Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Red Balloons is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, economic/community development/employment.
Red Balloons (number 1194467) 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 Balloons do?
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.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Red Balloons
Answers Red Balloons gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 13 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Red Balloons's highest-paid staff paid?
Red Balloons's annual return for the year ending 13 May 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Red Balloons as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Red Balloons's annual return for the year ending 13 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 Balloons registered for?
General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesEconomic/community Development/employment
Why is there no Clarity Score for Red Balloons yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Red Balloons.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Red Balloons as a registered charity (number 1194467) 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 Balloons's charity number?
Red Balloons's charity number is 1194467. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1194467?
Search 1194467 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 Balloons do?
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.
Does Red Balloons have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Red Balloons. 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 Balloons?
Red Balloons's website listed in our register data is http://www.redballoons.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 Balloons's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Red Balloons's annual return for the year ending 13 May 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Red Balloons?
The register does not record Red Balloons as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Red Balloons's trustees paid?
Red Balloons's annual return for the year ending 13 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Red Balloons registered as a charity?
Red Balloons was entered on the register on 14 May 2021.