The Rainbow Hub (registered number 1182225) 

Report of the Trustees 

For the period 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

## **The objectives of the charity are:** 

1. To promote for the public benefit equality and diversity and the elimination of 

discrimination in relation to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGTBQ+) 

persons by: 

2. Raising awareness of issues affecting said persons 

3. Operating as a volunteer led drop-in centre for: 

- The provision of information, about and signposting to LGTBQ+ specific services. 

- The provision of information about general services to LGTBQ+ people 

4. Hate Crime reporting desk for Brighton and Hove 

## **Public Benefit** 

The Trustees confirm that they have given due consideration to the Charity Commission published 

guidance on the public benefit requirement under the Charities act 2011. 

During the period of review the charity has tried to continue to recruit unpaid volunteers to be trained to deliver the services outlined within the context of Brighton and Hove, and the surrounding areas, as well as preparing the office space in a way that preserves individual confidentiality along with both volunteer and service user safety.  Sadly there is definitely a shortage of volunteers these days which if continues could lead to the closure of the Charity in the coming year. 

Initial funding came from The Rainbow Fund (registered number 1181116) when it was originally set up the last couple of years  we have had additional funding from  grants by Brighton and Hove City Council. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

The Charity recruited and trained and retained some Fifteen 8  unpaid volunteers to help 

deliver the charities services on a rotational shift basis. On average volunteers worked, in pairs, for 

three hours per week each covering opening times at the hub. Training included the following 

aspects over the period: 

dealing with clients in a supportive and confidential manner 

dealing with difficult situations and/or clients who may present with a variety of issues including 

substance abuse 

general training on matters relating to social disadvantage such as homelessness, (food) poverty and 



health promotion, and issues specifically affecting the LGBTQ+ community such as trans gender 

awareness 

structured discussions with other local service providers, and charities, about the issues facing 

potential service users 

health and safety training within a public facing environment 

The Rainbow Hub volunteers established a programme to meet service providers and understand 

the services offered and performed by local charities to enable them to better signpost as and when 

appropriate. In addition, volunteers ‘buddied up’ with representatives of the service providers in 

order to better develop working relationships. 

The office space is now in The Ledward Centre which is an LGBTQ+ local hub in Brighton offering a arrange of support services 

Social media and press advertising have been used to bring local awareness. 

## **Financial Review** 

## **Results** 

The charity achieved a surplus of £18,555 on its unrestricted activities during this initial period of 

operation. 

## **Reserves Policy** 

The aim of the Charity is to have a minimum of 10% of estimated running costs to be held at the end 

of each financial year to cover unforeseen operational expenses. 

Structure, Governance and Management 

## **Governance** 

The organisation received charitable status on the 26th February 2019 (Charity number 1182225) and 

is controlled by its governing documents. 

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees 

The Trustees have control of the charity and its property and funds. 

New Trustees are elected by the Trustees. The Trustees when complete consist of at least 3 and not 

more than 7 persons over the age of 18, all of whom must support the Objects of the charity. 

Each Trustee must retire after three years in office. A retiring Trustee who is eligible may be 

reappointed. 

The Trustees may at any time co-opt any individual who is eligible under Article 3.3 as a Trustee to 

fill a vacancy in their number or (subject to the maximum number permitted by Article 3.3.) as an 



additional Trustee, but the co-opted Trustee holds office for only one year. 

Trustee proceedings 

Trustees must hold at least 3 meetings each year. 

A quorum at a meeting of Trustees is 3 Trustees and any issue may be determined by a simple 

majority of the votes cast at a meeting but a resolution in writing agreed by all Trustees is as valid as 

a resolution passed at a meeting. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

Registered Charity number 

1182225 

Registered office 

The Ledward Centre 14A Jubilee Street 

Brughton 

BN1 1GE 

## **Trustees** 

Catherine Joanne Cliff (appointed 20 October 2020) 

Anthony Roy Bates (appointed 24 March 2021) 

Andrew Richard Boardman (appointed 21 Dec 2021) 

## **Bankers** 

Metro Bank 

## **Declarations** 

The organisation has taken advantage of the small companies (CIO) exemption in preparing the above report. 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charities trustees 

A Boardman 

Andrew Boardman 

Trustee 



**Charity Name** 

**N 1** 

**The Rainbow Hub** 


## **Receipts and payments accou** 

**For the period** Period start date **To from** 1st April 2023 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted funds** 

**to the nearest      £** 

**Restricted Endowment funds funds** 

**to the nearest £** 

**to the nearest £** 

## **A1 Receipts** 

|**A1 Receipts**|||
|---|---|---|
|The PCC Sussex|**5,000**||
|Care Inbound|**450**||
|Brighton & Hove Cuncil|**14,800**||
|PossibibiltyPeople|**282**||
|NHS|**1,550**||
|Insurance refund|**-**||
||**-**||
||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**22,082**<br> <br>||
||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||
||**-**||
||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**|<br>**-**||
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||
|Rent|**3,500**||
|Deputy|**136**||
|Invoices from  self employed|**14,572**||
|Misc Payments|**2,294**||
|Electricity|**-**||
|Website|**-**||
|Telephone|**-**||
||**-**||
||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**|**20,502**<br>||
||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|||
||**-**||
||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**|<br>**-**||
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||
||**1,580**<br>||
||**-**||
||**16,976**||
||**18,556**<br>||
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||
|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**|**18,556**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**|
||Bank Account Balance|**18,556**|
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**Total funds Last year** 

## **to the nearest £ to the nearest £** 

|**5,000**|**3,917**|
|---|---|
|**450**|**-**|
|**14,800**|**14,800**|
|**282**|**3,478**|
|**1,550**|**-**|
|**-**|**183**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**22,082**|**22,378**|



|**-**||
|---|---|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
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|**22,082**|**22,378**|



|**3,500**|**-**|
|---|---|
|**136**|**368**|
|**14,572**|**8,904**|
|**2,294**|**736**|
|**-**|**31**|
|**-**|**78**|
|**-**|**790**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**20,502**|**10,907**|



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|---|---|
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|**-**|**-**|
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|**20,502**|**10,907**|
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|**1,580**|**11,471**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**16,976**|**5,505**|
|**18,556**|**16,976**|
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|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|





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|---|---|
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|OK|OK|
|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|**-**|
|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
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