The Rainbow Centre Morecambe

Analysis

The Rainbow Centre Morecambe is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Morecambe. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rainbow Centre Morecambe reported income of £159k and spending of £110k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £62k to £159k (+156%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 348%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Rainbow Centre Morecambe 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 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nethergreen Junior After School Club (£159k), The Deans Senior Tea Club (£159k) and Woolwich Reach Trust (£159k).