Rainbow Trust Africa

Analysis

Rainbow Trust Africa is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rainbow Trust Africa reported income of £247k and spending of £211k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £164k to £247k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rainbow Trust Africa sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Sanatan Seva Samaj (£247k), Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum (£247k) and Bradford LGBTQ+ Strategic Partnership Ltd. (£247k).