Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

RAINBOW SURPRISE CIO 

The provision of recreational & leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare,designed to improve their conditions of life, Providing support & activities which develop their skills, capacities & capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature & responsible individuals.The relief of those in need,by reason age,ill-health,disability, financial hardship or other.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/12/23£239£226£12n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/12/22£149£200£-51n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£147£177£-30n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20*£210£104£105n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/12/19£76£32£44n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18£27£35£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£29£24£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£25£19£7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.rainbowsurprise.com

hello@rainbowsurprise.com

07515110208

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bury, Manchester City, Salford City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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
Henry Smith Charity£99,300
National Lottery Community Fund£72,889
The Clothworkers Foundation£10,000
Forever Manchester£9,775
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Rainbow Surprise CIO
£99,300 06/11/2023
towards three years‘ running costs of an organisation providing support for people from disadvantaged communities in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester.
Forever Manchester - Rainbow Surprise Food Drive Project
£4,775 12/08/2020
Food parcels and welfare support
National Lottery Community Fund - Alleviate Suffering & Improve Wellbeing
£24,211 04/06/2020
12
Rainbow Surprise CIO (RS) is a grassroots organisation founded by BAME women in North Manchester. The organisation supports the local community by providing regular social wellbeing and development ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Feeding and Caring for the Vulnerable
£10,000 15/05/2020
1
The funding will be used to recruit additional volunteers to expand the organisation response to the Covid-19 crisis. The additional resource will deliver advice and guidance as well as expanding ....more
Forever Manchester - Food Drive
£5,000 04/05/2020
Food parcels and sandwich delivery for isolated and struggling
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Rainbow Surprise
£10,000 03/04/2020
purchase of a mini van for a charity that works with disadvantaged minorities in Greater Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund - Creating a Cohesive, Creative, Confident Crumpsall Community (Development Grant)
£38,678 21/10/2019
12
Creating a Cohesive, Creative, Confident Crumpsall Community
Manchester City Council - Grant to Rainbow Surprise
£1,300 01/08/2019
Grant towards a community fun day
Manchester City Council - Grant to Rainbow Surprise
£6,370 28/02/2019
Grant contribution towards Crumpsall community carnival
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Capacity, Capability and Cohesion in Crumpsall & Cheetham
£9,980 09/08/2017
12
The funding will be used to run regular activities and holiday programmes for young people, hold two community bazaars, business development and training workshops. The project aims to work with ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/01/2016, number: 1165007
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
8 returns made; AR20: 10 days late,
Main office

Crumpsall Community Hall
Cleveland Road
Crumpsall
Manchester
M8 4GS

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE, RELIEVE NEEDS OF AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: · THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;· PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(B) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.(C) TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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