The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Ltd
Analysis
The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04465743). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Ltd reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £727k to £1.1m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (£1.1m), Citizens Advice Sefton (£1.1m) and The Benzi Dunner Schools Trust (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, trading 26%, charitable activities 17% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £320k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 34%. Reserves of £806k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 25%
- Legacies 29%
- Charitable activities 17%
- Trading 26%
- Investments 2.1%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Centre provides conductive education for people with motor disorders - mainly those who have cerebral palsey but also now offering support for adults affected by strokes or Parkinsons.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The League of Friends to the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital | Shropshire | £1.1m |
| Citizens Advice Sefton | Merseyside | £1.1m |
| The Benzi Dunner Schools Trust | London | £1.1m |
| Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management | London | £1.1m |