Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 1[st] Jan 2024 to 31[st] Dec 2024 From
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Rainbow Mission Trust
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1094388 Charity's principal address 11 Normandy Gardens Horsham West Sussex RH12 1AS ~~——~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 GP McCulloch Chairman 2 JM McCulloch 3 JA Barling 4 P Ong 5 AM Bradley 6 7 8 9 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year ~~—— ———~~ Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser ~~—————~~ Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Graham Douglas White (Administrator) ~~OO~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Trust deed dated 24th June 2002
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How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
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Appointed by the trustees
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(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
Trustees are selected on the basis of their experience and skills. They are people who are prepared to take an active part in running the charity.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To advance the Christian religion and pursue such charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time think fit.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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The charity supports the work of the Gogo Trust in South Africa which cares for orphans and widows. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the The charity supports the work of Children Rescued in Burundi, which public benefit in relation to supports children and teenagers orphaned during the civil war. these objects (include within this section the statutory The charity supports Christian workers in several different countries. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance The charity makes grants to individuals, especially to young people, with issued by the Charity a heart to reach out to the poor and disadvantaged people of the world. Commission on public benefit) The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main The trust made grants to the work of the Gogo Trust in South Africa achievements of the charity which works with poor and needy people in Kwazakhele, Port Elizabeth. during the year The trust has continued to support the work of CRIB in Burundi which works with orphans.
The trust made grants to long-term overseas Christian workers.
The trust made grants to people on short-term service visits.
The trust supported work in North Africa.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The trust holds no cash. Immediate access funds are kept at CafBank Ltd in either a current account or a savings account. The trust holds savings within Virgin Charity Deposit Accounts. The trust also holds savings with Saffron Walden Building Society.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Geoffrey Paul McCulloch Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairperson etc Date
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| Rainbow Mission Trust | Rainbow Mission Trust | Rainbow Mission Trust | 1094388 | 1094388 | |||||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||||||
| For the period from |
For the period | 01/01/2024 | To | 31/12/2024 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||
| Donations, legacies and grants | 0 | 46,126 | 46,126 | 46,382 | |||||
| Interest on deposit accounts | 2,655 | 13 | 2,667 | 1,116 | |||||
| Gift Aid | 4,939 | 4,939 | 4,834 | ||||||
| Short-term loan | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Purchase refunded | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Gift Aid for accountancy | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sub total | 2,655 | 51,078 | 0 | 53,732 | 52,332 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, etc. | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Total receipts | 2,655 | 51,078 | 0 | 53,732 | 52,332 | ||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| Grants and donations paid 3,300 57,940 61,240 59,086 Bank charges 455 455 555 Administration 0 0 Accountancy 75 75 70 Short-term loan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sub total 3,300 58,470 0 61,770 59,711 A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc. 0 0 0 0 0 Total payments 3,300 58,470 0 61,770 59,711 ~~a.~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) | -645 | -7,393 | 0 | -8,038 | -7,379 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 12,685 | 63,124 | 0 | 75,809 | 83,188 | ||||
| Cash funds this year end | 12,040 | 55,732 | 0 | 67,771 | 75,809 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details CAF Designated account CAF Savings account CAF CRIB account VCDA CRIB account VCDA Gogo account VCDA General account CAF Gogo account Saffron Building Society - Central VCDA Designated account Redwood savings Details Signature GP McCulloch |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 12,040 0 12,040 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 12,040 0 12,040 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 12,040 0 12,040 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
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| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| GP McCulloch | GP McCulloch | |||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Rainbow Mission Trust members of On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2024 Charity no 1094388 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2024 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: T.Brydon
Date: 7[th] July 2025
Name: Tanya Brydon ~~Cs~~ Relevant professional Retired Finance Manager qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 9 Great Lime Kilns Southwater, Horsham RH13 9JL
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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October 2018
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