THE RESOLUTION TRUST

Registered charity 1123128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust makes grants to charitable organisations/projects involving research/ education in economic and social sciences with a particular focus on the causes, prevention or relief of poverty. The Trust also makes grants to charitable organisations in fields other than education and research, & occasionally to individuals in charitable need to further the education of the individuals concerned.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£842k

Latest spending

£2.6m

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £nil at the year end, with the charity relying on its expendable endowment fund which stood at £36,008,474. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £96,947 for the year, driven by charitable grants awarded exceeding investment income and gains. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The Trust shares two trustees with the Resolution Foundation, a registered charitable company. During the year, the Trust paid a donation to the Foundation of £2,560,000 (2024 - £2,560,000) which had been accrued in previous periods.

“The Trust shares two trustees with the Resolution Foundation, a registered charitable company. During the year, the Trust paid a donation to the Foundation of £2,560,000 (2024 - £2,560,000) which had been accrued in previous periods.” — page 30

“The Trust also has a shared services agreement in place with the Resolution Foundation for the time spent by the Executive Chair (to 31 December 2024) and the Director of Finance and Resources on Trust activity. The value of this for the year is £59,650” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Trust also has a shared services agreement in place with the Resolution Foundation for the time spent by the Executive Chair (to 31 December 2024) and the Director of Finance and Resources on Trust activity. The value of this for the year is £59,650.

“The Trust shares two trustees with the Resolution Foundation, a registered charitable company. During the year, the Trust paid a donation to the Foundation of £2,560,000 (2024 - £2,560,000) which had been accrued in previous periods.” — page 30

“The Trust also has a shared services agreement in place with the Resolution Foundation for the time spent by the Executive Chair (to 31 December 2024) and the Director of Finance and Resources on Trust activity. The value of this for the year is £59,650” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One of the trustees of The Resolution Trust is a director and the sole member of Resolution Media Limited which in turn owns Prospect Publishing Limited. The Trust's commitment to fund the charitable content of Prospect Magazine was taken by the independent trustees in June 2015.

“The Trust shares two trustees with the Resolution Foundation, a registered charitable company. During the year, the Trust paid a donation to the Foundation of £2,560,000 (2024 - £2,560,000) which had been accrued in previous periods.” — page 30

“The Trust also has a shared services agreement in place with the Resolution Foundation for the time spent by the Executive Chair (to 31 December 2024) and the Director of Finance and Resources on Trust activity. The value of this for the year is £59,650” — page 30

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income

£842k

Total spending

£2.6m

Cost of raising funds

£232k

Reserves (reported)

£38.0m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~174.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (89% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 27.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

The Resolution Trust (Trustee) Limited

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£842k	£2.6m
30/09/2024	£488k	£2.9m
30/09/2023	£475k	£2.5m
30/09/2022	£321k	£9.5m
30/09/2021	£665k	£2.1m

Common questions

Is THE RESOLUTION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were £nil at the year end, with the charity relying on its expendable endowment fund which stood at £36,008,474. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £96,947 for the year, driven by charitable grants awarded exceeding investment income and gains. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES	1	£3.8m
MOUNDFIELD CHARITIES LIMITED	1	£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL HALLOWS BY THE TOWER WITH ST. DUNSTAN'S IN THE EAST, LONDON	1	£40k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE HAPPY BABY COMMUNITY	1	£28k
RINA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k
THE BENZI DUNNER SCHOOLS TRUST	1	£27k
LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED.

RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED income £168k
TRUST FOR LONDON income £10.7m
THE SUTASOMA TRUST income £134k
THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £224k
TS TRUST income £533k
THE ROAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £192k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE RESOLUTION TRUST	£842k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RENTRUST FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£168k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST FOR LONDON FY2025	£10.7m	£130,001 - £140,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SUTASOMA TRUST FY2025	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£224k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TS TRUST FY2024	£533k	—	0	below	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.