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Who
we are

Putting people at the very centre of everything we do, we walk alongside organisations that tackle some of society’s biggest challenges. We invest in those ambitious to see their communities transformed, because we believe in the power of people to make a real difference.

Our Values Our Team

Our story began in South Yorkshire in 1999. Hit by the collapse of coal and steel industries, we wanted to find new ways of breathing life back into our neighbourhoods – to support new enterprises, create jobs and bolster these once proud communities.

So, Key Fund was formed by a group of like-minded social entrepreneurs and philanthropists.

We invest in the community and social enterprises that have traditionally been excluded and turned down by mainstream lenders; particularly those in disadvantaged areas.

“Our investees have one crucial thing in common – the ambition to build and strengthen local communities”

Matt Smith, CEO

Our Values

Our Key Fund core values drive our behaviour and approach to everything
 we do. Our experience informs our empathetic approach to both our clients,
 and each other.

The Key Fund is more than just a job, clocking in and clocking out day-after-day for your pay, it’s about feeding the soul and enabling real positive change.

Gemma – Key Fund

Together we make a difference

We are about more than money, our experienced team holds a wealth of knowledge from across the financial and third sectors. To us, working at Key Fund is more than just a job, it’s about enabling real and meaningful change.

Tom Bostock

Investment manager

  • tom.bostock@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Tom

Faye Mallon

Investment Manager

  • faye.mallon@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Faye

Rachel Veitch-Straw

Investment Manager

  • Rachel.Veitch-Straw@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Rachel

Chris Colwell

Lead Investment Manager

  • Chris.Colwell@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Chris

Brian Coghlan

Investment Manager

  • Brian.Coghlan@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Brian

Andy Croft

Investment Manager

  • Andy.Croft@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Andy

Susan Connor

Youth Investment Fund Relationship Manager

  • susan.connor@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 2020 559
  • Sheffield
About Susan

Nitya Teagarajan

Youth Investment Fund Relationship Manager

  • nitya.teagarajan@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Nitya

Alex Welsh

Youth Investment Fund Relationship Manager

  • alex.welsh@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Alex

Naomi Sampson

Youth Investment Fund Relationship Manager

  • naomi.sampson@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Naomi

Ged Devlin

Development Manager \ Lead Relationship Manager

  • Ged.Devlin@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Ged

Andrew Chapman

Investment Manager

  • Andrew.Chapman@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Andrew

Nick Pike

Director

About Nick

Cassandra Walker

Director

About Cassandra

Melvyn Lunn

Director

About Melvyn

Isabel Chadwick

Chair of the Finance and Risk Committee

About Isabel

Sam Keighley

Chair of the Board of Trustees

About Sam

Patrick Maloney

Chair of the Organisational Development Committee

About Patrick

James Newman

Chair of Investment Panel (OBE)

About James

Deborah Parker

Director

About Deborah

Andy Tupholme

Director

About Andy

Sarah Dennis

Energy Resilience Fund Project Manager

  • sarah.dennis@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Sarah

Holly Spencer

Finance and Operations Support

  • holly.spencer@thekeyfund.co.uk
About Holly

Laura Kelly

Operations Support

  • Laura.Kelly@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Laura

Matt Smith CBE

CEO

  • Matt.Smith@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Matt

Jane Austin

Operations Manager

  • jane.austin@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Jane

Gemma Griffin

Investments & Operations Support

  • Gemma.Griffin@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Gemma

Dave Thornett

Business Development Manager

  • Dave.Thornett@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Dave

Anabel Butler

Governance, Strategy & Policy Advisor

  • Anabel.Butler@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Anabel

Ewa Szerszeniewska

Social Impact and Data Support

  • ewa.szerszeniewska@thekeyfund.co.uk
About Ewa

Stephen Hodgson

Outreach Finance Support

  • Stephen.Hodgson@thekeyfund.co.uk
About Stephen

James Heeley

Management Accountant

  • James.Heeley@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • Sheffield
About James

Donna Needham

Chief Finance Officer

  • Donna.Needham@thekeyfund.co.uk
  • 0330 202 0559
  • Sheffield
About Donna
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