MICRO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
The promotion of: - social inclusion amongst LGBTI people by preventing them from becoming socially excluded and relieving the needs of those who are- equality and diversity by the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity or intersex status;and advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BYA) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR INTERSEX STATUS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; ANDC) CONDUCTING AND COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES IN RELATION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX (LGBTI) PEOPLE AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC.2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST LGBTI PEOPLE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING LGBTI PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, DUE TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR INTERSEX STATUS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net loss of £110,888 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £801,714 to £690,826. Free reserves stood at £469,493, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of covering three months of running costs. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due and prepared the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees agreed to build reserves to cover three months of running cost. At 31 December 2025 the free reserves of the charity amounted to £469,493” — page 12
“During the year to 31 December 2025, the charity paid for services amounting to £62,302. (2024 £31,712) to Micro Rainbow CIC, a Community Interest Company (Company Registration Number 08098816) of which one of the directors, Sebastian Rocca, is also a trustee of Micro Rainbow International Foundation.” — page 22
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- 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 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 10
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £366k | £477k |
| 31/12/2024 | £671k | £276k |
| 31/12/2023 | £249k | £188k |
| 31/12/2022 | £275k | £132k |
| 31/12/2021 | £283k | £176k |
Common questions
Is MICRO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net loss of £110,888 for the year, resulting in total net assets decreasing from £801,714 to £690,826. Free reserves stood at £469,493, which the trustees consider sufficient against their policy target of covering three months of running costs. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due and prepared the accounts on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MICRO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MICRO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SMALLWOOD TRUST, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | FY2025 | £18k | |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £2k | Community project for LGBTQ+ and migrant communities |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | 1 | £243k |
| JUSTICE COLLABORATIONS | 1 | £150k |
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 1 | £133k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £66k |
| YOUNG MANCHESTER | 1 | £61k |
| THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
Charities like this
- RAINBOW CHORUS
- RAINBOW MIGRATION
- RAINBOW SURPRISE CIO
- MAKING MIRACLES
- RAINBOW COMMUNITIES CIO
- RAINBOW LIVING SW
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICRO RAINBOW INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | £366k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW CHORUS | £62k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW MIGRATION | £988k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW SURPRISE CIO | £322k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| MAKING MIRACLES | £301k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAINBOW COMMUNITIES CIO | £61k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |