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Registered charity (CIO) · Manchester

African Rainbow Family

African Rainbow Family is a registered charity (number 1185902) based in Manchester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Regina Mensah since 2021. Latest income £336k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £336k (2025)
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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
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment and 2 more
Where
Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.africanrainbowfamily.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2019

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£336k£332k
  • 2024£270k£305k
  • 2023£246k£178k
Earlier years
  • 2022£169k£150k
  • 2021£242k£155k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 11%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX REFUGEES AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM;2. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX PEOPLE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND, BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL AND SKILLS TRAINING ADVICE AND SUPPORT;3. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX PEOPLE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

Grants received

20 grants · £835,766 total

360Giving 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

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.

5 trustees on the board

2.6y median 1y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£270k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1185902
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 21 Oct 2019
Contact on the register
0333 335 6326 · info@africanrainbowfamily.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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