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The Rayne Trust

Trustees' Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The Rayne Trust is an independent grant-making charity supporting social welfare, the arts and community cohesion in the UK and Israel. In 2024/25 it committed £1,791,895 in new grants, with its flagship 'Where People Meet' programme — backed by a £2.5m designated fund — supporting the development of multifunctional community and health centres across the UK. In Israel, the Trust continued to fund organisations advancing shared Jewish-Arab society and mental health, adapting its approach in response to the ongoing conflict following October 2023.

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Responsive grant-making in social welfare, arts and community cohesion in the UK; grants advancing shared Jewish-Arab society and mental health in Israel; 'Where People Meet' programme supporting multifunctional community centres; Men's Sheds development in Northern Ireland; youth homelessness support; transitions for young people with complex needs Custom geography from upload: UK

📊Key Metrics

£1,791,895 in new grants and donations committed in 2024/25 across UK and Israel Key Metric 1
£2.5m designated fund launched for 'Where People Meet' community centres programme, with open call for grants planned for second half of 2025 Key Metric 2
Investment portfolio valued at £22.6m at year end, generating £838,709 in investment income to fund grant-making Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • £250,000 pilot grant to Nudge Community Builders in Plymouth to create a multifunctional community space, with learning to inform the wider 'Where People Meet' funding programme
  • Commissioned New Local report on the history, role and future of community centres, launched in 2025, with recommendations for funders, authorities and charities to increase investment in the sector
  • £100,895 to Groundwork Northern Ireland to develop the Men's Sheds movement, building on earlier Rayne Foundation grants to Men's Sheds UK

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