--- title: "Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge — charity 1175826 | CharityCompare" description: "Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge (charity 1175826): income £1.2m (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/red-balloon-learner-centre-cambridge retrieved: 2026-10-07T01:43:30.958Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1175826Charitable company RB # Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.redballoonlearner.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1175826&subId=0) Work at Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=red-balloon-learner-centre-cambridge&type=claim&name=Red%20Balloon%20Learner%20Centre%20Cambridge) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £1,217,231 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £1,065,582 Registered charity number 1175826 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) 42-44 High Street Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Not recorded Website [www.redballoonlearner.org](http://www.redballoonlearner.org/) Quick answer Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge (number 1175826) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge do? To advance the education of students aged 7 to 19, 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, providing them with an academic, pastoral and therapeutic educational programme in a safe learning environment. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge Answers Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's highest-paid staff paid? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Where does Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's money come from? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge reported £1.2m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (93%), donations and legacies £62k (5%), other income £10k (1%). - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.1m · 93% - Donations and legacies£62k · 5% - Other income£10k · 1% - Investments£7,079 · 1% ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register does not record Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 20 November 2017 Company number [10978174](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10978174) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Central Bedfordshire · Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Norfolk · Suffolk ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's charity number? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's charity number is 1175826. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1175826? Search 1175826 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge do? To advance the education of students aged 7 to 19, 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, providing them with an academic, pastoral and therapeutic educational programme in a safe learning environment. Does Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's website listed in our register data is http://www.redballoonlearner.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Where does Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's money come from? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge reported £1.2m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.1m (93%), donations and legacies £62k (5%), other income £10k (1%). Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge? The register does not record Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided. Are Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's trustees paid? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge registered as a charity? Red Balloon Learner Centre Cambridge was entered on the register on 20 November 2017. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 10978174). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1175826&subId=0).