## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025**
## **Charity name: Rainbows4children UK Trust**
## **Charity registration number: 1116387**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1) to relieve poverty and suffering in sub-
Saharan Africa and particularly (but not
exclusively) Ethiopia (the “Region”) through
the support and provision of aid for
construction and development projects with
particular emphasis on projects relating to
healthcare (including the equipping of health
facilities such as hospitals, clinics and health
centres), and self-help projects supporting
local communities (such as securing water
supplies and the development of small
agricultural projects), but excluding support
for any commercial activities or projects
which are of a purely political, religious or
pacifist nature;
(2) to promote and support the advancement
of education in the Region in particular
through projects supporting the
establishment and support of schools, and
the provision of teaching and education for
children and young people;
(3) to relieve poverty and financial hardship
among beneficiaries in the Region, by
providing or procuring, amongst other things,
financial assistance and support for the
welfare and health of beneficiaries, who by
reason of their social and economic
conditions are in need of such assistance.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Fund-raising takes place in the UK to raise
money for the projects, which are currently in
Ethiopia only. Most of the donations received
from UK citizens are from individuals who
sponsor a child to attend the Nicolas
Robinson School in Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia.
The biggest donor in 2025 supported
supplementary food due to the continuing
food crisis after the Civil (Tigray) war.
The project funds in 2025 have been used
for 2 main purposes: to pay the school staff
and to provide training materials, food and
medical assistance for the staff and the|
|||school children.
The Nicolas Robinson School continues to
educate 1400 students from kindergarten
(aged 3.5 years) to graduation at Grade 12,
aged 18 years) On a temporary basis, it has
extended this commitment, and 1,800
children are being educated. This is seen as
a temporary situation until other schools can
reopen.
The building work of the essential buildings
to run the school is now complete. Due to
instability in Ethiopia, we will not make major
capital investments in the short term.
The cessation of hostilities was signed in
November 2022 and school resumed in early
March 2023. Since then, education has been
running intensively with very short breaks
between semesters. This has enabled 3
years of education to be completed in less
than 2 years. As a result, 5 year-groups of
grade 8 have passed their regional exams,
with 100% pass rate. Four batches of grade
12 students took their exams in this period
and we achieved an average 85% university
pass rate. (National average is about 6% in
same period.)
The staff were trained in coping with their
trauma and, also, to help the children
recover from the stress and trauma of war
and family bereavements.
The school continues to grow vegetables
and other crops to provide better nutrition.
All monies raised go directly to further the
aims of the Trust. No trustees
receive any remuneration. There are no
employees of the Trust.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have read and understood the
Charity Commission guidance on public
benefit are in compliance. The activity in the
continuing education and care of children’s
health and well-being demonstrates this.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|All monies raised go directly to further the
aims of the Trust. No trustees
receive any remuneration. There are no
employees of the Trust.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers travel to Ethiopia to help in the
school either at their own expense or
supported directly by the founders, Max and|
Kathryn Robinson. Exceptionally, in 20212023 there were no volunteers at the school due to the ongoing civil war in the region and consequent security issues for the volunteers. One volunteer from Sweden visited in November 2024. Kathryn and Max Robinson visited twice in 2023, twice in 2024 and twice in 2025, but the security situation is difficulty and the UK FCO has currently (Q1 2026) put do not travel in the travel advisory. Normally, volunteers visit the school on a regular basis to help train the teachers and management staff. All volunteers are DBS checked (or equivalent from their country of residence) and must sign that they are in compliance with the school’s child safety policy as well as sign a contract for their work.
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The Nicolas Robinson School continues to
educate 1400 students from kindergarten
(aged 3.5 years) to graduation at Grade 12,
aged 18 years) On a temporary basis, it has
extended this commitment, and 1,800
children are being educated in 2025. This is
seen as a temporary situation until other
schools can reopen.
The building work of the essential buildings
to run the school is now complete. Due to
instability in Ethiopia, we will not make major
capital investments in the short term.
The cessation of hostilities was signed in
November 2022 and school resumed in early
March 2023. Since then, education has been
running intensively with very short breaks
between semesters. This has enabled 3
years of education to be completed in less
than 2 years. As a result, 5 year-groups of
grade 8 have passed their regional exams,
with 100% pass rate. Four batches of grade
12 students took their exams in this period
and we achieved an average 85% university
pass rate. (National average is about 6% in
same period.)
Rainbows4children, through sponsors, now
helps the education of about 650 students at
the school and a further 90 who have gone
on to study at University.
School graduates are continuing to achieve
success overseas. Successes in 2025
included full scholarships to African Science
Academy, Hong Kong University of Science
and Technology, US International University
in Africa (Nairobi), United World College,|
University of Pretoria. 67 students have gone to Ethiopian Universities, including 10 to Addis Ababa. The training college reopened in January 2025. Courses offered included cooking skills, various ICT courses and entrepreneurship training for all the students. More than 100 students have graduated to date.
