# Foothold Cymru

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188696
- **Other names:** THE CENTRE FOR BUILDING SOCIAL ACTION LTD, CBSA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [02633128](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02633128)
- **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&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188696


## Contact

- **Address:** The Lord Arthur Rank Centre, Trostre Road, Llanelli
- **Postcode:** SA14 9RA
- **Phone:** 01554 779910
- **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



## Geography

- Throughout Wales





## Trustees

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




