Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
The Rainbow Legacy CIO
Charity name The Rainbow Legacy CIO Other names charity is known by The Rainbow Project Registered charity number (if any) 1199676 Charity's principal address 160 Kemp House
City Road London Postcode EC1V 2NX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Rebecca Knight | ||||
| Anthea McKenna | ||||
| Lauren Chadwick | ||||
| Sharon Hamilton | ||||
| Julie Cupples | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO Foundation document dated 15 July 2022 Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by other trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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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
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The Rainbow Legacy CIO provides basic education to the community, English classes, support for mothers and babies, clothing and hygiene products.
Children are also supported with education costs.
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Girls are given classes on self care and hygiene and are provided with reusable sanity towels and toiletries.
Mothers are provided with clothes and reusable nappies for their babies.
The charity has purchased land and built a community centre to provide a safe space to learn, confide, play and develop the local community. A borehole has also been built on the land to provide clean water for the community.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Food donations have been made to families in the community, as well as provision of meals for children in the local school.
Education has been funded for a number of children.
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.
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Section D Achievements and performance
During the year to 31 December 2024 further work was undertaken on Summary of the main the community centre owned by the charity. A store room was built to achievements of the charity store supplies to be used in or for the benefit of the community. during the year The charity has been able to fund the education for a number of children for the year.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit
All current funds donated to the charity are held on an unrestricted reserve to be used for the general charitable purposes.
Where donations are made with a restriction imposed by the donor for these to be used for a specific purpose, these will be held in the restricted funds to be used for that purpose.
As at 31 December 2024 there was no deficit in the unrestricted fund.
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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The principal source of funds for the charity comes from donations from individuals and companies.
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
These funds have been used to be build the community centre in The Gambia to provide a safe space for the key objectives of the charity, including education and a safe space for the community. Funds have been used to build a borehole to provide clean water for the community.
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Funds have also been used to ship donated items such as reusable nappies, clothes, stationary and toys to The Gambia to be distributed in the community.
- investment policy and the community. objectives including any ethical investment policy Funds have also been used to pay for the education of a number of adopted. children in The Gambia.
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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Rebecca Knight | ||
Trustee |
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| 26/10/2025 | ||
| 26/10/2025 |
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Charity Name No (if any)
The Rainbow Legacy CIO 1199676
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024
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
Donations 13,456 - - 13,456 -
Bank interest 9 - - 9 -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 13,465 - - 13,465 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Loan from Rebecca Knight 3,075 - - 3,075
- - - - -
Sub total 3,075 - - 3,075 -
Total receipts 16,540 - - 16,540 -
A3 Payments
Postage and administraion expenses 1,335 - - 1,335 -
Donations to community in The Gambia 4,667 - - 4,667 -
Trustee expenses for volunteering in The
Gambia 200 - - 200 -
School fees for children in The Gambia 2,260 - - 2,260 -
Item donation storage costs 2,319 - - 2,319 -
Repairs to community centre and borehole
on charity land in The Gambia 582 - - 582 -
Building borehole for family in The Gambia
2,235 - - 2,235 -
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- - - - -
Sub total 13,598 - - 13,598 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Building storeroom at community
centre on charity land in The
Gambia 2,896 - - 2,896
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Sub total 2,896 - - 2,896 -
Total payments 16,494 - - 16,494 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 46 - - 46 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 19 - - 19 -
Cash funds this year end 65 - - 65 -
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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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Funds due to Rebecca Knight Details Bank account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Land at Soma Pipeline Street, Soma, The Gambia |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 65 - - - - - 65 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Unrestricted 21,096 - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 11,101 - - - - Print Name Rebecca Knight Lauren Chadwick |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 26/10/2025 26/10/2025 |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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