assets Total Fixed: 548766
Assets Own Use: 548766
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,707,183
Assets Total Liabilities: £111,242
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,144,707
Creditors One Year Total Current: 111242
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,441,835
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1762343
Funds Restricted: 382364
Funds Total: 2144707
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 74596
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1580518
Income Investments: 21771
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1676885
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,780
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,583,305
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1586085
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7240
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 25948
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,565,250
Assets Total Fixed: 574714
Assets Own Use: 574714
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,572,342
Assets Total Liabilities: £102,340
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,044,716
Creditors One Year Total Current: 102340
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,092,421
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1555418
Funds Restricted: 489298
Funds Total: 2044716
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 48441
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1538801
Income Investments: 4610
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1591852
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,857
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,396,453
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1410310
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15703
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,509,492
Assets Total Fixed: 600662
Assets Own Use: 600662
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,479,823
Assets Total Liabilities: £126,569
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,953,916
Creditors One Year Total Current: 126569
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,149,093
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1542071
Funds Restricted: 411845
Funds Total: 1953916
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 63286
Income Other Trading Activities: 1424141
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 89
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1487516
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £12,454
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,097,846
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1110300
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 470921
Assets Own Use: 470921
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,335,897
Assets Total Liabilities: £34,444
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,772,374
Creditors One Year Total Current: 34444
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,113,815
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1269593
Funds Restricted: 502781
Funds Total: 1772374
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 50835
Income Other Trading Activities: 194793
Income Charitable Activities: 1190609
Income Investments: 432
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1436669
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £28,811
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,000,890
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1029701
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 616700
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,034,270
Assets Total Fixed: 433684
Assets Own Use: 433684
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,020,628
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,154
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,395,158
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59154
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £860,693
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1034270
Funds Restricted: 360888
Funds Total: 1395158
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: South Tyneside
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KEY COMMUNITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-04-07T00:00:00

Charity Name: KEY COMMUNITY
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-12-04T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 248212
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 248212
Assoc Charity Name: MISS HANNAH NELSON

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 FEBRUARY 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 1 MARCH 2005 as amended on 24 Jun 2022 as amended on 26 Jul 2023
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,1. THE PROVISION OF RELIEF FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WHO ARE, HAVE BEEN, OR ARE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE PROVISION OF OTHER FORMS OF RELIEF) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION, FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN INTERVENTION AND MEDIATION, ADVICE AND COUNSELLING.2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONGST PEOPLE IN SOUTH TYNESIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD, ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED AND/OR FOR DISTRIBUTION BY CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTYB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE TYNE AND WEAR

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 657612
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: KEY COMMUNITY

Charity Name Id: 390192
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: SOUTH TYNESIDE CHURCHES' KEY PROJECT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures