Registered charity (CIO) · Swansea
The Roots Foundation Wales
The Roots Foundation Wales is a registered charity (number 1174107) based in Swansea, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Anna-Marie Durham since 2023. Latest income £246k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £246k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout Wales
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£246k£292k
- 2024£318k£277k
- 2023£323k£229k
Earlier years
- 2022£202k£187k
- 2021£195k£169k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 58% · Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3. THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO BEING IN THE CARE SYSTEM OR HAVING LEFT CARE AND REQUIRING HELP FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING;2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CARE SYSTEM AND ADULTS WHO HAVE LEFT CARE;3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CARE SYSTEM AND ADULTS WHO HAVE LEFT CARE;4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE AND CARE LEAVERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF BEING WITHIN THE CARE SYSTEM BY:A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE CARE LEAVERS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO THEM.B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES EFFECTING CARE LEAVERS AND THOSE IN CARE BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LACK OF SUPPORT NETWORK.C) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS. FORUMS, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AND GENERAL SUPPORT.D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE AND CARE LEAVERS IN ORDER TO DIMINISH SOCIAL ISOLATION AND BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO POSITIVE PARTICIPATION WITHIN SOCIETY.
Grants received
13 grants · £449,605 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £165,215 (6 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £129,000
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £127,250 (3 grants)
- Postcode Community Trust · £15,000
- Community Foundation in Wales · £12,840
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Community Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Anna-Marie Durham Chair since 2023
- Darrin Davies since 2025
- Gemma Salman-Wali since 2023
- Jason Exeter since 2025
- Patrick James Green since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Anna-Marie Durham Chair since 2023
- Darrin Davies since 2025
- Gemma Salman-Wali since 2023
- Jason Exeter since 2025
- Patrick James Green since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1174107
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Aug 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01792584254 · clerk@roots.wales
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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