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home >> charity search >> south bucks down's syndrome group
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SOUTH BUCKS DOWN'S SYNDROME GROUP

Supporting those with Down's Syndrome and their families through a range of activities and support networks
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£8£18£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£2£12£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£33£18£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£19£19£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£14£108£-94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£51£42£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£60£35£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£55£32£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£37£25£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£17£23£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£12£18£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10*£30£18£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£25£13£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£21£13£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£15£19£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£19£15£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£12£15£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

Www.SBDSG.org.uk

Info@sbdsg.org.uk

07827298411

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Buckinghamshire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to South Bucks Downs Syndrome Group
£5,000 21/11/2022
Music Projects for Children and Young People with Downs Syndrome

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • AISLING JENKINS Appointed: 2018
  • GRAEME PETER CARD Appointed: 2014
  • JACQUI BREARLEY
  • KATHARINE LOUISE JOSLIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Registered Manager (Cqc)
  • SARAH CARTER Appointed: 2023
  • SARAH CATHERINE TURNER Appointed: 2021
  • SHERYL POPE Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/10/2003, number: 1100209
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Willow Cottage
Warrendene Road
Hughenden Valley
HIGH WYCOMBE
Buckinghamshire
HP14 4LY

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PEOPLE OF FACILITIES, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL MAXIMISE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WYCOMBE. CHILTERN. SOUTH BUCKS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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