# Foothold Cymru

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188696
- **Other names:** THE CENTRE FOR BUILDING SOCIAL ACTION LTD, CBSA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 23, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188696


## Contact

- **Address:** The Lord Arthur Rank Centre, Trostre Road, Llanelli
- **Postcode:** SA14 9RA
- **Phone:** 01554779910
- **Email:** jmorgan@cbsa.org.uk
- **Website:** www.cbsa.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES OF WALES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) EQUIPPING DISADVANTAGED OR OTHERWISE EXCLUDED PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IDENTIFYING AND MEETING THEIR NEEDS AND THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY;B) THE DELIVERY OF FORMAL, INFORMAL AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMES THAT PROVIDE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN NATIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING AND THE LABOUR MARKET;C) THE PROMOTION, PROVISION AND FACILITATION OF VOLUNTEERING, TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES TO UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED PEOPLE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED IN THE LABOUR MARKET.

**Activities:** The Centre for Building Social Action 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £610162 | £790518 | £855416 | 18 |
| March 31, 2024 | £877188 | £844145 | £1035772 | 18 |
| March 31, 2023 | £889671 | £836897 | £1002729 | 18 |
| March 31, 2022 | £904795 | £828883 | £949955 | 22 |
| March 31, 2021 | £857757 | £835560 | £874043 | 17 |



## Trustees

- **Fred St-John Roberts JP** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 10, 2019
- Derith Powell OBE — appointed Oct. 22, 2015
- Eleanor Shorland — appointed Aug. 12, 2024
- James Hugh Lewis — appointed Sept. 26, 2006
- Jessica Rees — appointed March 22, 2023
- Katherine Thomas — appointed March 22, 2023
- Michael Goodfellow-Smith — appointed Jan. 3, 2023
- Paolo Piana — appointed Nov. 15, 2021
- Peter Anthony Freeman — appointed Sept. 10, 2019