Roots and Wings Charitable Foundation

Analysis

Roots and Wings Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Roots and Wings Charitable Foundation reported income of £25k and spending of £4,484, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £13k to £25k (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 2490%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Roots and Wings Charitable Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Rooms (£25k), Seaside Hub (£25k) and BWD Family Trust (£25k).