Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

UPS AND DOWNS SOUTH WEST 

The relief of families and carers of children who have Down Syndrome exclusively, by providing face to face support as well as any information necessary to enable these children to reach their full potential both educationally and socially and so that their conditions of life may be improved.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 18 years

http://www.upsanddowns.net/

admin@upsanddowns.net

01278691100

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UN SDGs
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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
31/01/23£119£266£-147n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/01/22£229£195£34n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/01/21£305£178£127n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/01/20£182£172£10n/an/an/an/an/a13
31/01/19£163£170£-8n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/01/18£110£143£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£165£147£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£189£197£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15£249£211£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£191£185£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£191£185£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£178£170£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£155£138£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£77£77£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£87£58£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£56£52£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 11 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£498,024
Henry Smith Charity£332,500
BBC Children in Need£33,231
Somerset Community Foundation£32,560
Masonic Trust£10,000
Co-Operative Group£5,355
Quartet Community Foundation£4,987
DCMS£3,306
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£4,987 26/03/2024
11
We are seeking funding to support our North Somerset Youth Club to improve the lives of socially isolated young people with Down Syndrome based in Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Befriender Program
£9,835 07/07/2023
Funding will be used to recruit more volunteers who will befriend and support parents/carers of a child who has Down Syndrome.This project aims to support wellbeing improve family relationships and ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Intensive support for families with a Downs Syndrome child aged 12 months to 4 years
£4,993 03/03/2023
Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£176,500 08/02/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of the Team Leader and two Family Support Workers at a project providing support for children and young people with Downs Syndrome ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Peer support sessions for families who have a child or young person with Down Syndrome
£3,000 12/12/2022
Peer support sessions for families who have a child or young person with Down Syndrome
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£2,626 22/10/2022
We would like to run monthly drop-in sessions for parents/carers of children and young people with Down's syndrome in the Southwest.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£10,000 14/09/2022
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Somerset Community Foundation - Business development, including a training programme to help the charity support families with a child with Down Syndrome
£4,567 24/05/2022
Business development, including a training programme to help the charity support families who have a child or young person with Down Syndrome
National Lottery Community Fund - Down Syndrome Support
£9,786 20/08/2021
The funding will be used to continue to provide direct support to families professionals and all those involved with the care and education of children and young people who have Down Syndrome.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£2,729 24/10/2020
We will hold an event to bring together families so that they can share their experiences of parenting a child with Down Syndrome.
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Staff costs to support families with children with Down Syndrome and schools supporting children with Down Syndrome across Somerset
£10,000 14/09/2020
4
Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ups & Downs Southwest
£3,306 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund the equipment for staff to deliver online youth club sessions for children and young people with Downs Syndrome who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and help them ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Remote support for families of children with Down's Syndrome
£10,000 08/06/2020
4
Remote support for families of children with Down's Syndrome during coronavirus
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,306 02/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ups & Downs Southwest
£29,925 20/03/2020
36
This project will deliver youth club sessions for young people with Downs Syndrome. It will increase independence, improve communication skills and increase self-esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bristol Down Syndrome Support Services
£470,564 06/01/2020
59
The project supports children and young people with Down Syndrome across the South West, to ensure they enjoy a secure, informed environment that meets their emotional, social and educational needs. ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£156,000 10/12/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Team Leader and two Family Support Workers at a project providing support to children and young people with Downs Syndrome, and their ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Befriender Program
£7,839 07/06/2019
12
The funding will be used to recruit and train volunteers who will provide support services to families of children with Down Syndrome. The project aims to develop skills, improve wellbeing and bring ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - Family Support Stress Reduction Support and School Liaison Project
£99,037 04/02/2019
23
A project which will equip parents and schools with coping strategies to reduce stress and anxiety for children and young people with Down Syndrome
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Work - Down Syndrome
£9,990 21/02/2018
12
The funding will be used to provide family support for parents and carers of children with Down syndrome. The project aims to improve people's wellbeing, access to assistance in their local community ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£3,196 29/11/2017
We would like the money to pay for our three Family Day events that occur at Easter, Summer and Christmas.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ups & Downs Southwest
£21,366 13/11/2017
36
This project will deliver youth club sessions for young people with Downs Syndrome and aims to increase independence, improve communication skills and increase self-esteem.
Somerset Community Foundation - Family Support Clinic
£2,583 24/10/2017
12
Family support clinics for parents or carers of children with Down Syndrome.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 10/05/2017
Down Syndrome support for children,parents and professionals
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£120,000 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support and activities for young people who have Down's Syndrome and their families and carers in the south-west of England
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ups and Downs Southwest
£4,000 14/09/2016
refurbishment of office for a charity which works with disabled people in Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation - Ups and Downs Southwest Home Visits for New Babies
£3,000 31/08/2016
11
New baby home visiting service
Somerset Community Foundation - Ups and Downs SW - Youth clubs and activities
£3,500 24/06/2016
11
Youth clubs for young people with Down's Syndrome
National Lottery Community Fund - Ups and Downs Southwest - Continuation Grant
£284,621 17/07/2013
24
This is a project that supports children with Down syndrome (DS) and their families in the South West region.The organisation provides information, advice and support to parents and professionals ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2006, number: 1116381
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
Filing Record
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

Ups & Downs Southwest
The Old School
School Road
Westonzoyland
BRIDGWATER
TA7 0LN

Objectives

THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE:THE RELIEF OF FAMILIES AND CARERS OF CHILDREN* WHO HAVE DOWN SYNDROME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FACE TO FACE SUPPORT AS WELL AS ANY INFORMATION NECESSARY TO ENABLE THESE CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BOTH EDUCATIONALLY AND SOCIALLY AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. *(THESE PEOPLE ARE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE 'CLIENTS').

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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