CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK

Charity number: 1156987
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Clowns Without Borders uses laughter and play as a stabilising force for children living in crisis zones. Working with professional artists and facilitators, we share performances and workshops to encourage children to connect with childish impulses and a sense of fun. It is our mission to alleviate suffering by sharing joy and wonder when they need it most. We work in the UK and globally.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £428,341
Total expenditure: £334,531

People

7 Trustee(s)

9 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Ealing
  • Surrey
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Mozambique
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 May 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rutendo Rumano Trustee 11 March 2024
None on record
Milica Vukovic-Smart Trustee 18 September 2023
CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Recently registered
MUSICAL BOROUGHS TRUST
Received: On time
Matthew David Downer Trustee 20 June 2023
CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Recently registered
SHARON MCCLENAGHAN Trustee 20 June 2023
None on record
Dr unni krishnan Trustee 09 February 2018
CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Recently registered
Wendy Adele Lanchin Trustee 09 February 2018
CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK
Recently registered
Annabel Morgan Trustee 06 February 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £120.91k £42.90k £53.82k £247.63k £428.34k
Total expenditure £94.68k £39.98k £50.77k £228.90k £334.53k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 18 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 28 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 26 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 26 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 21 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 14 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 03/04/2014

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF NEED AND SUFFERING OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO ARE RESIDENT IN AREAS OF CRISIS, BY: (A) THE PROVISION, AND ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION, OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE, EDUCATION AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM THE AFFECTS OF LIVING IN AREAS OF CRISIS WHICH RESULT IN POVERTY, TRAUMA, DISLOCATION, MARGINALISATION AND SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL. (B) PROMOTING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMANITARIAN ISSUES THROUGH HUMOROUS PERFORMANCES AS A MEANS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE ISSUES DESCRIBED IN (A). FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, 'AREAS OF CRISIS' MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: REFUGEE CAMPS, CONFLICT ZONES AND TERRITORIES IN SITUATIONS OF NATURAL OR MAN-MADE EMERGENCIES.

Contact information

Address:
Dean House
Skircoat Green
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 0SA
Phone:
07939 522 518
Email:
hello@clownswithoutborders.org.uk
Website:

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