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RAINY DAY TRUST

Registered charity 1170878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve and assist persons in need who are or have been engaged in hardware/DIY, housewares, brushware, pottery, glass, builders merchants, ironmongery, garden supply, and all allied trades, and their dependants, in particular but not exclusively by providing advice, support and financial assistance.

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Latest income
£173k
Latest spending
£333k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall loss of £89,918 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by an operating loss of £108,737 which was partially offset by investment gains. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,214,223 at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mark Warman. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainy Day Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £348k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£173k£333k
31/12/2024£250k£359k
31/12/2023£393k£375k
31/12/2022£287k£360k
31/12/2021£289k£302k

Common questions

Is RAINY DAY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall loss of £89,918 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by an operating loss of £108,737 which was partially offset by investment gains. The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, with unrestricted funds totaling £1,214,223 at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Mark Warman.

Who funds RAINY DAY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAINY DAY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE DE BRYE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£2kRelief in Need
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2kElderly / Old People
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2024£12kTime to Save Energy
UK government09/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2017£7kNew to Work, Back to Work
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2017£5kNew to Work, Back to Work
The National Lottery Community Fund09/11/2016£9kSocial Engagement and Retiring with Dignity