ASD RAINBOWS

Registered charity 1173216 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ASD Rainbows is registered with CIW and provides therapeutic intervention for children with autism or communication delay. We run nursery sessions for children aged 2-5 years, after school club for children aged 5-16 years, sibling support and parent/child sessions.To benefit the residents of Perthcelyn and the neighbourhood by providing activities/facilities to improve their conditions of life

Objects

THE OBJECT[S] OF ASD RAINBOWSTO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES BY:? PROVIDING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION SESSIONS;? PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A SAFE STIMULATING PLAY ENVIRONMENT TO HELP ADDRESS ANY SENSORY/BEHAVIOUR CHALLENGES;? LIAISING WITH MULTI-AGENCY PROFESSIONALS E.G. PSYCHOLOGIST, HEALTH VISITORS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS;? PROVIDING ACCESS FOR PARENTS TO REGULAR WORKSHOPS RUN BY STAFF AND CONSULTANTS AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FURTHERANCE OF SAID OBJECTS? TO OFFER EQUALITY TO ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, GENDER OR CULTURAL BACKGROUND, CLASS OR LANGUAGE? THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA COVERED BY ASD RAINBOWS WILL PRIMARILY BE RHONDDA CYNON TAFF BUT REQUESTS FROM FAMILIES OUTSIDE THIS AREA WILL NOT BE EXCLUDED ON THE CONDITION PARENTS/CARERS WILL TRANSPORT THEIR CHILD.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£272k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total expenditure of £294,101.75 exceeded total cash received of £272,058.05, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The filing reports a closing unrestricted funds balance of £24,406.11 and restricted funds of £17,865.95. Management noted a reduction in grant applications and fundraising activities following the departure of the Charity Development Officer.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £76,238 — contracts £37,598 (7), grants £38,640 (6); 28% of the £272,058 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £70,808 — contracts £12,112 (2), grants £58,696 (9); 23% of the £312,060 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 7
  • Government income: £55,490 — contracts £32,961 (5), grants £22,529 (7); 29% of the £193,925 total gross income on the same return
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Caerphilly · Merthyr Tydfil · Rhondda Cynon Taff

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£272k£294k
31/03/2025£312k£308k
31/03/2024£194k£223k
31/03/2023£176k£164k
31/03/2022£183k£185k

Common questions

Is ASD RAINBOWS financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total expenditure of £294,101.75 exceeded total cash received of £272,058.05, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The filing reports a closing unrestricted funds balance of £24,406.11 and restricted funds of £17,865.95. Management noted a reduction in grant applications and fundraising activities following the departure of the Charity Development Officer.

Who funds ASD RAINBOWS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ASD RAINBOWS as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£99k37% of salaries and running costs over 3-years at an autism charity supporting families in rural South Wales.
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2021£59kHealth
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2023£10kA.S.D. Rainbows
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2022£10kRainbows families
UK government01/07/2020£8kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government21/05/2020£4kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2020£10kRainbows nursery
The National Lottery Community Fund15/05/2018£10kRainbows Pre-School

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (HANDFORTH).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ASD RAINBOWS£272k——unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL (HANDFORTH) FY2026£172k—0unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW PRESCHOOL (WICKFORD) FY2025£171k—0unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL & EXTENDED SERVICES FY2025£1.2mUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL FY2025£317k——unclear—no doubt
HARRYS RAINBOW FY2025£420k——above—no doubt

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