Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 15
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 23 ?

FOLKESTONE RAINBOW CENTRE 

Supporting individuals and families in need through a crisis. Investing in the wellbeing of children in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
Established: 21 years

www.rainbow-centre.org

enquiries@rainbow-centre.org

01303850733

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Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22£653£419£235£0£1,319£63518.214250
31/12/21£465£347£118n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/12/20£349£318£32n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/12/19£318£236£82n/an/an/an/an/a300
31/12/18£358£342£16£0£0£0n/a0300
31/12/17£383£387£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£392£363£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£393£316£77£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£300£282£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£278£268£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£312£241£71£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£221£206£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£200£179£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£174£149£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£129£147£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£144£135£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£145£143£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£183£114£69£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 48%
Reserves/Spending: 18.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 28 months
Quick Ratio: 25.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 250 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Trussell Trust£170,301
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£20,000
Department for Work and Pensions£10,443
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to The Folkestone Rainbow Centre
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£20,000 16/11/2022
Increase coverage and reach through purchase and conversion of a van to a mobile foodbank.
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£5,000 12/10/2022
Emergency grant
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£110,227 08/07/2022
FCA Advisor 3dpw + volunteer Money Mentors
Department for Work and Pensions - FOLKESTONE RAINBOW CENTRE
£10,443 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Folkestone Rainbow Centre
£50,000 08/09/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of The Folkestone Rainbow Centre
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£3,700 29/01/2021
Costs associated with moving to a delivery model (mobile phones, fuel, driver checks and increase in staff hours for 6 months).
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£9,934 26/05/2020
CV emergency costs: storage costs
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£9,934 26/05/2020
Warehouse coordinator (2Y)
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£4,750 07/05/2020
CV emergency costs: salary costs, food purchase
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£20,000 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£3,378 15/08/2019
12
Food Bank Manager extra hours
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£3,378 15/08/2019
Food Bank Manager extra hours
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£3,450 31/10/2018
12
Foodbank & warehouse manager
The Trussell Trust - Grant to Shepway Foodbank
£3,450 31/10/2018
Foodbank/warehouse manager
National Lottery Community Fund - Folkestone Churches Winter Shelter
£10,000 13/09/2018
12
The organisation will use funding to run the Folkestone Churches Winter Shelter, which provides a safe space and hot meal for homeless people during the winter. Those accessing the shelter attend ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Folkestone Rainbow Centre
£90,000 07/09/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing help and support to disadvantaged people in deprived areas of Kent
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting our supporters programme (Accreditation and training for ou
£9,820 03/05/2017
12
This project will develop the group's volunteer infrastructure by planning, recruiting, supporting and training volunteers with the aim of supporting more people, particularly those who are most ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Folkestone Rainbow Centre
£30,000 31/07/2012
the salary costs of the Centre Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/03/2003, number: 1096570
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/11/2001, number: 04318070
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR05: 364 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND on 04/09/2023
Main office

CORNERSTONE
69 SANDGATE ROAD
FOLKESTONE
KENT
CT20 2AF

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF FOLKESTONE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, COLOUR, AGE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, AND TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS AND HEREAFTER MAY BE DEMISED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE, INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

FOLKESTONE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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