RAINBOW MIGRATION

Registered charity 1158228 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAINBOW MIGRATION., UK LESBIAN AND GAY IMMIGRATION GROUP, UK LESBIAN AND GAY IMMIGRATION GROUP., UKLGIG

Our vision is a world where there is equality, dignity, respect and safety for all people in the expression of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£772k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £289,516 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £786,008. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £513,000 are slightly over the agreed policy target range of £200,000 to £400,000, providing resilience for future recruitment and service delivery.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“Total employee benefits (including employer's national insurance and pension contributions) in respect of key management personnel (namely the Executive Director) amounted to £70,676 (2023: £67,957). No other employees received employee benefits (excluding employer's national insurance and pension contributions) over £60,000 in 2024 (2023: none).” — page 33
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of annual expenditure (held: £513k)
“the trustees aim to hold reserves of between three and six months’ worth of annual expenditure (excluding funded one-off activities). For 2024 the target range was £200,000 - £400,000.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Chariot House Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£772k
Cost of raising funds
£83k
Reserves (reported)
£513k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~8.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.1m£772k
31/12/2023£833k£675k
31/12/2022£489k£562k
31/12/2021£467k£396k
31/12/2020£489k£299k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW MIGRATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £289,516 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £786,008. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £513,000 are slightly over the agreed policy target range of £200,000 to £400,000, providing resilience for future recruitment and service delivery. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Chariot House Limited.

Who funds RAINBOW MIGRATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAINBOW MIGRATION as a grant recipient include THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS, TRUST FOR LONDON, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£150kGrants
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONSFY2025£137kInfluencing
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2023£133kSupporting unique immigration advice on LGBTQI+ asylum and policy work
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£90kTowards core costs of their policy and campaigning work in support of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUSTFY2025£50kLGBTQI+ asylum policy and campaigning 2025-2026
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£24kMigrants and Refugees
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
JUSTICE COLLABORATIONSFY2025£13kInfrastructure - National
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2023£11k
THE FUNDING NETWORKFY2022£10kCity for LGBT+ in partnership with GiveOut, Macquarie and Consortium
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£5kSocial Action
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£5kSocial Action
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust10/07/2026£30kA grant to Rainbow Migration
A B Charitable Trust10/07/2025£30kA grant to Rainbow Migration
Barrow Cadbury Trust26/09/2024£50kLGBTQI+ asylum policy and campaigning 2025-2026
A B Charitable Trust05/06/2024£22kA grant to Rainbow Migration
City Bridge Foundation31/07/2023£128kGrant to Rainbow Migration
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2023£453kSupport Services for LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum
A B Charitable Trust28/06/2023£22kA grant to Rainbow Migration
Unbound Philanthropy08/02/2023£90kGrant to Rainbow Migration
Barrow Cadbury Trust22/10/2022£50kLGBTQI+ asylum policy and campaigning 2022-2023
A B Charitable Trust30/06/2022£20kA grant to Rainbow Migration
The National Lottery Community Fund13/05/2022£10kLGBTQI+ asylum seekers service
A B Charitable Trust11/03/2022£4kA grant to Rainbow Migration
A B Charitable Trust01/07/2021£20kA grant to Rainbow Migration
UK government14/12/2020£500DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
Barrow Cadbury Trust24/10/2020£50kLGBTQI+ Asylum Campaigning and Policy Project
Unbound Philanthropy28/07/2020£75kGrant to Rainbow Migration
A B Charitable Trust09/01/2020£15kA grant to UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group (UKLGIG)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£10kLGBTQI+ asylum seekers support service
Barrow Cadbury Trust27/10/2018£50kLGBTQI+ Asylum Campaigning and Policy Project
A B Charitable Trust15/10/2018£10kA grant to UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group
Barrow Cadbury Trust22/10/2016£40kLGBTI Asylum Campaigning and Policy Project
Barrow Cadbury Trust25/10/2014£40kCampaigning and Policy Work
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2008£5kSupport for lesbian and gay asylum seekers in detention centres

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 LGB ALLIANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAINBOW MIGRATION£1.1m—1above—no doubt
LGB ALLIANCE FY2024£383k——unclear—no doubt
AFRICAN RAINBOW FAMILY FY2025£336k—0unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£807k—0below—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE PRIDE FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RAINBOW FOUNDATION, WREXHAM FY2025£2.0m£60,001 - £70,000—within—no doubt

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