Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
    • Grant maker support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    LIVING KEYS 

    Living Keys provide Free courses to men, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. The details of the courses can be found website https://www.livingkeys.co.uk/courses. There are application forms for Clients to complete and this will come to Living Keys and we will be in touch with dates etc for the courses. We also provide emotional support and have a weekly drop in service.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£37,803£28,384£9,4192
    31/03/22£29,908£14,379£15,5292
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 3 years

    www.livingkeys.co.uk

    Linda@livingkeys.co.uk

    07507269081

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    Listed activities
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Recreation
    GiG Classification
    • Services for victims of domestic or sexual abuse
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 2 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
    New Philanthropy Capital (NPC)£10,450
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,644
    HM Revenue & Customs£2,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) - Open Philanthropy Fund A
    £10,450 14/02/2023
    Unrestricted funding to tackle financial hardship
    HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
    £2,000 10/05/2021
    Funding provided for Professional Advice Grant
    National Lottery Community Fund - Dare to Rise
    £9,644 09/04/2021
    The funding will be used to run free educational courses and wellbeing support to people who have experienced domestic abuse. The project aims to engage with diverse communities improve people mental ....more

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2021, number: 1194890
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    2 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Living Keys
    The George Alcock Centre
    whittlesey Road
    Peterborough
    Cambridgeshire
    PE2 8QS

    Objectives

    THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO [IS][ARE]THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISTRESS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO ANY PERSON HAS EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC ABUSE NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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