THE RAINBOW OF HOPE/PARADISE RUN

Registered charity 1088856 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PARADISE RUN

Providing food and drink on the streets of Cardiff every night 7 nights every week of the year,;Providing 200 food hampers each month to homes of those in real need;Providing food and drink, Bible study, English classes, asylum seekers help at our drop-in centre.

Objects

TO RELIEVE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM POVERTY AND DISTRESS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY:A) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD, SHELTER, CLOTHING AND GRANTS OF MONEY;B) OFFERING SUPPORT AND ADVICE TO SUCH PERSONS, HAVING REGARD TO THEIR SPIRITUAL NEEDS WITH CHRISTIAN COMPASSION;C) PROVIDING, SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING DAY CARE CENTRES, HOSTELS AND OTHER SIMILAR FACILITIES FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: CITY OF CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£45k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £7,586 for the year ended 15 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in accumulated reserves from £95,088 to £87,051. The trustees report that the year was difficult due to building restoration delays and a lack of volunteers, though they note the appointment of a new trustee and worker. The charity holds unrestricted funds and has no fixed tangible assets or liabilities as of the balance sheet date.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainbow of Hope (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ELIZABETH PERRET-ATKINSchair
ANTHONY WILLIAM JEREMY
COUNCILLOR FREDA SALWAY
Maureen Davies
Paul Thomas
William Oliver

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
15/10/2025	£45k	£54k
15/10/2024	£46k	£59k
15/10/2023	£40k	£35k
15/10/2022	£53k	£27k
15/10/2021	£49k	£28k

Common questions

Is THE RAINBOW OF HOPE/PARADISE RUN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £7,586 for the year ended 15 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in accumulated reserves from £95,088 to £87,051. The trustees report that the year was difficult due to building restoration delays and a lack of volunteers, though they note the appointment of a new trustee and worker. The charity holds unrestricted funds and has no fixed tangible assets or liabilities as of the balance sheet date. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/08/2018	£10k	Basic IT Skills Training and English Classes