Resurgo Trust

Analysis

Resurgo Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04670794). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Resurgo Trust reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.9m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.3m to £3.2m (-1.4%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Resurgo Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Scottish Hospital of the Foundation of King Charles the Second (Royal Scottish Corporation) (£3.2m), King's Church London (£3.2m) and Huggard (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, investments 4.5% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Grants to other organisations totalled £140k. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 71 people.