ROUTES TO ROOTS (POOLE) CIO

Registered charity 1155945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R2R

Routes to Roots is a drop-in centre for those experiencing homelessness, newly homed and vulnerably housed adults in Poole. R2R provides a drop in centre and hot lunch Mon-Fri, showers, washing facilities and offers signposting to other agencies.

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Latest income

£184k

Latest spending

£229k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £44,000, largely driven by £87,000 in necessary building repairs. Although cash reserves of £62,000 are in line with the stated policy, the trustees note that this leaves the charity with very little room to manoeuvre financially.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 which covers 4-5 months of regular expenditure (held: £62k)

“We have a reserves policy of £50,000 which covers 4-5 months of regular expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (04/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (28/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Rev LUCINDA JANE HOLTchair · trustee of 4 other charities
Rev LUCINDA JANE HOLTchair · trustee of 4 other charities
Martin Finch
Rebecca Parsons
Rev Canon Pamela Wise
Richard Alan Charles Phillips
Sara Louise Turner

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Poole

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£184k	£229k
31/03/2025	£194k	£165k
31/03/2024	£155k	£107k
31/03/2023	£155k	£107k
31/03/2022	£197k	£243k

Common questions

Is ROUTES TO ROOTS (POOLE) CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £44,000, largely driven by £87,000 in necessary building repairs. Although cash reserves of £62,000 are in line with the stated policy, the trustees note that this leaves the charity with very little room to manoeuvre financially.

Who funds ROUTES TO ROOTS (POOLE) CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROUTES TO ROOTS (POOLE) CIO as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, W F SOUTHALL TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2023	£5k	Homelessness
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Social Action
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Social Action
W F SOUTHALL TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Social Action

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/09/2023	£25k	Unrestricted Funding