Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    THE RAINBOW PROJECT LTD 

    To seek the benefit and enhancement of the mental, emotional and physical health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Northern Ireland and in particular to advance education and awareness by way of research, provision of advocacy services, development, assessment and deployment of information and education services; to provide care and support services, counselling services, clinical services and advice relevant to health, particularly sexual health, and well being ; and to promote the equality and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
    • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
    • Income has been volatile recently
    Established: 10 years

    www.rainbow-project.org

    info@rainbow-project.org

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/23
    Income £590,962 £669,369 £712,562 £670,995 £836,076
    Spending £550,750 £648,460 £751,168 £651,452 £822,329
    Surplus/deficit £40,212 £20,909 -£38,606 £19,543 £13,747
    What it does
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity
    Who works here?
    • 26 employees
    • 20 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Adult training, Hiv/aids, Homelessness, Men, Mental health, Parents, Sexual orientation, Victim support, Volunteers, Women
    How it operates
    • Advice/advocacy/information, Counselling/support, Education/training, Gender, Human rights/equality, Medical/health/sickness, Research/evaluation, Volunteer development, Youth development
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

    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
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Rainbow Project, The
    £130,087 19/03/2022
    Core costs
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rainbow Project
    £158,200 18/03/2021
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the LGBT Health and Wellbeing Outreach Officer of a project providing peer and social support groups to LGBT people in rural areas of ....more
    Joseph Rowntree Foundation - Grant to Rainbow Project, The
    £128,200 01/12/2018
    36
    Core costs
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rainbow Health Ltd
    £118,500 07/09/2017
    36
    towards three years' salary of the LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing Outreach Officer and running costs of a project providing peer and social support groups to people in rural areas of Northern Ireland
    JRSST-CT - Love Equality
    £40,000 24/06/2016
    12
    to co-ordinate the Love Equality campaign, which aims to secure civil marriage equality for same sex couples in Northern Ireland
    JRSST-CT - NI LGBT Election Campaign
    £22,600 04/12/2015
    6
    to focus on LGBT issues, particularly equal marriage, in the lead up to the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 02/04/2014, number: NIC100064
    Main office

    The Belfast Business Centre, Cathedral House, 23-31 Waring Street, Belfast, BT1 2DX

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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