The National Communities Resource Centre (NCRC) is a British charity which was set up in 1991 to offer support and training to residents in low-income areas.

[3] In 1995 the charity acquired, with the help of Grand Metropolitan Estates, the 18th-century country house known as Trafford Hall, in extensive grounds some 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) northeast of Chester.

The house was turned into a training and conference centre, officially opened on 6 December 1995 by Prince Charles,[4] and used by tenants' groups and community organisations.

She is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and head of Housing and Communities, a research group there.

This resulted in suspension of most of the charity's work except for Housing Plus Academy events which relocated to the London School of Economics.