Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 8
  • 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
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

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
  • 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:

  • Why are there 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

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
31/03/23£8,227£7,817£410£2,304£12,686£9,44814.5183253
31/03/22£7,976£6,642£1,334£2,053£12,497£9,15616.5170208
31/03/21£7,180£5,986£1,194£1,624£11,076£7,53515.1165249
31/03/20£6,751£6,588£163£1,919£9,433£5,84510.6172428
31/03/19£6,637£6,619£18£2,003£9,526£5,92310.7188411
31/03/18£6,229£6,299£-70£1,906£9,437£5,89311.21890
31/03/17£5,802£5,879£-77£1,740£9,448£5,81611.91760
31/03/16£5,531£5,615£-83£1,744£9,250£5,605121650
31/03/15£5,351£5,468£-117£1,656£9,707£5,89212.91270
31/03/14£5,023£4,824£198£1,422£9,453£5,647141160
31/03/13£4,904£4,922£-18£1,383£9,464£5,41213.21140
31/03/12£4,253£4,436£-183£1,117£9,199£4,98913.51160
31/03/11£4,568£3,936£632£1,053£9,371£4,84314.8940
31/03/10£4,927£3,033£1,894£918£8,739£4,37217.3770
31/03/09£4,048£2,786£1,262£771£6,845£3,86416.6740
31/03/08£4,260£2,821£1,439£771£5,584£3,39714.5710
31/03/07£3,215£2,439£776£747£4,147£2,80913.8660
31/03/06£2,506£2,208£298n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05?£1,586£1,211£375n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04£2,285£1,860£425n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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 ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

www.rainbows.co.uk

administration@rainbows.co.uk

01509638000

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Residential nursing care facilities
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 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
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 services nearer to home aims to help reduce the ....more
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 then transferred to NHSE to distribute and manage ....more
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 for fun, and maximise their skills and ....more
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 incresed cognitive skills.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 11/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-73
  • 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
  • DANIEL WALSH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Advanced Clinical Practitioner
  • 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
  • SUE DRYDEN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • VIJAY SHARMA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
  • 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
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
  • Asset transfer in from WESTON ON TRENT UNDER FIVES GROUP on 06/06/2024
  • Asset transfer in from LOUGHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT RELIEF IN SICKNESS FUND on 17/09/2024
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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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