RED BALLOON OF THE AIR — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 October 2010
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07328440
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Red Balloon Educational Trust, Willow Lodge, 37 High Street, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6DF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.redballoonlearner.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of students aged 9 to 18, being students who are the victims of bullying, or by reason of other emotional trauma or illness, are for the time being unable to attend mainstream school, including, but not limited to, providing them with on-line tuition and appropriate on-line and face-to-face support.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £25
Total Gross Expenditure: £30,887

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,409

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £176,068
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,505

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 16 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,635,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,414,832

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,409
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £176,068
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,505
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 24
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 105359
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,635,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,414,832
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 61
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 1200384
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 9

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 108333
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1527455
Income Investments: 48
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1635836
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,414,832
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1414832
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 91876
Expenditure Depreciation: 11861
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £387,073
Assets Total Fixed: 16764
Assets Own Use: 16764
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £693,228
Assets Total Liabilities: £299,749
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £410,243
Creditors One Year Total Current: 299749
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £540,947
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 387073
Funds Restricted: 23170
Funds Total: 410243
Count Employees: 68
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: RED BALLOON OF THE AIR
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-05-10T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 4051112
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1137151
Assoc Charity Name: RED BALLOON LEARNER CENTRE - BRAINTREE

Charity Name: RED BALLOON OF THE AIR
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2010-10-28T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 JULY 2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 MAR 2016
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AGED 9 TO 18, BEING STUDENTS WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF BULLYING, OR BY REASON OF OTHER EMOTIONAL TRAUMA OR ILLNESS, ARE FOR THE TIME BEING UNABLE TO ATTEND MAINSTREAM SCHOOL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROVIDING THEM WITH ON-LINE TUITION AND APPROPRIATE ON-LINE AND FACE-TO-FACE SUPPORT
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 410961
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RBAIR

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests