The Rainbow Centre (Scarborough) CIO
Registered charity 1183490 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCARBOROUGH SOCIAL ACTION CENTRE (ST MARY'S WITH HOLY APOSTLES)
A social action centre supporting vulnerable people in crisis. The centre provides day care services for the homeless and people in emergency accommodation including a food bank, clothing/bedding/kitchen appliances, a shower, washing machine and dryer, community cafe, TV lounge and garden.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state a net income of £54,080 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to £181,773 in the prior year. Expenditure on charitable activities and other activities totaled £394,845, while total income was £448,925. The filing does not disclose specific reserves figures or a reserves policy target.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Rainbow Centre Scarborough (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/12/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Rainbow Centre (Scarborough) CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net income of £54,080 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to £181,773 in the prior year. Expenditure on charitable activities and other activities totaled £394,845, while total income was £448,925. The filing does not disclose specific reserves figures or a reserves policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds The Rainbow Centre (Scarborough) CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name The Rainbow Centre (Scarborough) CIO as a grant recipient include YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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