Re:source Blackburn

Analysis

Re:source Blackburn is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Re:source Blackburn reported income of £346k and spending of £112k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £77k to £346k (+350%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Re:source Blackburn sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ben's Centre for Vulnerable People (Sheffield) (£346k), Eden Gate Newport (£346k) and Positive Futures Well Being Services CIO (£346k).