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Registered charity · No. 1155945CIO

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

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Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO?

Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31
£184,161
Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31
£228,620
Registered charity number
1155945
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Hill Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO (number 1155945) 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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO do?

Routes to Roots is a drop-in centre for those experiencing homelessness, newly homed and vulnerably housed adults in Poole. R2R provides a drop in centre and hot lunch Mon-Fri, showers, washing facilities and offers signposting to other agencies.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO

Answers Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's highest-paid staff paid?

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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.

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

The register records Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
R2r
Where it says it operates
Poole

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.

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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO registered for?

The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO. 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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO as a registered charity (number 1155945) 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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's charity number?
Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's charity number is 1155945. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1155945?
Search 1155945 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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO do?
Routes to Roots is a drop-in centre for those experiencing homelessness, newly homed and vulnerably housed adults in Poole. R2R provides a drop in centre and hot lunch Mon-Fri, showers, washing facilities and offers signposting to other agencies.
Does Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO. 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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO?
Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.routestoroots.org. 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 Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO?
The register records Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's trustees paid?
Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO registered as a charity?
Routes to Roots (Poole) CIO was entered on the register on 26 February 2014.

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.