Rainbow Fostering Services Ltd
Paid by 26 London authorities
Total received£13.8m
Payments3,595
Councils26
Spend by year
£0£1.6m£3.1m
2019/202021/222023/242026/27 so far
Financial years run April to March. 2026/27 is the year so far, shown dashed.
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| Financial year | Spend | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | £468,033 | 125 |
| 2020/21 | £1,718,717 | 477 |
| 2021/22 | £2,201,149 | 650 |
| 2022/23 | £3,149,117 | 823 |
| 2023/24 | £2,941,083 | 738 |
| 2024/25 | £1,952,372 | 497 |
| 2025/26 | £1,322,469 | 275 |
| 2026/27 (so far) | £59,708 | 7 |
By council26
| Council | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Ealing | £2.4m | 799 |
| Lewisham | £2.0m | 484 |
| Brent | £1.5m | 446 |
| Enfield | £1.2m | 276 |
| Redbridge | £1.1m | 323 |
| Barnet | £872.0k | 49 |
| Wandsworth | £789.8k | 99 |
| Harrow | £597.1k | 140 |
| Camden | £561.6k | 99 |
| Southwark | £532.7k | 111 |
| Merton | £345.4k | 98 |
| Bromley | £295.2k | 51 |
| Newham | £266.7k | 312 |
| Hillingdon | £221.5k | 40 |
| Bexley | £189.5k | 60 |
| Haringey | £174.7k | 55 |
| Islington | £163.6k | 9 |
| Hackney | £117.9k | 19 |
| Croydon | £110.6k | 29 |
| Westminster | £101.2k | 38 |
| Havering | £98.4k | 31 |
| Greenwich | £66.3k | 18 |
| Tower Hamlets | £12.4k | 2 |
| Lambeth | £4,221 | 1 |
| Hounslow | £3,120 | 4 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £1,345 | 2 |
By category
| Category | Total |
|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT FOSTERING | £1.3m |
| Child Social Care | £1.2m |
| Social Community Care Supplies and Services - Adult | £1.2m |
| SOCIAL SERVICES -INDEPENDENT FOSTERING | £1.2m |
| Fostering Costs - Agency | £1.1m |
| UNDER 18 CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER | £912.6k |
| CLA PLACEMENTS | £906.0k |
| nan | £884.1k |
| Foster Payments | £597.1k |
| EXTERNAL AGENCIES AND BODIES | £532.7k |
| External Fostering | £510.5k |
| COMMERCIAL SUPPLIER | £364.3k |
Other names3
Councils spell this supplier more than one way. These spellings are counted together on this page.
- Rainbow Fostering Services
- Rainbow Fostering Services Limited
- Rainbow Fostering Service Ltd