Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

Analysis

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO reported income of £184k and spending of £229k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £197k to £184k (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Church Manchester (£184k), Jamia Darus Sunnah London (£184k) and Hope International Development Agency (£184k).