Registered charity (CIO) · London
Rainbow Migration
- 10 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Christopher Scott AddisonChair · since 2018
- Alexander LyonsTrustee · since 2023
- Charles George BishopTrustee · since 2021
- Emma-Jane FinchTrustee · since 2018
- Hadeel OmaraTrustee · since 2024
- Hussein Hosham SaidTrustee · since 2023
- Ilaria MichelisTrustee · since 2023
- Jonathan PowTrustee · since 2026
- Michael Patrick William EganTrustee · since 2018
- Tanishtha Sen GuptaTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.rainbowmigration.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£1.1m£772k
- 2023£833k£675k
- 2022£489k£562k
Earlier years
- 2021£467k£396k
- 2020£489k£299k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:- HUMAN RIGHTS AS SET OUT IN THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE 1951 CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ITS PROTOCOLS, THE EUROPEAN UNION TREATIES AND DIRECTIVES APPLICABLE TO THE UK AND AS APPLICABLE, THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS*, QUEER AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+) PEOPLE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RIGHT TO ASYLUM, TO FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE AND THE RIGHT NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO TORTURE OR CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT, AND RESPECT FOR FAMILY AND PRIVATE LIFE; AND- EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND INTERNATIONALLY AS SET OUT IN THE EQUALITY ACT 2010 AND SIMILAR INSTRUMENTS AND THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE 1951 CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES AND ITS PROTOCOLS, THE EUROPEAN UNION TREATIES AND DIRECTIVES APPLICABLE TO THE UK AND AS APPLICABLE, THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL OR GENDER IDENTITY, IN PARTICULAR DIGNITY, RESPECT AND SAFETY FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANS*, QUEER AND INTERSEX PLUS (LGBTQI+) WHO HAVE IMMIGRATION ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR SEXUAL OR GENDER IDENTITY BY:(1) THE PROVISION OF SPECIALIST LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE FIELD OF IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM LAW TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH LEGAL ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND REPRESENTATION AS A RESULT OF THEIR LACK OF RESOURCES;(2) THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONGST LGBTQI+ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES BY THE PROVISION OF NON LEGAL SUPPORT;(3) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH IN IMMIGRATION LAW AND POLICY AND PUBLISHING THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC;(4) RAISING AWARENESS OF ANY ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY RELATING TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE BY PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION;(5) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON HUMAN RIGHTS, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY RELATING TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF THE SAME TO THE PUBLIC;(6) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY RELATING TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE WHETHER BY TEACHING OR PRODUCING MATERIALS;(7) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF HUMAN RIGHTS, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY RELATING TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES FOR LGBTQI+ PEOPLE BY THE USE OF PUBLICATIONS, CODES OF PRACTICE, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY;(8) ADVOCATING FOR THE RIGHTS OF LGBTQI+ PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE UK;(9) ADVANCING LAW AND POLICY RELATING TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY IN LGBTQI+ ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY INCLUDING COMMENTING ON PROPOSED LEGISLATION.”?
Grants received
45 grants · £3,273,977 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Access to Justice Foundation · £500,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £472,704 (3 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £439,500 (5 grants)
- Barrow Cadbury Trust · £280,000 (6 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £213,290 (2 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Christopher Scott Addison Chair since 2018
- Alexander Lyons since 2023
- Charles George Bishop since 2021
- Emma-Jane Finch since 2018
- Hadeel Omara since 2024
- Hussein Hosham Said since 2023
- Ilaria Michelis since 2023
- Jonathan Pow since 2026
- Michael Patrick William Egan since 2018
- Tanishtha Sen Gupta since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Scott Addison Chair since 2018
- Emma-Jane Finch since 2018
- Michael Patrick William Egan since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Christopher Scott Addison Chair since 2018
- Alexander Lyons since 2023
- Charles George Bishop since 2021
- Emma-Jane Finch since 2018
- Hadeel Omara since 2024
- Hussein Hosham Said since 2023
- Ilaria Michelis since 2023
- Jonathan Pow since 2026
- Tanishtha Sen Gupta since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Michael Patrick William Egan since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
8.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.5 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1158228
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED ONAMENDED ON 07 NOV 2018AMENDED ON 26 NOV 2019AMENDED ON 31 OCT 2019AMENDED ON 06 OCT 2020AMENDED ON 25 MAY 2021 as amended on 09 Aug 2024
- Contact on the register
- 0203 752 5801 · hello@rainbowmigration.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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