RED BALLOONS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 14 May 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 14 May 2024 – 13 May 2025
Latest income: £304,870
Latest expenditure: £184,037
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 6-8 Yarm Road, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, Cleveland, TS18 3NA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promotion of the benefits of physical exercise on mental and physical wellbeing. Support to choose and take part in suitable activities and promotion of healthy lifestyle to support wellbeing.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 13 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,870
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,037

Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 13 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £190,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,247

Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 13 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 22 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £62,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,919

Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 13 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,490
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,271

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 13 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £304,870
Total Gross Expenditure: £184,037
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £148,438
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 13 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £190,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £111,247
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £20,269
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 27

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 13 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 22 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £62,240
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,919
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £45,228
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 14 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 13 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 13 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £39,490
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,271
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £21,597
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: RED BALLOONS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-05-14T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 May 2021 as amended on 01 Apr 2025
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC BY;RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AND THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF ACTIVITIES OR INFORMATION AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests