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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 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

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

2y median 2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5Economic/community Development/employment 5General Charitable Purposes 5

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£246k latest income
63%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

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
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