RAINBOW HOUSE GROUP

Registered charity 1201214 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rainbow House is an independent, not-for-profit provider of a range of services for children aged 0-10 and their families. It is an Ofsted-registered childcare setting with charity status. Our services include preschool sessions, seminars, workshops, after-school clubs, mother and toddler sessions, creche and outings. We operate from two purpose-built settings in East London.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AGED 0-8 BY PROVIDING CHILDCARE FACILITIES FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND GOVERNMENT AGENDAS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH CARE, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.

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
£553k
Latest spending
£521k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31,939 for the year, bringing total unrestricted funds to £500,092. The trustees confirm that reserves are well above their stated policy target of six months' expenditure and that the organization is on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £500k)
“The Trustees have set a target of six months' expenditure as a prudent level of reserves.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£553k
Total spending
£521k
Cost of raising funds
£7k
Reserves (reported)
£500k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~11.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£553k£521k
31/08/2024£549k£466k
31/08/2023£375k£439k

Common questions

Is RAINBOW HOUSE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £31,939 for the year, bringing total unrestricted funds to £500,092. The trustees confirm that reserves are well above their stated policy target of six months' expenditure and that the organization is on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.