Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 17

KEY UNLOCKING FUTURES LTD

The provision of advice, counselling, accommodation and housing support services

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£1,257	£1,110	£147	£0	£868	£857	9.3	32	20
31/03/22	£1,033	£884	£149	£0	£722	£714	9.7	26	20
31/03/21	£768	£582	£186	£0	£573	£573	11.8	18	12
31/03/20	£674	£593	£80	£0	£386	£355	7.2	12	12
31/03/19	£615	£489	£126	£0	£306	£306	7.5	15	12
31/03/18	£377	£345	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£266	£260	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£251	£220	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£268	£292	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 21%
Liabilities/Income: 18%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 9.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 4

Asset Split ?

Established: 10 years

www.keycharity.org.uk

03333204555

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

32 employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£35,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£8,950
Co-Operative Group	£1,762

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Base Mark II
£35,000	13/09/2023	The project hopes to expand the existing community space by renovating two empty retail units and creating Base II.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Base Community Centre
£1,762	22/10/2022	We would like to assist families in the Leyland area affected by food poverty. We aim to help local residents access a community food bank and cafe, while also supporting volunteers to learn skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Base Community Centre Activities
£8,950	16/10/2019 12	The Base Community Centre Activities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Key Unlocking Futures
£20,000	26/04/2013	mediation service that supports young people at risk of homelessness

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-77

ESME DAVIES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Project Manager

JAMES SHUTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Project Manager

NEIL TOWNSEND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

PENELOPE FELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

SAMANTHA HASLAM Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Policy And Research Specialist

RONALD BARHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/11/2013, number: 1154772
Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2013, number: 08699413

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

07/07/2015 - Asset transfer in from KEY
08/09/2020 - Asset transfer in from THE MERRIWEATHER HOME ASSOCIATION

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE MERRIWEATHER HOME ASSOCIATION on 08/09/2020

Main office

Sumner House
21 King Street
Leyland
Lancashire
PR25 2LW

Objectives

4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THOSE WHO ARE OR ARE LIKELY TO BECOME HOMELESS4.2 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY OF REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INCLUDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS), DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE INCLUDING AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, 4.3 THE PROVISION OF SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE,4.4 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE SAID BENEFICIARIES, AND 4.5 GO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDING FROM SOCIETY OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS, CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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