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Balloon Ventures Foundation LTD

Kenya Works

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1141552
Status
Registered
Registered
April 21, 2011
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
73 Mount View Road
London
N4 4SR

Contact

Phone
02083402580
Email
[email protected]

Activities

BVF and its wholly owned subsidiary Balloon Ventures ltd are dedicated to the relief of poverty and hardship in developing countries initially focusing on Kenya and Uganda. We provide support, training and loan finance to small businesses to help them grow and create good jobs. In Kenya we also support an orphanage in Busia.

Objects: To Relieve Poverty And Financial Hardship In Kenya And Uganda In Such Ways As The Trustee Think Fit, In Particular But Not Exclusively By Providing (1) Training And Funding For Income Generating Programmes And Job Creation.(2) To Relieve The Needs Of Children In Busia In Such Ways As The Trustee Think Fit, In Particular But Not Exclusively Through.(a) The Maintenance, Development And Support Of The Orphanage Named Mama Orphans Children's Home(b) The Provision And Maintenance Of A School.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Chile, Kenya, Scotland, Uganda

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £2,289,459 £1,042,942 £4,124,409 39
March 31, 2024 £2,149,257 £1,069,831 £3,116,463 29
March 31, 2023 £1,444,998 £706,683 £2,037,037 20
March 31, 2022 £640,770 £526,696 £1,298,722 17
March 31, 2021 £686,481 £542,129 £1,184,648 18

Trustees

Name Appointed
Melinda Phillips March 4, 2026
Prabhay Joshi Oct. 14, 2019
William smith Oct. 8, 2018