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As a small charity, the policy agreed by the
trustees is to keep the equivalent of a
minimum of one years’ running cost of the
school available (in the bank accounts) at all
times, so that if funds cannot be raised in a
particular year due to unforeseen
circumstances, the school can still function
and the staff of the school can be paid their
salaries.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Any cash reserves are invested in the
deposit account at the bank, generating
bank interest. No risk investments are made
with the funds. As a small charity, the policy
agreed by the trustees is to keep the
equivalent of one years’ running cost of the
school available (in the bank accounts) at all
times, so that if funds cannot be raised in a
particular year due to unforeseen
circumstances, the school can still function,
and the staff of the school can be paid their
salaries.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£ 493,768**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Fundraising is mainly from private donations
and regular giving. This is mainly to support
the sponsorship of Ethiopian children's
education and provide funds for building the
school and providing the running costs of the
Nicolas Robinson School.|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The Trust document does not allow any
investment of funds in high-risk investments,
so funds are invested in a bank deposit
account. No risk investments are made with
the funds. As a small charity, the policy
agreed by the trustees is to keep the
equivalent of one years’running cost of the|
|||school available (in the bank accounts), at all
times, so that if funds cannot be raised in a
particular year due to unforeseen
circumstances, the school can still function,
and the staff of the school can be paid their
salaries.|
|---|---|---|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|If peace is not sustained in the region, there
is a danger that donors lose confidence in
the use of their funds, and it becomes
difficult to fundraise and/or maintain the
running of the school.|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25||
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are nominated by one of the
existing trustees, their credentials presented,
and they are invited to the board if all
trustees are in agreement. Trustees are
preferred who have already visited to the
school in Mekele or have a strong
interest/connection with the region.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Rainbows4children (UK) Trust works closely
with Rainbows4children Stiftung, registered
in Switzerland. Funds are raised for the
same purpose and The Swiss Foundation
makes transfers of funds to Ethiopia to the
Nicolas Robinson School bank accounts for
the running costs of the school and other
related activities linked to the health and
well-being of students, staff and their
immediate families.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|Rainbows4Children(UK)Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Rainbows4children, R4C|
|Registered charity number|1116387|
|Charity’s principal address|16 Taunton Close
Sutton
Surrey
SM3 9NG|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**
1Richard Max
Robinson
President
2 Kathryn Robinson
Secretary
3 George Potts
4 PhilipStockbridge
5 Alison Burgh
6 Walter Brown
01.04.2025 -31.12.2025
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8
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**Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**Richard Max Robinson
Kathryn Warburton Robinson
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
President & Co-founder
Secretary & Co-founder
**Date**04 May 2026|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Richard Max
Robinson|President|||
||Kathryn Robinson|Secretary|||
||George Potts||||
||PhilipStockbridge||||
||Alison Burgh||||
||Walter Brown||01.04.2025 -31.12.2025||
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**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Rainbows4children (UK) Trust 1116387
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01.01.2025 31.12.2025
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Private donations - 102,114 - 102,114 130,915
Bank interest 8,697 - - 8,697 9,582
Gift aid refund 9,441 - - 9,441 9,528
Paypal donation 5 - - 5 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 18,143 ] 102,114 - 120,257 150,025
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 18,143 102,114 - 120,257 150,025
A3 Payments
Bank charges 35 - - 35 61
Transfers to Rainbows4Children
Foundation for Mekele School project - 160,000 - 160,000 120,000
Membership fees 60 - 60 60
Refund donation 2,653 - 2,653 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 35 ] 162,713 - 162,748 120,121
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 35 162,713 - 162,748 120,121
Net of receipts/(payments) 18,108 - 60,599 - - 42,491 29,904
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 75,049 461,210 - 536,259 506,355
Cash funds this year end 93,157 400,611 - 493,768 536,259
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
04/05/2026
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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**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Funds with Moneycorp at year end.
Transferred to Rainbows4children
HSBC A/C 41459759
HSBC A/C 01459740
Paypal
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**92,502**
**400,611**
**97**
**-**
**558**
**-**
**93,157**
**400,611**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**20,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Richard MaxRobinson
Kathryn Robinson|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
13/01/2026
13/01/2026|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
04/05/2026
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**|Charity Name
Rainbows 4 Children UK Trust|Charity Name
Rainbows 4 Children UK Trust|Charity Name
Rainbows 4 Children UK Trust|
|---|---|---|---|
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||31 December 2025|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1116387|
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||CC16a 1 to 2
(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 / 2025**.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation 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 all 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 in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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._
**Date:** 01/05/2026
**Signed: Name:** Jake Jones **Relevant professional** ACA **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
1
**May 2026**
**IER**
**Address:**
11 Elleray Road Middleton, Manchester M24 1NY
**Section B**
## **Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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** .
2
**May 2026**
**IER**