RESET COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES LTD

Registered charity 1179799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RESET, RESET UK

We are raising awareness of Community Sponsorship across the country. We are supporting community groups on their journeys towards welcoming refugees into their local areas. We are listening to and gathering the experiences of sponsor groups and sponsored refugees. We are conveying their views to the Home Office in order to shape the development of Community Sponsorship on a national scale.

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

Latest income
£504k
Latest spending
£645k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £140,535 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £433,083. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £230,986 are currently in line with the stated policy target of three months' operating costs, though the charity acknowledges reliance on a single source of income and the need to diversify funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three month’s operating costs (held: £231k)
“The Trustees have agreed to build and sustain Reset’s financial reserves at a level equivalent to three month’s operating costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees note that the charity is reliant on a single source of income and, having made an assessment of the likelihood of that income continuing and reviewed financial forecasts, consider it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£504k
Total spending
£645k
Reserves (reported)
£231k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£504k£645k
31/03/2024£560k£993k
31/03/2023£2.2m£1.6m
31/03/2022£884k£712k
31/03/2021£395k£480k

Common questions

Is RESET COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £140,535 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £433,083. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £230,986 are currently in line with the stated policy target of three months' operating costs, though the charity acknowledges reliance on a single source of income and the need to diversify funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust10/07/2026£25kA grant to Reset Communities and Refugees Ltd
A B Charitable Trust24/04/2025£25kA grant to Reset Communities and Refugees Ltd
UK government01/04/2021£1.3mHomes for Ukraine
Unbound Philanthropy11/03/2021£120kGrant to Reset Communities and Refugees Ltd
Unbound Philanthropy13/07/2018£120kGrant to Reset Communities and Refugees Ltd

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHARIS (CHRISTIAN HELP & ACTION FOR REFUGEES IN SOMERSET).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESET COMMUNITIES AND REFUGEES LTD£504k—0within—noted
CHARIS (CHRISTIAN HELP & ACTION FOR REFUGEES IN SOMERSET) FY2025£711k—0above—no doubt
REVIVE CIO FY2025£358k—0below—no doubt
Refugee Support Group FY2025£973k—0unclear—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN FY2025£108k—0below—no doubt
ASYLUM AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY, BLACKBURN FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt

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