RAINBOW TRUST AFRICA

Charity Number: 1057862
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Based in Livingstone, Zambia, R.T.A. provides high quality education for over 500 children, 33% of whom are sponsored, at King's Pre-School & Primary School; medical services from Mwenda Medical Centre to 5 remote locations on a twice weekly basis; assistance for destitute grannies & their orphaned grandchildren; food aid as required; and the establishment & support of village church communities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £188,648
Total expenditure: £237,584

People

4 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for being a trustee.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • RAINBOW AFRICA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR ANDREW EAGLE Chair
KERETH TRUST
Received: On time
TIMOTHY JOHN EAGLE Trustee 18 September 2013
None on record
Jonathan Watts Trustee 09 June 2013
None on record
DENNIS RAYMOND BURTON Trustee
COVENANT LIFE CHURCH LEICESTER
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £286.74k £407.51k £163.61k £191.30k £188.65k
Total expenditure £295.13k £216.37k £179.24k £289.34k £237.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 31 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 20TH NOVEMBER 1995.

Charitable objects

THE FURTHERANCE AND THE PREACHING AND TEACHING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE

Contact information

Address:
DE MONTFORT BUSINESS SERVICES
THE MANSE
22 DE MONTFORT STREET
LEICESTER
LE1 7GB
Phone:
01162551811
Email:
admin@rainbowafrica.org
Website:

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