It is with the deepest regret that we announce that Red Balloon Foundation is appointing agents to place the charity into liquidation. This means that The Red Balloon Family Foundation is now ceasing all operations, including our childcare settings at St. Andrew’s North Weald and Hereward Primary Schools and at St. Giles’ Preschool and all of our work with churches and local authorities.
 

Post-COVID, RBF has been working hard to get back on our feet but unfortunately we are now in the position where we are unable to meet all of our financial obligations. We had adopted what we believed to be a workable and realistic Transformation Plan back in March 2024 but unfortunately as we approach the academic year ahead we have been advised we are no longer in a viable financial position to continue.
 

We know that this is going to cause real hardship to many families who have relied on our services for childcare and other support and we are deeply sorry for this – if there was any way we could have continued we certainly would have done as the worst part of this situation is letting the families we serve down.

Further information has been made available to all individuals/agencies who are creditors or need to receive refunds from the Foundation via our liquidators - Kirk's Insolvency. If you have any queries or believe you should have been contacted by Kirk's but haven't received any communication from them yet, please contact finance@rbf.org.uk

 

A dedicated contact for Kirk's Insolvency will be available shortly and will be posted on this site when available.
 

Thank you for your support of Red Balloon Foundation over the last 12 years – serving you and your children has been such a joy and we are so sorry that the journey has now come to an end.