Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading (number 1136446) 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 Reading do?
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 face-to-face support.
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 Reading
Answers Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading 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 Reading's highest-paid staff paid?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's money come from?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading reported £864k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £848k (98%), donations and legacies £10k (1%), investments £5,810 (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£848k · 98%
Donations and legacies£10k · 1%
Investments£5,810 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
West Berkshire · Reading · Wokingham · Bracknell Forest · Windsor and Maidenhead
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 Reading registered for?
Education/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading yet?
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Is Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading as a registered charity (number 1136446) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. 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 Reading's charity number?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's charity number is 1136446. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading do?
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 face-to-face support.
Does Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's website listed in our register data is http://www.redballoonlearner.org.uk. 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 Reading's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). 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 Reading's money come from?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading reported £864k total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £848k (98%), donations and legacies £10k (1%), investments £5,810 (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading?
The register does not record Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading's trustees paid?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading'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 Reading registered as a charity?
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading was entered on the register on 18 June 2010. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07150417).