RAINBOW FOR AFRICA UK - R4A UK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1173982 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R4AUK, RAINBOW FOR AFRICA UK, RAINBOW FOR AFRICA UK - R4A UK MEDICAL DEVELOPMNET, RAINBOW FOR AFRICA UK - R4A UK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH THROUGHOUT AFRICA (AND SUCH OTHER AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME) IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND PRACTICAL ADVICE;(2) THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT AFRICA (AND SUCH OTHER AREAS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME) WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF WAR OR NATURAL DISASTER, TROUBLE OR CATASTROPHE, IN PARTICULAR, BY THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL AID TO SUCH PERSONS.

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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Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell from £29,467 to £10,005 due to total expenditure exceeding income, resulting in a net movement in funds of (19,462). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. No reserves policy target is stated in the document.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 13
“During the year, the company reimbursed directors £1,865 (2024: Nil) in respect of business expenses incurred on behalf of the company. These transactions were conducted on normal commercial terms, and no amounts were outstanding at the year end. During the year, the company received £872 (2024: £372) in donation from close relations to directors.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rainbow For Africa UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Italy · Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£59k£78k
30/04/2024£40k£21k
30/04/2023£7k£23k
30/04/2022£22k£1k
30/04/2021£2k£2k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW FOR AFRICA UK - R4A UK MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell from £29,467 to £10,005 due to total expenditure exceeding income, resulting in a net movement in funds of (19,462). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. No reserves policy target is stated in the document. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.