The Rainbow of Hope/Paradise Run

Analysis

The Rainbow of Hope/Paradise Run is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Rainbow of Hope/Paradise Run reported income of £45k and spending of £54k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £49k to £45k (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rainbow of Hope/Paradise Run sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Risley Independent Methodist Church (£45k), Sikh History and Religious Education (Share) (£45k) and In His Presence Foursquare Church (£45k).