Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3
Income diversified: +3
Fundraising costs high: -4

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 20

COPE CHILDRENS TRUST

Rainbows Hospice for Children & Young People is a purpose built 14 bedded unit in Loughborough, Leics serving life threatened & life limited children, young people & their families in the East Midlands & South Yorkshire. We aim to provide the highest quality of family centred care. We provide a research based, holistic approach to respite & terminal care, symptom control & bereavement support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
Income generation is well diversified
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 32 years

www.rainbows.co.uk

administration@rainbows.co.uk

01509638000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£8,227	£7,817	£410	£2,304	£12,686	£9,448	14.5	183	253
31/03/22	£7,976	£6,642	£1,334	£2,053	£12,497	£9,156	16.5	170	208
31/03/21	£7,180	£5,986	£1,194	£1,624	£11,076	£7,535	15.1	165	249
31/03/20	£6,751	£6,588	£163	£1,919	£9,433	£5,845	10.6	172	428
31/03/19	£6,637	£6,619	£18	£2,003	£9,526	£5,923	10.7	188	411
31/03/18	£6,229	£6,299	£-70	£1,906	£9,437	£5,893	11.2	189	0
31/03/17	£5,802	£5,879	£-77	£1,740	£9,448	£5,816	11.9	176	0
31/03/16	£5,531	£5,615	£-83	£1,744	£9,250	£5,605	12	165	0
31/03/15	£5,351	£5,468	£-117	£1,656	£9,707	£5,892	12.9	127	0
31/03/14	£5,023	£4,824	£198	£1,422	£9,453	£5,647	14	116	0
31/03/13	£4,904	£4,922	£-18	£1,383	£9,464	£5,412	13.2	114	0
31/03/12	£4,253	£4,436	£-183	£1,117	£9,199	£4,989	13.5	116	0
31/03/11	£4,568	£3,936	£632	£1,053	£9,371	£4,843	14.8	94	0
31/03/10	£4,927	£3,033	£1,894	£918	£8,739	£4,372	17.3	77	0
31/03/09	£4,048	£2,786	£1,262	£771	£6,845	£3,864	16.6	74	0
31/03/08	£4,260	£2,821	£1,439	£771	£5,584	£3,397	14.5	71	0
31/03/07	£3,215	£2,439	£776	£747	£4,147	£2,809	13.8	66	0
31/03/06	£2,506	£2,208	£298	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05?	£1,586	£1,211	£375	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/04	£2,285	£1,860	£425	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 37.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 29.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 74%
Reserves/Spending: 14.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Barnsley, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Rotherham, Rutland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

183 employees
253 volunteers

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Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department of Health	£1,772,209
National Lottery Community Fund	£336,876
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£4,343

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Rainbows Reaching Communities
£326,876	29/06/2023	The funding will support community based services to the families of babies children and young people with life limiting illnesses and at end of life to every county in the East Midlands. Providing ....more The funding will support community based services to the families of babies children and young people with life limiting illnesses and at end of life to every county in the East Midlands. Providing services nearer to home aims to help reduce the anxiety and distress experienced by affected families.
Department of Health - Cope Children's Trust (Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People)
£1,168,916	01/06/2022	The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was ....more The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people. Please note that these hospice grants were previously funded by DHSC and was then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage as ongoing support to the childrens hospices via a multi year award.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Cope Childrens Trust - 01/10/21
£5,000	29/11/2021	Core Funding
Masonic Trust - MCF Hospice
£970	10/11/2021	Unrestricted funding for hospices
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
£4,343	23/10/2021	We'd like to provide a space for families who are bereaved to come together to celebrate precious lives and lament their loss.
Department of Health - Cope Children's Trust (Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People)
£603,293	14/09/2021	The grant supports the sustainable hospice service offer of palliative and end of life care for children and young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Hospice Transition Worker for Young People
£10,000	19/03/2021 11	The group will use the funding to support young adults with complex care needs. This will help vulnerable people feel less socially isolated and bring the community together.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cope Children's Trust at Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
£2,060	17/06/2020	COVID19 - This grant will provide 2 laptops and IT support for staff to deliver online activities to children with life limiting conditions during Covid 19. Support will increase their opportunities ....more COVID19 - This grant will provide 2 laptops and IT support for staff to deliver online activities to children with life limiting conditions during Covid 19. Support will increase their opportunities for fun, and maximise their skills and opportunities for choices.
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Rainbows Hospice for Children
£2,500	11/12/2019	Supporting people with rare medical conditions
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cope Children's Trust at Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People
£79,998	14/06/2017 36	This project will provide tailored therapeutic play to children who have life-limiting conditions. Outcomes include increased opportunity for fun, increased opportunites to express a choice and ....more This project will provide tailored therapeutic play to children who have life-limiting conditions. Outcomes include increased opportunity for fun, increased opportunites to express a choice and incresed cognitive skills.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 13/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-73

ANGELA BROWNING Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Tax Advisor

ALISON MINTON - NEE NEATE Appointed: 2023

ANDREW JOHN MATTHEWS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Qualified Solicitor Now Teaching Law

CHANDRAKANT KATARIA OBE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF HOUSING,

DANIEL WALSH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Advanced Clinical Practitioner

DAVID WILSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Executive

DR PETER WALTER BARRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Medical Doctor

DR RUCHIRA BHALLA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Gp

LOTTE IMKE DORIEN RIETVELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fundraiser

PAUL STOTHARD (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Partner Of Pathways Management - Consultancy

RICHARD WHALL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Operations Director

SEAN O SHEA Appointed: 2023

SUE DRYDEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

VIJAY SHARMA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED, EAST MIDLANDS AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES, LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTER AND RUTLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION,

VIPAL KARAVADRA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/09/1992, number: 1014051
Registered at Companies House on 27/08/1992, number: 02743297

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

12/12/2016 - Asset transfer in from MARGARET ELUNED JAMES CHARITABLE TRUST
12/12/2022 - Asset transfer in from LOUGHBOROUGH GATEWAY CLUB

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from LOUGHBOROUGH GATEWAY CLUB on 12/12/2022

Main office

Rainbows Childrens Hospice
Lark Rise
LOUGHBOROUGH
LE11 2HS

Objectives

4. Objects4.1. The Charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to promoting the relief of illness and suffering for young persons by the provision of palliative care and in such ways as the Charity shall from time to time see fit, and in particular in the East Midlands Counties of England and adjacent areas and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality whether geographical or otherwise of such object) by:4.1.1. establishing, maintaining and conducting hospices, residential nursing or convalescent homes for the reception of young persons, as defined by the Charity from time to time, of any sex and without regard to race or creed or any other personal criteria other than such medical criteria as may be defined by the Charity from time to time;4.1.2. providing and promoting the provision of palliative care, or any other relevant medical care, treatments or therapies either at a hospice or at another location to such young persons as meet the medical criteria determined by the Charity; 4.1.3. providing support and care and facilities to the members of the family of the young person being cared for by the Charity whether adult or otherwise at hospices, nursing and convalescent homes, at their own homes or any other location. 4.1.4. conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of persons suffering from any such illness, disability, disease or infirmity as aforesaid and particularly into the care and treatment of persons suffering from terminal illness and the care of the families of such persons and by providing for the dissemination of the results of such research;4.1.5. promoting or encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of any persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursery or allied services and in the teaching or training of students in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing, allied or other complementary services; 4.1.6. by providing or assisting or encouraging the provision of spiritual help and guidance for any persons referred to in Articles 4.1.2 and 4.1.3, whether patients or families of patients or otherwise; and4.1.7. by working in partnership with other organisations to provide, and to advance and promote, palliative care of young persons.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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