FOLKESTONE RAINBOW CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 18 March 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04318070
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £560,566
Latest expenditure: £531,157
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: CORNERSTONE, 69 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, KENT, CT20 2AF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.rainbow-centre.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Supporting individuals and families in need through a crisis. Investing in the wellbeing of children in the Folkestone and Hythe District of Kent.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £560,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,157

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £530,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £508,387

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £653,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,682

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £465,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £347,235

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 19 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £349,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £317,720

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £560,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £531,157
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £126,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £530,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £508,387
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £210,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £653,405
Total Gross Expenditure: £418,682
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £150,934
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 250

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £465,131
Total Gross Expenditure: £347,235
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £99,933
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 300

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 19 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £349,292
Total Gross Expenditure: £317,720
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £41,895
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 300

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 289195
Income Other Trading Activities: 10574
Income Charitable Activities: 194345
Income Investments: 57452
Income Other: 9000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 560566
Income Legacies: 21021
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £531,157
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 531157
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8837
Expenditure Support Costs: 153507
Expenditure Depreciation: 9611
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £138,013
Assets Total Fixed: 358672
Assets Own Use: 358671
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,044,014
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,775
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,370,911
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31775
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,032,432
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 568272
Funds Restricted: 802639
Funds Total: 1370911
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 162003
Income Other Trading Activities: 26894
Income Charitable Activities: 263754
Income Investments: 55046
Income Other: 23000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 530697
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £508,387
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 508387
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7836
Expenditure Support Costs: 145699
Expenditure Depreciation: 8598
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £583,419
Assets Total Fixed: 377956
Assets Own Use: 377955
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,004,908
Assets Total Liabilities: £41,361
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,341,503
Creditors One Year Total Current: 41361
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £986,366
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 583419
Funds Restricted: 758084
Funds Total: 1341503
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 470288
Income Other Trading Activities: 3122
Income Charitable Activities: 120407
Income Investments: 41588
Income Other: 18000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 653405
Income Legacies: 366118
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £418,682
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 418682
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7727
Expenditure Support Costs: 151890
Expenditure Depreciation: 13723
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £175,350
Assets Total Fixed: 345233
Assets Own Use: 345232
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,010,033
Assets Total Liabilities: £36,071
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,319,195
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36071
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £915,735
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 634759
Funds Restricted: 684436
Funds Total: 1319195
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOLKESTONE RAINBOW CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-09-04T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 1029476
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1029476
Assoc Charity Name: INNER WHEEL CLUB OF FOLKESTONE BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity Name: FOLKESTONE RAINBOW CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-03-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 NOVEMBER 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 16 JULY 2002.
Charitable Objects: 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.
Area Of Benefit: FOLKESTONE.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 373186
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RAINBOW CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling