Rainbow Services (Harlow)

Analysis

Rainbow Services (Harlow) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in August 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03826440). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Rainbow Services (Harlow) reported income of £687k and spending of £689k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £493k to £687k (+39%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Services (Harlow) sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vision Catalyst Fund (£687k), Bethlem Gallery (£687k) and Eye to Eye Counselling Service (£686k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, donations and legacies 12%, trading 7.6% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £347k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.