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Francis House Family Trust

Rainbow Family Trust, Francis House

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
328659
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Jan. 19, 2026. Filing history
Registered
July 5, 1990
Legal form
Charitable company
Company number
02519173

Address

Address
Francis House Family Trust
390 Parrs Wood Road
East Didsbury
Manchester
M20 5NA

Activities

Francis House Family Trust exists to manage & fund Francis House & Francis Lodge Children & Young Peoples Hospice. Providing respite & end of life care for children & young people with life limiting conditions, and the necessary support and short term care for their families. Care is available to families regardless of cultural or religious backgrounds. Care is family and child /young person led.

Objects: The Objects of the Charity are to promote the relief of illness and disability and suffering in such ways as the Charity shall from time to time think fit, and in particular in the North West of England and adjacent areas and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality whether geographical or otherwise of such object): 1.1. By establishing, maintaining and operating residential nursing and respite homes for the reception and care of children and young persons including the families and/or carers of children and young persons who are suffering from life limiting and life shortening illnesses (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Beneficiaries’) and the care and support of their families and/or carers;1.2. By providing, coordinating or promoting medical or other treatment or attention and appropriate support for the Beneficiaries and their families and/or carers in their own homes or at any other location; 1.3. By conducting or promoting or encouraging research into the care and treatment of the Beneficiaries and their families and/or carers, and promoting the dissemination of the results of such research; 1.4. By promoting or encouraging or assisting in the teaching or training of Doctors, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychotherapists, Administrators, Social Workers, Counsellors and other persons engaged in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied or complementary services, and in the teaching or training of students in any branch of medicine, surgery, nursing or allied or complementary services; 1.5. By assisting access to spiritual support and guidance for the Beneficiaries and their families and/or carers 1.6. By providing or assisting in the provision of financial, emotional and practical support of the families and carers of Beneficiaries in relation to grief and bereavement of a Beneficiary .

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities

Geography

Area of benefit
North West England
Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 Jan. 19, 2026On time £5,986,973 £7,901,895 £24,643,356 125
March 31, 2024 Jan. 13, 2025On time £5,509,733 £7,050,154 £26,863,207 123
March 31, 2023 Jan. 25, 2024On time £5,321,506 £5,993,399 £27,229,077 103
March 31, 2022 Jan. 13, 2023On time £4,186,619 £5,114,717 £30,337,191 101
March 31, 2021 Dec. 22, 2021On time £4,446,168 £4,990,036 £30,610,781 103

Trustees

Name Appointed
Jane Amanda Kempler (Chair) Oct. 5, 2023
Amanda Melton April 10, 2025
Aysha Rangrez Jan. 14, 2021
Charles Ledigo April 16, 2015
Dr Susan Kirk
Dr Susan Mary O'halloran Jan. 26, 2012
Dr Andrew Taylor Jan. 11, 2018
Dr Edward Robert Gasiorowski April 15, 2021
Dr Susan Hyde April 18, 2024
Eamonn Sean O'Neal May 11, 2023
Rev Joseph Carney April 15, 2021
Rev Stephen Woolley Jan. 16, 2025
Vijay Andrew Kumar Srivastava Llb July 2, 2015