RESOLVE
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council 260,497”
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (17/11/2022)
Trustees
- Clive Marlowe
- Heidi Amanda Peterson
- Jonathan Anthony
- Kirsty Ilse Logan
- Melissa Pitt
- Syed Khorshed Ripu Ali
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £101k | Resolve collective |
| THE LETCHWORTH CIVIC TRUST | FY2025 | £46k | |
| PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £20k | Development Fund |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | The Mount Fund - Homelessness |
| THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2024 | £5k | Grant category header |
| THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2023 | £5k | |
| ST PETER'S, SALTLEY TRUST | FY2024 | £4k | Developing Training for Pastoral Supervision in Educational Settings |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | Ann Rylands Small Donations |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 07/10/2025 | £50k | Millionaire Street 2025 10w4 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/09/2024 | £489k | Journey to Recovery: Substance misuse treatment today and for the future |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/08/2024 | £17k | Sparks Community Café & Hub: Affordable Essentials for Those in Need |
| UK government | 14/09/2023 | £39k | ASB Awareness Week Grant |
| UK government | 14/09/2023 | £40k | ASB Awareness Week Grant |
| UK government | 01/08/2022 | £20k | ASB Awareness Week Grant |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/06/2021 | £332k | Resolve North Herts |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/02/2016 | £299k | Resolve |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/02/2016 | £10k | Drop-in and structured drug & alcohol day service |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/08/2012 | £256k | Resolve |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/12/2011 | £8k | Full Body Acupuncture Complimentary Therapy Service |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE RESOLUTION TRUST | 1 | £14.2m |
| THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION | 1 | £326k |
| THE HEALTH FOUNDATION | 1 | £317k |
| THE NATIONWIDE FOUNDATION | 1 | £235k |
| Bird Song Trust | 1 | £144k |
| THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £72k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £71k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £57k |
Charities like this
- THE RESOLUTION FOUNDATION
- SEASONS REHABILITATION CENTRE LIMITED
- Resolve West LTD
- SUPPORTIVE SRC LTD
- SLOUGH OUTREACH
- SUPPORTING HOMELESS, ASSISTING REFUGEES EVERYWHERE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESOLVE | £884k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE RESOLUTION FOUNDATION | £4.2m | £140,001 - £150,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SEASONS REHABILITATION CENTRE LIMITED | £1.4m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| Resolve West LTD | £312k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SUPPORTIVE SRC LTD | £5.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SLOUGH OUTREACH | £130k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |