RESOLVE

Registered charity 1199084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Resolve's charitable purpose is to provide support, treatment, rehabilitation & homeless solutions to and for people who suffer from alcohol/substance problems, homelessness or are at immediate risk of homelessness within Hertfordshire. Resolve aims to assist people move into a manageable positive life style, contributing to the communities within which they live.

Objects

1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO, OR DEPENDENT ON, OR WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT ON DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL, AND/OR ARE AFFECTED BY PEOPLE DEPENDENT ON DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL. 2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE, WHO ARE HOMELESS AND/OR IN IMMEDIATE RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£884k
Latest spending
£848k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £35,362 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £236,139. The trustees report that the charity depends on stakeholders and funders to succeed, noting risks related to financial instability and over-dependency on high-value funders. The organization maintains a reserves policy targeting 3-6 months of operating costs plus redundancy costs, though the specific policy target amount is not explicitly quantified in the text.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (30% of income)
“Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 260,497”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs plus redundancy costs (reserves figure: £236k)
“The level of reserves should be sufficient to cover 3-6 month’s operating costs of the charity in addition to a sum equivalent to the potential redundancy costs of the Charity should it be forced to wind up its operations.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £287,767 — grants £287,767 (9); 33% of the £883,643 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £298,520 — grants £298,520 (7); 33% of the £894,182 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £338,865 — grants £338,865 (8); 36% of the £953,638 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Resolve (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£884k
Total spending
£848k
Cost of raising funds
£180
Reserves (reported)
£236k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£884k£848k
31/03/2024£894k£891k
31/03/2023£954k£809k

Common questions

Is RESOLVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £35,362 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £236,139. The trustees report that the charity depends on stakeholders and funders to succeed, noting risks related to financial instability and over-dependency on high-value funders. The organization maintains a reserves policy targeting 3-6 months of operating costs plus redundancy costs, though the specific policy target amount is not explicitly quantified in the text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RESOLVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RESOLVE as a grant recipient include JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, THE LETCHWORTH CIVIC TRUST, PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATIONFY2022£101kResolve collective
THE LETCHWORTH CIVIC TRUSTFY2025£46k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£20kDevelopment Fund
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUSTFY2022£5kThe Mount Fund - Homelessness
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kGrant category header
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUSTFY2024£4kDeveloping Training for Pastoral Supervision in Educational Settings
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kAnn Rylands Small Donations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery07/10/2025£50kMillionaire Street 2025 10w4
The National Lottery Community Fund11/09/2024£489kJourney to Recovery: Substance misuse treatment today and for the future
The National Lottery Community Fund29/08/2024£17kSparks Community Café & Hub: Affordable Essentials for Those in Need
UK government14/09/2023£39kASB Awareness Week Grant
UK government14/09/2023£40kASB Awareness Week Grant
UK government01/08/2022£20kASB Awareness Week Grant
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2021£332kResolve North Herts
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2016£299kResolve
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2016£10kDrop-in and structured drug & alcohol day service
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2012£256kResolve
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2011£8kFull Body Acupuncture Complimentary Therapy Service

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RESOLVE£884k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RESOLUTION FOUNDATION FY2025£4.2m£140,001 - £150,000—unclear—no doubt
SEASONS REHABILITATION CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.4m—0below—no doubt
Resolve West LTD FY2025£312k—0unclear—no doubt
SUPPORTIVE SRC LTD FY2025£5.9m—0unclear—no doubt
SLOUGH OUTREACH FY2025£130k—0above—no doubt

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