# Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1146653 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1146653)
- Website: https://www.interculturalroots.org
- Latest income: £5,550; spending £5,567
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo
- Other names: The Teddy Baldock Sports Benevolent Fund (previous)
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/intercultural-roots-for-traditional-embodied-arts

Operating globally, activities include:(educational) learning material development; exchanges, performances; teacher training; classes, workshops, retreats and courses; collaborative embodied research laboratories; (arts) research, preservation, sustainment and dissemination; (hardship relief) the provision of grants, goods or services.Resourcing and administering funded projects.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | £5,550 | £5,567 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2025 | £7,028 | £7,095 | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2024 | £21.5k | £20.6k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2023 | £14.1k | £17.4k | not filed |
| 31 Jul 2022 | £5,089 | £1,930 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1) to advance the education of the public on the subject of Traditional and indigenous Embodied Arts and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results; 2) to advance the cultural heritage of Traditional and indigenous Embodied Arts to benefit people throughout the world through research, preservation, sustainment and dissemination; 3) to relieve hardship in indigenous communities worldwide, either generally or individually, including through the provision of grants, goods or services; 4) to promote the relief of sickness, of mental or physical disability, or stress and of hardship of people who are involved or were formerly involved in the playing of all sports including boxing who by reason of their age, infirmity, disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances have need of such relief; and 5) to advance the physical education and health of both children and adults by encouraging and assisting the provision of opportunities and facilities for the playing of all sports at all levels.

## What it funds

Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, environment / conservation / heritage, economic / community development / employment and recreation for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research. In its latest reported year Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts reported income of £5,550 and spending of £5,567. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Jul 2026, it spent £52.6k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and Andorra and 35 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (interculturalroots.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and Andorra and 35 more areas.

### Does Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts give each year?

The register does not break out Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Jul 2026 was £5,567. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.5k a year.

### How large is Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts?

In its latest reported year Intercultural Roots for Traditional Embodied Arts reported income of £5,550 and spending of £5,567.


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