Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +5

Overall GiG Score: 1

DOWNS SYNDROME MEDICAL INTEREST GROUP

To advance education in all matters relating to Down's Syndrome, it's causes, effects, and treatment, by the provision of facilities to share information among interested healthcare professionals and the discrimination of the useful knowledge gained for the benefit of the public in general, and in particular persons with Down's Syndrome, their parents and carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

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
31/03/23		£12	£2	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/22		£10	£6	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£22	£12	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£35	£39	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£17	£20	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£25	£17	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£24	£19	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£38	£34	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£25	£22	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£31	£26	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£23	£23	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£23	£22	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£15	£25	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£23	£21	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£20	£21	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£21	£14	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£21	£14	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£10	£11	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.dsmig.org.uk

info@dsmig.org.uk

0333 1212 300

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/13 persons

DR HILARY TOWSE Appointed: 2022

JO HUGHES Appointed: 2019

DR JILL MARY ELLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2018

DR MARY JANE SMALL Appointed: 2018

DR PATRICIA DENISE MCCLURE OBE Appointed: 2018

DR SARAH CAROLINE MORRIS Appointed: 2018

DR VICKY KAREN HO Appointed: 2018

EMMA JANE TELFORD Appointed: 2022

FIONA MCGRANE Appointed: 2016

PENNY GREEN Appointed: 2015

DR ELIZABETH MARDER, Other trusteeships: ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP, UK HEALTH ALLIANCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE,

DR ELLA RACHAMIM Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE FRIENDS OF THE ARCHER ACADEMY,

DR RICHARD JOHN HARRISON Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/04/2004, number: 1103450

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR17: 3 days late, AR06: 23 days late,

Main office

C/O Downs Syndrome Association
The Langdon Down Centre
2A Langdon Park
TEDDINGTON
Middlesex
TW11 9PS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO DOWN'S SYNDROME, ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS AND TREATMENT, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES TO SHARE INFORMATION AMONG INTERESTED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE GAINED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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