Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

UP ON DOWNS ( HERTFORDSHIRE)

Family support services for families in Hertfordshire with children or young adults with Down's syndrome.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/08/23£33£36£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£19£31£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£34£34£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£33£20£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£45£21£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£17£27£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£20£29£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15*£36£25£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£22£29£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£21£30£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£15£19£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£24£18£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£29£16£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09*£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.upondowns.co.uk

enquiries.nhdowns@yahoo.co.uk

07738470634

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting families of those with Down's syndrome in Hertfordshire
£5,720 21/10/2022
The funding will be used to cover the salary of the service coordinator who will facilitate a range of events support groups and fun activities for families who have a child living with Down’s Syndrome. The project aims to support the child’s ....more
Hertfordshire Community Foundation - Grant to Up on Downs
£5,000 29/03/2021
Most CEV families have been isolating at home with children for the whole pandemic. Some have felt left behind by the vaccine rollout because it is not yet approved for children. Some have been left behind because regular therapy and social activity ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • ARRON HOPCROFT Appointed: 2016
  • DILU CHOWDHURY Appointed: 2021
  • FRANCES WOTTEN Appointed: 2020
  • JOHN CLARK Appointed: 2013
  • LAUREN HARTLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • SARAH STOCKLEY Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/10/2008, number: 1126111
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR15: 108 days late, AR09: 22 days late,
Main office

20a Upper Culver Road
St. Albans
AL1 4EE

Objectives

TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES, HELPERS AND CARERS WITHIN HERTFORDSHIRE.TO CREATE AND DEVELOP THE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME IN THE HERTFORDSHIRE AREA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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