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Foothold Cymru

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Foothold Cymru is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, disability.

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What are the key facts about Foothold Cymru?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£610,162
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£790,518
Registered charity number
1188696
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Trostre Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Foothold Cymru (number 1188696) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Foothold Cymru do?

Foothold Cymru is a social justice charity operating in West Wales. Our focus is on tackling the causes and consequences of poverty through a range of capacity building activities and services; recognising that the solutions and the skills to put them in place, are found in the lived experiences of the people and communities affected.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Foothold Cymru

Answers Foothold Cymru gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Foothold Cymru's highest-paid staff paid?

Foothold Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Foothold Cymru's money come from?

Foothold Cymru reported £610k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £527k (86%), investments £57k (9%), donations and legacies £27k (4%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£527k · 86%
  • Investments£57k · 9%
  • Donations and legacies£27k · 4%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Foothold Cymru as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Foothold Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02633128 (Companies House)
Also known as
Cbsa
Previous names on the register
The Centre for Building Social Action LTD
Where it says it operates
Throughout Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Foothold Cymru registered for?

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Foothold Cymru yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Foothold Cymru. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Foothold Cymru a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Foothold Cymru as a registered charity (number 1188696) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Foothold Cymru's charity number?
Foothold Cymru's charity number is 1188696. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1188696?
Search 1188696 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Foothold Cymru do?
Foothold Cymru is a social justice charity operating in West Wales. Our focus is on tackling the causes and consequences of poverty through a range of capacity building activities and services; recognising that the solutions and the skills to put them in place, are found in the lived experiences of the people and communities affected.
Does Foothold Cymru have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Foothold Cymru. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Foothold Cymru?
Foothold Cymru's website listed in our register data is http://www.cbsa.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Foothold Cymru's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Foothold Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Foothold Cymru's money come from?
Foothold Cymru reported £610k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £527k (86%), investments £57k (9%), donations and legacies £27k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Foothold Cymru?
The register does not record Foothold Cymru as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Foothold Cymru's trustees paid?
Foothold Cymru's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Foothold Cymru previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Foothold Cymru: The Centre for Building Social Action LTD.
When was Foothold Cymru registered as a charity?
Foothold Cymru was entered on the register on 23 March 2020. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02633128).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.