RAINBOW (LONG SUTTON)

Registered charity 1056911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAINBOW NURSERY

Provides full and sessional day care for children from the age of three months to school age. Each age group has own outside pay areas and children are supported by experienced and qualified staff. Out of school care for up to eleven years of age operates after school and during school holidays. Open 7.30am to 6pm, 50 weeks of the year.

Objects

1. TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£440k
Latest spending
£397k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £42,831 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted fund balances of £266,558. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared or accorded with accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees (100% of income)
“Fees 434,994 0 434,994 394,167” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£440k£397k
31/08/2024£400k£374k
31/08/2023£315k£324k
31/08/2022£309k£331k
31/08/2021£333k£327k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW (LONG SUTTON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £42,831 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in unrestricted fund balances of £266,558. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared or accorded with accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.