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the resolution foundation

The charity supports other defined groups. The Resolution Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by sponsoring or undertaking research. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Resolution Foundation is an independent research and policy organisation. Our public benefit goal is to improve outcomes for people on low and modest incomes. We do this by undertaking original research and economic analysis to understand the challenges they face. We then develop practical and effective policy proposals and engage with policy makers and key stakeholders to bring about change.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£4,046,920
Latest Expenditure
£3,738,286

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,850,399
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £135,525
Other Income £60,995

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,738,286
Raising Funds £0
Governance £20,413
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£4,046,920£3,738,286£3,738,286£2,122,285£2,038,87930 / 0
2023£3,659,969£3,414,407£3,414,407£1,813,651£1,813,65131 / 0
2022£3,285,540£3,010,643£3,010,643£1,568,089£1,406,85726 / 0
2021£2,736,069£2,765,246£2,765,246£1,293,192£1,155,89030 / 0
2020£2,988,174£2,288,102£2,288,102£1,322,369£913,14324 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers