Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 8

Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 16

RAINBOW YOUTH & COMMUNITY TRUST

Our goal is to create a safe space for young members of the LGBTQI community to go, to ask for help, advice, make a friend, find peer to peer support, join a club, gain experience, get help with cv's or college applications, or simply to come to a place where they feel safe, a place where there is no judgement, no bullying, no expectations or pre-conceived ideas of who they are or should be.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
05/04/23	*	£0	£0	£0	9

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.theryc.org.uk

office@theryc.org.uk

01254720740

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for those discriminated by race or gender

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
9 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Hot Food Programe
£1,200	04/09/2023	The Rainbow Youth Centre are requesting funding to support young people in the Hyndburn area by providing hot meals. The group will also deliver sessions focused around cooking on a budget and how to ....more The Rainbow Youth Centre are requesting funding to support young people in the Hyndburn area by providing hot meals. The group will also deliver sessions focused around cooking on a budget and how to use the right ingredients to eat healthy for as little as possible.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - The RYC Saturday Sessions
£5,000	12/07/2023	To run a Saturday drop in centre in the town centre for young people with mental health issues and/or part of the LGBTQI+ community. They will run activities such as art, crafts, photography, music ....more To run a Saturday drop in centre in the town centre for young people with mental health issues and/or part of the LGBTQI+ community. They will run activities such as art, crafts, photography, music and provide hot food to those in need along with support and a chance to socialise.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DEBBIE NEEDHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2022

GRAHAM TORRANCE Appointed: 2022

JANE SMITHIES Appointed: 2022

JASON HODSON Appointed: 2022

MARK PAVLIKA FCIPD Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/09/2022, number: 1200356

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

1 returns made; AR23: 23 days late,

Main office

6 Melfort Close
Cherry Tree
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 5BL

Objectives

To advance in life and help young people, living with neurodivergent issues and from the LGBTQIA+ community and their parents or carers through the provision of: (a) recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life; (b) support and activities which develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. (c) To help and educate children and young people resident in Blackburn and the surrounding areas through their leisure time activities by promoting their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential in order that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved.

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