ROOTS RADICAL LEARNING

Registered charity 1200121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Roots provides a facilitated space for free play and learning, including a regular program for homeeducated children and a drop in program open to all young people and their families. The facilitationprovides opportunities for young people to learn ways of communicating and working through conflicts,and to explore their own learning interests. Workshops are provided for parents and educators

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL TRAINING) OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OXFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS THAT THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a financially healthy position with unrestricted reserves of £36,955. The trustees note that these reserves amount to 1.5 months of expenditure, with a stated intention to increase them to three months for financial security. Primary funding comes from programme fees and donations, with no significant investments held.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
04/04/2025£127k£117k
04/04/2024£91k£85k
04/04/2023£102k£73k

Common questions

Is ROOTS RADICAL LEARNING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a financially healthy position with unrestricted reserves of £36,955. The trustees note that these reserves amount to 1.5 months of expenditure, with a stated intention to increase them to three months for financial security. Primary funding comes from programme fees and donations, with no significant investments held. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Roots Academy.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROOTS RADICAL LEARNING£127k—0unclear—no doubt
Roots Academy FY2025£340kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
YOUNG ROOTS FY2024£1.4m£60,001 - £70,0001above11.4%noted
THE ROOTS FOUNDATION WALES FY2025£246k—0unclear—no doubt
ROOTS AND SHOOTS FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
INTERCULTURAL ROOTS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.