red balloon educational trust

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. Red Balloon Educational Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Cambridge and operates in England And Wales.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Red Balloon Educational Trust sets up and oversees small schools, called Learner Centres, that offer a full-time educational, therapeutic and community-based recovery programme for children and young people aged 9 to 18 who experience EBSA (emotionally-based school avoidance) as a consequence of severe bullying or other traumatic experiences.

Fundraising

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Region

England And Wales

Financial Information

Latest Income

£3,328,143

Latest Expenditure

£3,167,467

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.7%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 97.4%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 3.6%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £514,036

Charitable Activities £2,684,447

Other Trading £2,866

Investments £126,794

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,083,545

Raising Funds £83,922

Governance £28,532

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£3,328,143	£3,167,467	£3,083,545	£3,186,968	£1,234,762	93 / 15
2023	£2,904,164	£2,621,262	£2,545,076	£3,057,154	£1,269,208	86 / 20
2022	£2,404,451	£2,167,724	£2,097,083	£2,774,252	£785,520	72 / 15
2021	£3,460,833	£3,454,954	£2,515,029	£2,545,898	£927,214	102 / 12
2020	£3,017,472	£2,858,540	£2,767,894	£2,540,019	£842,044	110 / 4