2021-08-30-accounts - Balloon Circus

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 31 August 2020 30 August 2021

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Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Balloon Circus

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1168978

red charity number (if any)	1168978	1168978
Charity's principal address	23 Rivergreen Crescent
	Bramcote
	Nottingham
	Postcode	NG9 3ET

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Michelle Harrison	4 July2016 -present	Trustee on incorporation
Miranda Wilkinson	2 Sep2017 -present	Charitytrustees
Katherine Walmsley	4 July 2016 - present	Trustee on incorporation
Neil Harrison	1 Sep2021 –present	Charitytrustees
Chris Wright	21 Dec 2021 -present	Charitytrustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO – Foundation Type of governing document Registered 31 August 2016

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened and minuted Trustee selection methods meeting of the charity trustees. (eg. appointed by, elected by)

(eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the You may choose to include CIO. The trustees do not have any relationships with any of the external additional information, where parties that work with Balloon Circus. relevant, about:

All new trustees are introduced to our policies including:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
Risk register
Conflict of interest
Safeguarding
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider These policies are updated every year and issues related discussed at
network with which the charity quarterly meetings.
works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To help young people from deprived backgrounds, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, including circus skills, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.

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Balloon Circus has organised and delivered a series of structured play and circus skills workshops led by sensitive and experienced volunteer workshop leaders to young people in orphanages and special needs schools.

The workshops have been carefully designed to:

Build confidence and self-esteem of participants
Encourage teamwork
Engage the left and right side of the body and the brain

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Help participants to confront the unknown, react to the unexpected and plunge into the next challenge with confidence
Bring laughter and joy to young people in a safe and nurturing environment
Build the skills and confidence of the institution’s staff to help the children to continue to build on the skills after the workshop has finished.

The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Unable to travel or deliver workshops due to COVID-19 restrictions, we spent the year fundraising, applying for grants and creating new networks with other small international charities.

We held our 2020 raffle and raised £2,500 that will cover a month’s tour in Asia teaching 1500 children.

We were also successful in receiving our second grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation (promoting understanding between UK and Japan through support for Arts and Culture), which will fund another tour in Japan. We have teamed up again with YouMeWe Foundation (supporting children’s homes) in Japan to bring Balloon Circus fun to lots more children.

This means that we have two tours funded and in planning for next year when we hope travel will again be possible.

We are also in the process of creating a children’s cookbook of some of our favourite recipes from countries Balloon Circus has toured. All proceeds will go towards funding more workshops.

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Section E Financial review

Balloon Circus operated a zero level reserves policy in 2020/21 on the Brief statement of the basis that it does not employ any staff and the risk of unforseen charity’s policy on reserves emergency or other unexpected need for funds is small. The charity has no liabilities in terms of premises, equipment, pensions etc and no committed regular expenditure. It does not rely on regular income from grant applications or apply to deliver projects on a ‘matched funding’ basis. There is no cashflow issue - i.e. money is not spent or committed before it has been raised. However the trustees have agreed that the policy should be kept under review as demanded by the risk register and risk management policy.

Details of any funds materially n/a in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The CIO principally raises funds via donations and fundraising events, and is seeking to increase applications for grant funding.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Katherine Walmsley

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Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)

Date 17/05/2022

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Charity Name		No (if any)
Balloon Circus		1168978
Receipts andpayments accounts			CC16a
For the period from	Period start date 31/08/2020	Period end date To 30/08/2021

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

A1 Receipts
Donations		7,674	-	-		7,674	-
Grants		-	2,000	-		2,000	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for
	AR)	7,674	2,000	-		9,674	-

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
		-	-		-	-
~~*Sub total*~~		- -	- -		- -	- -		- -

**Total receipts **		7,674	2,000		-	9,674		-
A3 Payments
Admin		1,401	-	-		1,401	-
Equipment		94	-	-		94	-
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**Sub total **		1,495	-	-		1,495	-

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
		-	-		-	-
		-	-		-	-
**Sub total **		-	-		-	-		-

**Total payments **		1,495	-		-	1,495		-

*Net of receipts/(payments)*		6,179	2,000		-	8,179		-
A5 Transfers between funds		-	-	-		-		-
A6 Cash funds last year end		6	-	-		6		-
*Cash funds this year end*		6,185	2,000		-	8,185		-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1

30/05/2022

Categories B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 6,185 - - 6,185 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates	Restricted funds to nearest £ 2,000 - - 2,000 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - -	Endowment funds to nearest £
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				Endowment funds to nearest £
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				Current value (optional)
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/05/2022

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name K Walmsley	Date of approval
		K Walmsley	17/05/2022

CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

30/05/2022