Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS UK

Clowns Without Borders uses laughter and play as a stabilising force for children living in disaster 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 Bangladesh, Greece, Jordan

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 10 years

www.clownswithoutborders.org.uk

hello@clownswithoutborders.org.uk

07939 522 518

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£248	£229	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/21		£54	£51	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/12/20		£43	£40	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/12/19		£121	£95	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/12/18		£40	£29	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	16
31/12/17		£19	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16?	*	£22	£13	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£8	£2	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bangladesh, Jordan, Turkey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
£6,690	30/11/2021	National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.
The Fore - Grant to Clowns Without Borders UK
£14,910	11/11/2021 36	Clowns Without Borders UK (CWB) is an independent registered charity that is part of a global federation of organizations using clowning to promote personal and community psycho-social healing for ....more Clowns Without Borders UK (CWB) is an independent registered charity that is part of a global federation of organizations using clowning to promote personal and community psycho-social healing for children in desperate humanitarian situations. CWB is using funds from The Fore to hire additional freelance production and marketing support

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

DR UNNI KRISHNAN Appointed: 2018

ANNABEL MORGAN Appointed: 2016

MATTHEW DAVID DOWNER Appointed: 2023

MILICA VUKOVIC-SMART Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: MUSICAL BOROUGHS TRUST,

SHARON MCCLENAGHAN Appointed: 2023

WENDY ADELE LANCHIN Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/05/2014, number: 1156987

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR16: 110 days late,

Main office

Dean House
Skircoat Green
Halifax
West Yorkshire
HX3 0SA

Objectives

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.

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