Rainbow Community Nursery
Analysis
Rainbow Community Nursery is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04088580). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Rainbow Community Nursery reported income of £807k and spending of £699k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £537k to £807k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rainbow Community Nursery sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thanet Early Years Project (£807k), Waltham Forest Chamber of Commerce Training Trust Limited (£816k) and Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlome Trust (£806k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £207k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.8%
- Trading 99%
- Investments 0.2%
In the charity's own words
ACTIVITIES INCUDES THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE FULLTIME AND FLEXIBLE CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN AGED 3 MONTHS - 5 YEARS, TO WORKING PARENTS AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIROMENT FOR CHILDREN AS WELL AS PARENTS AND CARERS. TO CREATE A RANGE OF STIMULATING CHILD CENTRED ACTIVITIES THAT AIDS CHILDRENS DEVELOPMENT, NEEDS AND ABILITIES.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Thanet Early Years Project | Broadstairs | £807k |
| Waltham Forest Chamber of Commerce Training Trust Limited | Woodford Green | £816k |
| Talmud Torah Tiferes Shlome Trust | London | £806k |
| Bnos Margulis Wiznitz | Salford | £816k |