Rainbow Hub NW Ltd
Registered charity 1127498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEGACY RAINBOW HOUSE
The public benefit to advance the education and relieve the suffering of people (particularly children) with physical disabilities and life-reducing conditions and to provide information, advice and guidance for their families and carers, in particular by means of education, conductive education, rehabilitation and the provision of facilities for participation in sport and other recreation.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £1,603,826, with free reserves closely aligned to the charity's three-month reserves target. The Trustees consider the charity to be in a stable financial position, supported by a robust asset base and strong future income potential from the new school. However, most funds are restricted, and unrestricted cash reserves of £400,316 are carefully managed to meet ongoing operational commitments.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Donations totalling £10,114 were made by Trustees to the Charity during the year.
“Donations totalling £10,114 (2024: £nil) were made by Trustees to the Charity during the year.” — page 44
“Payments totalling £nil (2024: £11,231) were made to Good Reason Marketing Ltd, a company in which one of the Trustees is a director.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments totalling £nil were made to Good Reason Marketing Ltd, a company in which one of the Trustees is a director.
“Donations totalling £10,114 (2024: £nil) were made by Trustees to the Charity during the year.” — page 44
“Payments totalling £nil (2024: £11,231) were made to Good Reason Marketing Ltd, a company in which one of the Trustees is a director.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Other donations of £15,000 were made by other business interests of the board of Trustees.
“Donations totalling £10,114 (2024: £nil) were made by Trustees to the Charity during the year.” — page 44
“Payments totalling £nil (2024: £11,231) were made to Good Reason Marketing Ltd, a company in which one of the Trustees is a director.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations totalling £300 were made by family members of the board of Trustees.
“Donations totalling £10,114 (2024: £nil) were made by Trustees to the Charity during the year.” — page 44
“Payments totalling £nil (2024: £11,231) were made to Good Reason Marketing Ltd, a company in which one of the Trustees is a director.” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by McMillan & Co LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainbow Hub NW Ltd (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lyndsay Fahey — Chief Executive (source)
- Kevin Abbott — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£152k
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (18/09/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dorothy Mitchell
- JAMES EDWARD SMITH · trustee of 1 other charity
- Kevin Abbott
- Laura Hamilton
- Lesley Fleming
- Paul James Holmes
- Rebecca Fairclough
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Rainbow Hub NW Ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds stood at £1,603,826, with free reserves closely aligned to the charity's three-month reserves target. The Trustees consider the charity to be in a stable financial position, supported by a robust asset base and strong future income potential from the new school. However, most funds are restricted, and unrestricted cash reserves of £400,316 are carefully managed to meet ongoing operational commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by McMillan & Co LLP.
Who funds Rainbow Hub NW Ltd?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Rainbow Hub NW Ltd as a grant recipient include THE RAINFORD TRUST, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, VINCI UK FOUNDATION, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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