THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD

Registered charity 1096603 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Centre provides conductive education for people with motor disorders - mainly those who have cerebral palsey but also now offering support for adults affected by strokes or Parkinsons.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £805,607, representing approximately 9.6 months of running costs, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum of 6 months. The charity reported a net income surplus of £97,008 for the year, with total income of £1,099,290 against total expenditure of £1,002,282.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £806k)
“Our current policy is to maintain a minimum level of 6 months costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Dutton Gregory LLP, a partnership in which trustee Paul Sams is a partner, provided professional services.
“During the year Dutton Gregory LLP, a partnership in which Paul Sams (trustee) is a partner, provided professional services to the charity totalling £720.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knight Goodhead Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Rainbow Centre For Conductive Education Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£339k
Reserves (reported)
£806k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 30.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£1.0m
31/08/2024£1.7m£1.2m
31/08/2023£835k£1.0m
31/08/2022£960k£788k
31/08/2021£727k£681k

Common questions

Is THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £805,607, representing approximately 9.6 months of running costs, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum of 6 months. The charity reported a net income surplus of £97,008 for the year, with total income of £1,099,290 against total expenditure of £1,002,282. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knight Goodhead Limited.

Who funds THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD as a grant recipient include WHEELER MILL FOUNDATION, THE ASTOR FOUNDATION, THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WHEELER MILL FOUNDATIONFY2025£59k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kDisability
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£27kEmpowering Families Living With Disability
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2015£10kOutreach Research Project
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2012£3kParental Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2006£50kThe Rainbow Centre Play Away Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2006£10kPlay Away Wild

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE RAINBOW CENTRE (MARHAM).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RAINBOW CENTRE FOR CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION LTD£1.1m—0above—no doubt
THE RAINBOW CENTRE (MARHAM) FY2025£2.0m—0unclear—no doubt
Rainbow Hub NW Ltd FY2025£1.4m——within—no doubt
The Rainbow Centre (Scarborough) CIO FY2025£449k—0unclear—no doubt
Chilterns Neuro Centre Ltd FY2025£1.8m—1within—no doubt
PACES SHEFFIELD FY2025£4.4m—2unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.