THE ROOTS FOUNDATION WALES

Registered charity 1174107 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support young people in care, leaving care, adult care leavers, those in kinship care and carers. We do this by providing activities, workshops, advice and guidance that promote positive life choices and positive independent living skills.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Get email alerts

Latest income
£246k
Latest spending
£292k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £45,251 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £217,922, which remains above the trustees' stated policy target of £70,000. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £218k)
The trustees agree that reserves of 3 months running costs should be held to ensure continuity in times of financial hardship. The trustees consider that £70,000 is adequate to cover this. — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Roots Foundation Wales (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £110k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£246k£292k
31/08/2024£318k£277k
31/08/2023£323k£229k
31/08/2022£202k£187k
31/08/2021£195k£169k

Common questions

Is THE ROOTS FOUNDATION WALES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £45,251 for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £217,922, which remains above the trustees' stated policy target of £70,000. The charity holds significant unrestricted funds and reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£15kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2024£19kRoots Volunteering
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2023£8kThe Roots Foundation Engagement Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/02/2021£10kCovid - 19 Volunteer Coordination
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2019£99kThe KISS PROJECT (Kinship information support services)