THE RED RUBBER BALL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1140443 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our efforts are entirely voluntary and provide opportunities to people disadvantaged by their personal circumstances, particularly children and young people in Kenya affected by poverty, malaria, AIDS and malnutrition.We give time, energy and our own money to several projects - scholarships for 300 children to attend secondary school, an educational farm, a cycling cub and mentoring.

Objects

1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE UK AND OVERSEAS BY PROVIDING ADVICE, EDUCATION AND ORGANISING VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE ANDRESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;2) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND NEED AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: THE UK AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Welwyn Hatfield, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity raised £38,345 in income and incurred total expenditure of £39,806, resulting in a net expenditure of £1,461 for the year. Total funds carried forward at the end of the period were £43,268, comprising £16,870 in unrestricted reserves and £26,398 in restricted reserves. The trustees believe these reserves are adequate to fulfill commitments and ensure sponsored children can complete their schooling.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Red Rubber Ball Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• JAMES DOUGLAS AITCHISON
• KATE ADAM
• NEIL KIRBY BA FCA
• Sally Anne Gardner

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Kenya

Income and spending

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• COMMUNITY CARE RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL TRUST income £230k
• RAFIKI THABO FOUNDATION income £383k
• KARIBUNI CHILDREN income £324k
• FRIENDS OF KIANJAI KENYA income £41k
• THE LUNCHBOWL NETWORK LIMITED income £249k
• OUT OF AFRICA income £89k

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