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COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CHANGE

Registered charity 1140209 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPEN DOORS FAMILY PROJECT, OPEN DOORS PROJECT

Community Rersources for Change seeks to support isolated members of the community through befriending, lobbying and offering advocacy. Various services and courses are offered, with the help of volunteers, to empower vulnerable people.The charity also runs a community coffee shop.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£250k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £38,503 and unrestricted free reserves of £125,259. Per the trustees' report, the charity implemented staffing reductions and restructuring to safeguard long-term sustainability while maintaining financial viability.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Two months full running costs and a further two months of salary costs, equating to a minimum free reserves level of approximately £80,000 (held: £125k)
“Community Resources for Change reserves policy sets the level of reserves to be held as: - Two months full running costs - A further two months of salary costs This equates to a minimum free reserves level of approximately £80,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Prior year transactions only
“During the prior year the Charity had the following transactions with Valence Group Ltd (VGL): - Paid expenditure to VGL totalling £4,491 - At the Balance sheet date there were no balances outstanding between CRC and VGL” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£674k
Total spending
£813k
Reserves (reported)
£178k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Redbridge

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£211k£250k
31/03/2025£281k£300k
31/03/2024£674k£813k
31/03/2023£937k£816k
31/03/2022£283k£280k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CHANGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £38,503 and unrestricted free reserves of £125,259. Per the trustees' report, the charity implemented staffing reductions and restructuring to safeguard long-term sustainability while maintaining financial viability. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CHANGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR CHANGE as a grant recipient include THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATION, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIO, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2023£265kBarking Dagenham
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2022£165kBarking and Dagenham To cover participation and engagement costs associated with the Learning Group in Barking and Dagenham
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£93k50% of project costs over 3‑years for a programme to support vulnerable families facing complex challenges in the Burry Estuary, South Wales.
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£28kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2023£26kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£26kChurch & Communities Programme
THE LANKELLYCHASE FOUNDATIONFY2022£26kBarking and Dagenham Continuation of the work with the learning partner for Barking and Dagenham Collective
THE SOCIETY OF MARY (MARIST FATHERS) CIOFY2024£25kDonations or grant funding support
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£23kChurch & Communities Programme
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable activities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2026£20kTogether at Andrews Corner
Sport England29/01/2026£10kGet moving @ Andrews Corner
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2024£20kCommunity Matters
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2022£53kNeighbourhood Network - Development Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2018£417kThe Community Hub @ Castle Point
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2015£232kCommunity Hub @ Castlepoint
The National Lottery Community Fund15/10/2014£10kChange at the Corner
The National Lottery Community Fund14/04/2011£10kHealthy Families