Sowing Roots (number 1201617) 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 Sowing Roots do?
To advance the Christian religion in East Cheshire for the benefit of the public through the provisions of lessons and workshops in schools and in such other ways as the trustees consider fit.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sowing Roots
Answers Sowing Roots gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Sowing Roots's highest-paid staff paid?
Sowing Roots's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 does not record Sowing Roots as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Sowing Roots's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
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What causes is Sowing Roots registered for?
Education/trainingReligious Activities
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The register data used for this profile lists Sowing Roots as a registered charity (number 1201617) 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 Sowing Roots's charity number?
Sowing Roots's charity number is 1201617. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Sowing Roots do?
To advance the Christian religion in East Cheshire for the benefit of the public through the provisions of lessons and workshops in schools and in such other ways as the trustees consider fit.
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How can I donate to Sowing Roots?
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How much is Sowing Roots's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sowing Roots's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 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 Sowing Roots?
The register does not record Sowing Roots as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Sowing Roots's trustees paid?
Sowing Roots's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Sowing Roots registered as a charity?
Sowing Roots was entered on the register on 17 January 2023.