Members of the board
Francis House was built and is operated by the Rainbow Family Trust.
Charity No. 328659
Company Registration No. 2519173
Registered Office:
Rainbow Family Trust
390 Parrswood Road
Didsbury
Manchester
M20 5NA
Rainbow Family Trust is a ‘Company Limited by Guarantee’ and not having a share capital.
The Trustees (who are also directors for the purposes of company law) are:
Trustees
Mr Robin Wood (Chairman)
Right Reverend Terence Brain
Monsignor Thomas Mulheran
Sister Margaret Fairclough
Mr Christopher Roberts
Ms Rachel Taylor
Mr Martin Lochery
Mrs Sheena Nolan
Reverend Bernard Wilson
Dr Susan Kirk
Secretary to the Trustees Reverend David Ireland
The Trustees serve on the Council of Management which meets quarterly.
A General meeting is held annually.
General operational decisions are made by the Administrator (Reverend David Ireland) and Head of Care (Gill Bevin) with reference to the following Trustees sub committees:
i) Fundraising
ii) Finance
Terms of Reference
i) Reserves policy decisions are a matter for the Trustees meeting.
ii) Operational finance decisions are delegated to the Finance sub-committee.
iii) All contracts relating to fundraising operations are to be referred to the Trustees.
iv) Revenue decisions are delegated to the Finance sub-committee.
v) All decisions which affect the legal, ethical or philosophical status of the Trust are to be referred to the Trustees Council of Management.
