Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ASD RAINBOWS

ASD Rainbows is registered with CIW and provides therapeutic intervention for children with autism or communication delay. We run nursery sessions for children aged 2-5 years, after school club for children aged 5-16 years, sibling support and parent/child sessions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£194£223£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£176£164£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£183£185£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£241£177£64n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£61£69£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18*£28£16£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

asdrainbows.co.uk

enquiries@asdrainbows.co.uk

01685 816359

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taff,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£91,778
National Lottery Community Fund£29,945
DCMS£12,056
Alex Ferry Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - A.S.D. Rainbows
£10,000 25/07/2023
ASD Rainbows in Rhondda Cynon Taf will use the £10000 grant to employ additional staff to extend their pre-school sessions to more children aged 2-5 years who have neurodiverse conditions. Bydd ASD Rainbows yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yn defnyddio'r grant ....more
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£5,000 06/02/2023
community grant
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ASD Rainbows
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Rainbows families
£10,000 11/07/2022
ASD Rainbows in Rhondda Cynon Taf will use £10000 to employ an additional staff member to help support more families affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorder and other related conditions. Bydd ASD Rainbows yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yn defnyddio £10000 i ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ASD Rainbows
£30,431 30/07/2021
This project will deliver afterschool clubs to children and young people with autism. This will result in them having more positive relationships, being more emotionally well, and improving their essential skills.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ASD Rainbows
£57,121 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will support children and young people on the autism spectrum and their siblings affected by the Covid-19 lockdown. They will be better able to cope with their feelings, have more friends, and improve their family relationship
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£8,330 01/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ASD Rainbows
£3,726 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This project will provide safe sessions in a controlled environment for autistic children and young people isolated by the Covid-19 pandemic. They will have more fun and lead to improved family interactions.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,726 21/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Rainbows nursery
£9,945 12/05/2020
0
ASD Rainbows in Rhondda Cynon Taf have received £9945 to employ a Nursey Manager to allow them to re-establish pre-school sessions for children at the beginning of their journey towards assessment and diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Mae ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to ASD Rainbows
£9,924 08/08/2019
12
This project will provide an after-school club for young people on the autism spectrum. They will be better able to cope with their emotions, increase their life skills, and make more friends.
National Lottery Community Fund - Rainbows Pre-School
£9,984 15/05/2018
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ ASD Rainbows in Rhondda Cynon Taf will use the grant to employ a part-time member of staff, allowing their qualified staff to maximise the number of families and children they can support._x000D_ What Money is for ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • AILSA REYNOLDS Appointed: 2017
  • ANWEN MULLIGAN Appointed: 2019
  • CLARE WOODFOOD Appointed: 2018
  • GAYNOR GOUGH Appointed: 2017
  • HAYLEY VARDON Appointed: 2017
  • HUW EVANS Appointed: 2017
  • JASON TOGHILL Appointed: 2018
  • LISA BOWEN Appointed: 2018
  • LISA TOGHILL (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • REBECCA LYDON Appointed: 2019
  • SAMANTHA BONNEY Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/05/2017, number: 1173216
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
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
  • 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
6 returns made; AR18: 27 days late,
Main office

The Annex Building
Communities at work
Glamorgan Street
Perthcelyn
Mountain Ash
CF45 3RJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT[S] OF ASD RAINBOWSTO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES BY:? PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SESSIONS;? PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A SAFE STIMULATING PLAY ENVIRONMENT TO HELP ADDRESS ANY SENSORY/BEHAVIOUR CHALLENGES;? LIAISING WITH MULTI-AGENCY PROFESSIONALS E.G. PSYCHOLOGIST, HEALTH VISITORS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS;? PROVIDING ACCESS FOR PARENTS TO REGULAR WORKSHOPS RUN BY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FURTHERANCE OF SAID OBJECTS? TO OFFER EQUALITY TO ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, GENDER OR CULTURAL BACKGROUND, CLASS OR LANGUAGE? THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY ASD RAINBOWS WILL PRIMARILY BE RHONDDA CYNON TAFF BUT REQUESTS FROM FAMILIES OUTSIDE THIS AREA WILL NOT BE EXCLUDED ON THE CONDITION PARENTS/CARERS WILL TRANSPORT THEIR CHILD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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