The Rainbow Foundation, Wrexham
What it does
The Rainbow Foundation is an active ageing charity working to improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of our communities through a range of interventions and services which; promote independence, participation and self-care, address the determinants of active ageing, promote better health and wellbeing, reduce fraility, loneliness and isolation, and provide services closer to home.
Its charitable purposes
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE INHABITANTS OF WREXHAM MAELOR AND ITS CHESHIRE, DENBIGHSHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE BORDERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT AND CARE SERVICES SO AS TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENT LIVING AND SELF-CARE, IMPROVE HEALTH AND REDUCE LONELINESS AND ISOLATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Sponsors or carries out research
Where it works
- In Wales
- Wrexham
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,989,963 and spent £1,479,997.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,989,963 | £1,479,997 | 53 | 132 |
| 31 October 2023 | £0 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Spending against income
- It spent 74% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Money from government
- 92% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£1,826,422).
- Largest funder
- UK Government gave £1,083,039 in the year to 31 March 2025, 54% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £1,083,039 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £743,383 from 5 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,083,039 from 1 grant | £743,383 from 5 contracts |
| 31 October 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£1,155,368
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£829,618
- Trading and fundraising£1,191
- Investments£3,636
- Other£150
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 4 funders who gave £1,108,377 between them. £1,099,267 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| UK Government | UK Government | £1,083,039 |
| Wales Council for Voluntary Action | Council | £16,228 |
| Step Challenge | Trust, company or other | £7,985 |
| Utley Trust- Dementia Choir | Trust, company or other | £1,125 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2025, worth at least £153,672.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£153,272, 1 grant
- Making A Difference Locally£400, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2025 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £153,272 |
| 27 May 2025 | Making A Difference Locally | £400 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Brian Paul Whittaker
- Caroline Elizabeth Tudor-James
- Elizabeth Carnie
- Geoffrey Charles Mason
- Joanne Kember
- John Bernard McCusker
- Rona Williams
- Toni Slater
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 1 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 15 December 2025, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2025 |
| 31 October 2023 | 31 August 2024 | Received 2 September 2024, 2 days late | Received 2 September 2024 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1199932
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 August 2022
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Aug 2022
- Website
- www.therainbowfoundation.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.