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2024-08-30-accounts

From Period start date T Period end date ~~aA~~ Day 31 Month 8 Year 2023 o Day 30 Month 8 Year 2024 Section A Reference and administration details ~~a~~ Charity name Balloon Circus ~~PO~~

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1168978

Charity's principal address 23 Rivergreen Crescent Bramcote Nottingham Postcode NG9 3ET ~~ee~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Michelle Harrison 4 July 2016 - present Trustee on incorporation 2 Miranda Wilkinson 2 Sep 2017 - present Charity trustees Katherine 4 July 2016 - present Trustee on incorporation 3 Walmsley Neil Harrison 1 September 2021 - Charity Trustees 4 present Chris Wright 21 December 2021 - Charity Trustees 5 present

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year [_

1 March 2012

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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 Registered 31 August 2016 Type of governing document (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)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits You may choose to include from the CIO. The trustees do not have any relationships with additional information, where any of the external parties that work with Balloon Circus. relevant, about: ● policies and procedures All new trustees are introduced to our policies including: adopted for the induction and training of trustees; • Risk register ● the charity’s organisational • Conflict of interest structure and any wider • Safeguarding network with which the charity works; These policies are updated every year and issues related ● relationship with any related discussed at quarterly meetings. parties; ● trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

2 March 2012

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Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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)		 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.
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
●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)

3 March 2012

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

Section D Achievements and performance

March 2012

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4

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year		 2023 - 2024 proved another great year for us at Balloon Circus.
Our primary focus is on promoting good health and wellbeing, in line with
Sustainable Development Goal 3. We also aim to teach critical thinking
skills, and provide alternative play to their normal activities.
For vulnerable young people, especially those who have experienced
conflict or trauma, circus workshops can be a form of escape,
overcoming hardship, where they share their experiences and express
their emotions.
Circus skills can be used to teach life skills, including perseverance,
teamwork, trust and positive risk-taking.
Young people can apply these life skills outside of the circus – which can
help make them more employable and taking part in workshops can give
a sense of self-worth while boosting their confidence, in turn they can
continue making a positive difference in the world.
During our tour, we engaged the children in various activities that
included circus workshops and balloon modelling. We spent time
teaching them different skills and sharing our experiences, with the aim of
increasing their confidence levels.
We held 10 workshops teaching over 700 children. We drove over 2000
km to reach them all and the whole tour cost £3166

Section E Financial review

March 2012

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5

Balloon Circus has a small reserves policy of £500 in 2023/24 to Brief statement of the cover any administration costs. On the basis that it does not charity’s policy on reserves employ any staff and the risk of unforeseen 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 in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

6 March 2012

TAR

Signature(s) Full name(s) Chris Wright ~~es~~ Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee Date 26/3/2025 ~~fF~~

7 March 2012

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Charity Name
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CC16a
Balloon Circus
1168978
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
627 - - - 627 -
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Sub total(Gross income for AR) 627
(Gross income for AR)		 - - - 627 -
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Sub total -
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Total receipts 627
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627
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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A3 Payments
Admin 242 - - - 242 -
Equipment 76 - - - 76 -
Accommodation 342 - - - 342 -
Volunteer Expenses 850 - - - 850 -
Travel 1,656 - - - 1,656 -
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Sub total 3,166 - - - 3,166 -
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Sub total -
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Total payments 3,166
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,539
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A5 Transfers between funds
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A6 Cash funds last year end
4,646
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4,646
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Cash funds this year end 2,107
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2,107
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds -
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account(s))		 (agree balances with receipts and payments OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
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B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
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Signature
Print Name
Chris Wright
26/03/2025
Date of
approval
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