RAINBOW (BICESTER)

Charity number: 801422
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of children below compulsory school age by (a) providing safe play and satisfying group play, in which parents have the right to take part and (b) encouraging other charitable activities through which parents may help the children and (c) furthering the aims of the pre-school playgroup association.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2023

Total income: £117,388
Total expenditure: £139,359

Total income includes £72,025 from 1 government contract(s)

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 providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 April 1989: Standard registration
  • 01 May 2025: Removed (Does not operate)
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • RAINBOW PLAYGROUP (Previous name)
  • RAINBOW PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP PROJECT (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 28/02/2019 29/02/2020 28/02/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023
Total gross income £166.47k £166.51k £136.16k £113.26k £117.39k
Total expenditure £165.69k £183.50k £135.50k £136.87k £139.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £73.43k £72.03k
Income from government grants £87.99k N/A £29.32k £2.05k 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 29 February 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 166 days
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 Overdue Charity reporting is overdue by 166 days
Annual return 28 February 2023 06 February 2025 406 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 06 February 2025 406 days late
Annual return 28 February 2022 23 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 23 November 2022 On Time
Annual return 28 February 2021 25 January 2022 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2021 25 January 2022 28 days late
Annual return 29 February 2020 08 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2020 08 December 2020 On Time
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 19/04/1985 AS AMENDED ON 24/04/2001 AS AMENDED ON 15/06/2009 AS AMENDED ON 03/03/2011

Charitable objects

TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BY; (A) OFFERING APPROPRIATE PLAY, EDUCATION AND CARE FACILITIES, FAMILY LEARNING AND EXTENDED HOURS GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SUCH GROUPS, ENSURING THAT SUCH GROUPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN WHATEVER THEIR RACE, CULTURE, RELIGION, MEANS OR ABILITY; (B) ENCOURAGING THE STUDY OF SUCH NEEDS OF SUCH CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PROMOTING PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND RECOGNITION OF SUCH NEEDS IN THE LOCAL AREAS; (C) INSTIGATING AND ADHERING TO AND FURTHERING THE AIMS AND OBJECTS OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED