Rainbow for Africa UK - R4a UK Medical Development

Analysis

Rainbow for Africa UK - R4a UK Medical Development is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10150311). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Rainbow for Africa UK - R4a UK Medical Development reported income of £59k and spending of £78k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £2,374 to £59k (+2380%), an average of +123% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 828%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 for Africa UK - R4a UK Medical Development sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Serge Betsen Academy Ltd (£59k), Community Education Forum (£59k) and Colchester Samaritans (£59k).