Registered charity (CIO) · Cumbria
The Kent Estuary Youth Project (KEY)
The Kent Estuary Youth Project (KEY) is a registered charity (number 1162823) based in Cumbria, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Gregory Patrick Tagney since 2018. Latest income £89k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Key (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £89k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Recreation
- Where
- Cumbria
- Website
- www.thekeyproject.org.uk. (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£89k£115k
- 2024£137k£113k
- 2023£137k£121k
Earlier years
- 2022£83k£74k
- 2021£54k£64k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 29%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, WITHIN THE COUNTY OF CUMBRIA AND WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE KENT ESTUARY, TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES (PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL) TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (C) ASSISTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO FIND SECURITY, PURPOSE AND FULFILMENT IN THEIR LIVES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.
Grants received
10 grants · £61,579 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £27,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £22,929 (2 grants)
- Cumbria Community Foundation · £11,650 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- Gregory Patrick Tagney Chair since 2018
- Derek Ridgway since 2023
- Dr Andrew Skinner since 2024
- Hilary Fordham since 2023
- Ian Charles Freeman since 2025
- Paul Joseph Thompson since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Gregory Patrick Tagney Chair since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Gregory Patrick Tagney Chair since 2018
- Dr Andrew Skinner since 2024
- Hilary Fordham since 2023
- Ian Charles Freeman since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Derek Ridgway since 2023
- Paul Joseph Thompson since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162823
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 24 Jul 2015 as amended on 29 Nov 2023
- Contact on the register
- 01539565845 · RosieBrown@keyprojectcumbria.onmicrosoft.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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