The Resources in Community Trust

Analysis

The Resources in Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Resources in Community Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £7,155, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £25k to £16k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Resources in Community Trust sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahavas Torah (£16k), Rotary Club of Okehampton Trust Fund (£16k) and Droylsden & District Foodbank (£16k).