Registered charity (CIO) · Tyne and Wear
Rainbow Foundation Sunderland
Rainbow Foundation Sunderland is a registered charity (number 1185537) based in Tyne and Wear, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by ASH Johns since 2018. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 2 trustees
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity and 1 more
- Where
- Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City and more
- Website
- Rainbow-foundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUNDERLAND AND THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY:(A) WORKING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY
Grants received
10 grants · £20,600 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £7,180
- Community Foundation North East · £4,980 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £4,200
- LGBT Consortium · £3,450 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £790
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
2 trustees on the board
- ASH Johns Chair since 2018
- Jack Wilson since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- ASH Johns Chair since 2018
- Jack Wilson since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1185537
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Sep 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01915105022 · Info@rainbow-foundation.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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