ROSIE'S RAINBOW FUND
Providing music therapy and expression through music, art and play for sick or disabled children and teenagers in hospital, school or wherever needed. To support sick or disabled children, young people and their families providing special requirements as necessary to alleviate the trauma, stress and suffering of the whole family unit.
Objects
IN FURTHERING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE NEW JOHN RADCLIFFE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN OXFORDSHIRE FOR THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) PROVIDING BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING TO PARENTS AND SIBLINGS DURING A CHILD'S STAY IN HOSPITAL.2) FURNISHING AND MAINTAINING A PARENTS' ROOM ON THE RESPIRATORY WARD.3) PROVIDING FOR THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS AND NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES BOTH IN HOSPITAL OR AT HOME; AND4) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE INTO CHILDHOOD DISEASES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RESPIRATORY AND CARDIAC DISEASES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £23,288 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £116,024. Per the trustees' report, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the Charities Act 2011, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment 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
- Investment
- Paying staff
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 10
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2023 (received 22/05/2024, 52 days after the 31/03/2024 due date).
Trustees
- CAROLYN AMANDA LISBETH MAYLINGchair
- CANDICE EALES
- Dr SURANGI DEANNA DE ALWIS SENEVIRATNE
- MRS Eliose Wadie
- Rifat Jan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £76k | £84k |
| 31/05/2024 | £64k | £103k |
| 31/05/2023 | £86k | £82k |
| 31/05/2022 | £40k | £59k |
| 31/05/2021 | £52k | £40k |
Common questions
Is ROSIE'S RAINBOW FUND financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of a deficit of £23,288 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total net assets decreasing to £116,024. Per the trustees' report, the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under the Charities Act 2011, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ROSIE'S RAINBOW FUND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROSIE'S RAINBOW FUND as a grant recipient include THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/02/2026 | £20k | Making music: Supporting sick children and their families |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/04/2011 | £10k | Music Therapy for Seriously Ill Children, Stoke Mandeville Hospital |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 2 | £60k |
| YOUNG MANCHESTER | 1 | £61k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £40k |
| BELMONT EXETER | 1 | £9k |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- RAINBOW'S END (ROSELAND)
- KEY CHANGES MUSIC THERAPY
- RAINBOW CHORUS
- RAINBOW LIVING SW
- RAINBOW SURPRISE CIO
- THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SICKNESS AND BENEVOLENT FUND
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROSIE'S RAINBOW FUND | £76k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW'S END (ROSELAND) | £73k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| KEY CHANGES MUSIC THERAPY | £276k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW CHORUS | £62k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW LIVING SW | £313k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW SURPRISE CIO | £322k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |