Resource Justice Network

Analysis

Resource Justice Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09533183). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Resource Justice Network reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.9m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.7m to £2.4m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Resource Justice Network sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Finchley Charities (£2.4m), Food and Community Trust (£2.4m) and Coulthard Continental (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £503k. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.