Rain Rescue

Analysis

Rain Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and animals, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05829719). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Rain Rescue reported income of £879k and spending of £549k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £439k to £879k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rain Rescue sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Future Housing Solutions (£879k), Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd (£879k) and Daylight Centre Fellowship (£879k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 23% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £40k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 17%. Reserves of £321k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.