Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs high: -2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 11

RAINBOW HUB NW LTD

The public benefit to advance the education and relieve the suffering of people (particularly children) with physical disabilities and life-reducing conditions and to provide information, advice and guidance for their families and carers, in particular by means of education, conductive education, rehabilitation and the provision of facilities for participation in sport and other recreation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Established: 15 years

www.rainbowhub.org

info@rainbowhub.org

01704 823276

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/23	£692	£763	£-71	£126	£1,116	£862	13.6	25	15
31/08/22	£530	£620	£-90	£158	£1,186	£1,157	22.4	22	20
31/08/21	£681	£434	£247	£123	£1,276	£1,176	32.5	16	15
31/08/20	£812	£565	£247	£150	£1,029	£1,023	21.7	18	20
31/08/19	£574	£597	£-23	£185	£782	£782	15.7	21	28
31/08/18	£548	£629	£-80	£163	£805	£690	13.2	27	0
31/08/17	£689	£669	£20	£170	£885	£885	15.9	23	0
31/08/16	£726	£621	£105	£167	£866	£819	15.8	19	0
31/08/15?	£1,196	£1,080	£116	£133	£760	£666	7.4	24	0
31/03/14	£909	£853	£56	£123	£645	£544	7.7	34	0
31/03/13	£879	£793	£86	£81	£589	£507	7.7	38	0
31/03/12	£907	£1,002	£-95	£115	£502	£455	5.5	38	0
31/03/11	£917	£1,043	£-126	£113	£597	£520	6	42	0
31/03/10	£1,516	£793	£723	£99	£723	£171	2.6	35	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.5%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 107%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 77%
Reserves/Spending: 13.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: -3 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

25 employees
15 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

DCMS	£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£30,000
Steve Morgan Foundation	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping children with disabilities to achieve their potential
£10,000	18/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide specialist support to children with disabilities and their families. The project aims to assist the child with their development - physically socially and ....more The funding will be used to provide specialist support to children with disabilities and their families. The project aims to assist the child with their development - physically socially and emotionally whilst supporting the parents.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Rainbow Hub
£15,000	09/09/2022	Discretionary grant awarded
National Lottery Community Fund - Achieving Potential
£10,000	20/08/2021	The funding will be used towards the running costs of a charity which supports children and young people with neurological conditions affecting their mobility. The project aims to improve wellbeing ....more The funding will be used towards the running costs of a charity which supports children and young people with neurological conditions affecting their mobility. The project aims to improve wellbeing through support services and therapies.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	21/05/2021	Helping Children and Young People with Disabilities to Achieve Their Potential
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£100,000	30/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Hope For Little Rainbows
£10,000	24/04/2020 6	The organisation will deliver online individual home learning programs education sessions and family support calls for disabled children and young people and their families with the aim of reducing ....more The organisation will deliver online individual home learning programs education sessions and family support calls for disabled children and young people and their families with the aim of reducing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic through increased specialist support.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Legacy Rainbow House
£4,437	19/11/2018	We want to offer fun days out and experiences to people with disabilities and their families, with hands on support via carers.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rainbow House
£90,000	08/09/2016 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation that provides specialist rehabilitation services for children and young adults with neurological conditions, brain injury and physical ....more towards three years' running costs of an organisation that provides specialist rehabilitation services for children and young adults with neurological conditions, brain injury and physical disabilities in Lancashire
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Legacy Rainbow House
£20,000	31/05/2013	the charity enhances the lives of children & young adults that have a brain injury & disability by providing a wide range of services. The parent support project will be a point of contact ....more the charity enhances the lives of children & young adults that have a brain injury & disability by providing a wide range of services. The parent support project will be a point of contact for parent & carers offering advice & support at times of need.
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding for Fund Raising!
£10,000	10/03/2011 12	The Lancashire voluntary group will use the funding to pay for IT equipment, training and publicity materials to help raise the profile of the small organisation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-75

DOROTHY MITCHELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Headteacher

JAMES SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

KEVIN ABBOTT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

MARIER CARTER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher

MICHAEL PRICE MR Appointed: 2022

PAUL JAMES HOLMES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Manager

REBECCA FAIRCLOUGH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Solicitor

WILLIAM AINSCOUGH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: WAIN FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/01/2009, number: 1127498
Registered at Companies House on 16/10/2008, number: 06725399

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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
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

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

Salt Pit Lane
Mawdesley
Ormskirk
L40 2QX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF PEOPLE ( PARTICULARLY CHILDREN ) WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND LIFE -REDUCING CONDITIONS AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF EDUCATION, CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION, REHABILITATION AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND OTHER RECREATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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