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Removed charity · No. 1126002iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Resolve

Resolve was a registered charity (number 1126002), now removed from the Charity Commission register.

Income
N/A
Not reported
Expenditure
N/A
Not reported
Reserves
N/A
Not reported
Runway
N/A
Not reported
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Not reported
Trustees
N/A
Not reported
Staff
N/A
Not reported
Status
Removed
from the register, 17 November 2022

Overview

Resolve's network

0 people0 organisationsi0 listed on the board. No other organisation shares a board member.The large node is Resolve. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Removed from the register

Removed
17 November 2022
Reason
Its funds moved to a newly incorporated charity (Charity Commission: Funds transferred (incor))
Funds went to

From the Charity Commission register of removed charities, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Last record before removal

iNo trustee list: the Charity Commission withholds trustees of removed charities, and no earlier register copy we hold lists them.

Finances from the Charity Commission annual returns (latest year ending 31 March 2022).

Income and spending, latest years in our copy of the register

Year endingIncomeSpending
31 March 2022£737,414£730,444
31 March 2021£610,047£555,446
31 March 2020£517,450£507,040
31 March 2019£269,055£266,187

Objects

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS")1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE IN HERTFORDSHIRE, WHO ARE AFFECTED BY OR DEPENDENT ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN HERTFORDSHIRE.2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS IN HERTFORDSHIRE WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO, OR DEPENDENT ON, OR WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT ON DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.

Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Board

The board

0 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

No board members on the public record.

Board analysis

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2019
2020
2021
2022
incomespending£737k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2021 and 2022
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

0.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.0 in 2019

17 from 13 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Network

Network

iThe large node is Resolve. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2018 to 2023, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k202320222021202020192018£737.41k£308.14k£143.06k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year201820192020202120222023
Totals
Total income£206.79k£269.06k£517.45k£610.05k£737.41kNot reported
Total expenditure£201.92k£266.19k£507.04k£555.45k£730.44kNot reported
Government income
Government contracts£14.20k£33.09k£104.29k£227.16k£308.14kNot reported
Government grants£4.75k£11.13k£143.06kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Income by source
Donations and legaciesNot reportedNot reported£16.33k£5.99k£5.49kNot reported
Legaciespart of donations and legaciesNot reportedNot reported£0£0£0Not reported
Charitable activitiesNot reportedNot reported£501.12k£604.06k£731.25kNot reported
Other trading activitiesNot reportedNot reported£0£0£0Not reported
InvestmentsNot reportedNot reported£0£0£0Not reported
EndowmentsNot reportedNot reported£0£0£0Not reported
Other incomeNot reportedNot reported£0£0£677Not reported
Expenditure by type
Charitable activitiesNot reportedNot reported£506.25k£555.35k£730.35kNot reported
Raising fundsNot reportedNot reported£96£96£96Not reported
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activitiesNot reportedNot reported£0£0£0Not reported
GovernanceNot reportedNot reported£690£900£900Not reported
Investment managementNot reportedNot reported£0£0£0Not reported
Other expenditureNot reportedNot reported£690£0£0Not reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

3 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£400k-£200k£0£200k£400k202220212020£52.41k

In at least one year liabilities were greater than assets, so net assets were below zero.

Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022
Own use assets£8.67k£16.98k£12.08k
Long-term investments£0£0£0
Other assets£68.45k£380.85k£372.81k
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0
Total liabilities£86.28k£352.40k£332.48k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities-£9.17k£45.44k£52.41k
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

3 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
-£20k£0£20k£40k£60k202220212020
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022
Unrestricted funds-£9.17k£45.44k£52.41k
Restricted funds£0£0£0
Endowment funds£0£0£0
Total funds-£9.17k£45.44k£52.41k
Reservesas declared by the charity£0£42.00k£56.63k
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£68.45k£380.85k£372.81k
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Removed from the register on 17 November 2022

The filing record below runs up to the charity's removal.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202331 January 2024Not received; fell due after removalNot received; fell due after removalDue after removalNone online
31 March 202231 January 202313 September 202213 September 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202216 August 202116 August 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202031 January 20212 December 20202 December 2020On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 201931 January 202028 August 201928 August 2019On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 31 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

22 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 1 December 2011 to 14 December 2022.
Total from published grants
£1.8m
£1,765,106
Grants
22
published to 360Giving
Funders
8
distinct funders
Latest grant
Dec 2022
14 December 2022

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

8 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund6£1,151,0092011 to 2021
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales5£185,2502015 to 2022
Henry Smith Foundation1£167,3002018
The Tudor Trust1£90,0002021
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport2£83,9122020
Hertfordshire Community Foundation5£54,2842018 to 2022
Garfield Weston Foundation1£30,0002021
The Funding Network1£3,3512017

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
14 December 2022Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesOne off gift towards cost of living crisis to Resolve£2,250
10 March 2022Hertfordshire Community FoundationGrant to Resolve£5,000
29 November 2021The Tudor TrustGrant to Resolve£90,000
17 September 2021Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£30,000
29 July 2021Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Resolve£50,000
7 June 2021The National Lottery Community FundResolve North Herts£332,212
28 August 2020Hertfordshire Community FoundationResolve's Homeless Shelter£10,000
19 August 2020Department for Digital, Culture, Media & SportCoronavirus Community Support Fund£73,912
17 August 2020Department for Digital, Culture, Media & SportVSCE CMC Fund£10,000
21 May 2020Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Resolve£33,000
6 April 2020Hertfordshire Community FoundationCorona Virus relief Fund- Resolve's night Shelter£5,000
11 March 2020Hertfordshire Community FoundationResolve£10,000
12 December 2018Henry Smith FoundationGrant to Resolve£167,300
25 October 2018Hertfordshire Community FoundationSPARKS - Community Cafe, Hub & Night Shelter£24,284
21 March 2018The National Lottery Community FundResolve - Hitchin Outreach & Support Service£246,418
8 June 2017The Funding NetworkResolve£3,351
2 May 2017Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Resolve£50,000
24 February 2016The National Lottery Community FundResolve£298,792
10 February 2016The National Lottery Community FundDrop-in and structured drug & alcohol day service£9,885
8 July 2015Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Resolve£50,000
15 August 2012The National Lottery Community FundResolve£255,905
1 December 2011The National Lottery Community FundFull Body Acupuncture Complimentary Therapy Service£7,797

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE TRUSTEES MUST APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN FURTHERING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS")1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF PEOPLE IN HERTFORDSHIRE, WHO ARE AFFECTED BY OR DEPENDENT ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN HERTFORDSHIRE.2) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF PERSONS IN HERTFORDSHIRE WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BECOMING ADDICTED TO, OR DEPENDENT ON, OR WHO HAVE ALREADY BECOME ADDICTED TO OR DEPENDENT ON DRUGS OR ALCOHOL.

What it does

  • The advancement of health or saving of lives

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Area of benefit
LOCAL as filed
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST MADE 17 SEPTEMBER 2008 as filed
Register history
  • 22 September 2008Registered
  • 17 November 2022Transferred assets to Resolve (1199084)
  • 17 November 2022Removed from the register (Funds transferred (incor))

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Registered
2008 · removed 2022

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