Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

All male board: -3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

SUNDOWNS

TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE DOWNS SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION PEOPLE WHO HAVE DOWNS SYNDROME MAKE TO SOCIETY.

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Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 22 years

www.sundowns.org.uk

sundowns12@gmail.com

0151 647 8888

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/09/22		£33	£33	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
30/09/21		£16	£20	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
30/09/20		£30	£20	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/09/19		£22	£28	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
30/09/18		£34	£31	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
30/09/17		£20	£19	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16		£8	£22	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15		£25	£24	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14		£5	£11	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13		£5	£23	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12		£23	£29	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£19	£35	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10	*	£28	£37	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£98	£39	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08		£50	£45	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07		£71	£32	£39	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06		£53	£37	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£47	£22	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£42	£27	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Wirral,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

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

John Moores Foundation	£32,600
DCMS	£14,347
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,830

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Sundowns
£11,000	07/07/2022	Towards the salary of the Project Co-ordinator and running costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Give us a break
£7,830	24/09/2021	The funding will be used to support children and young people with Downs Syndrome and their families. The project aims to provide multi-functional activities with peers and respite opportunities for ....more The funding will be used to support children and young people with Downs Syndrome and their families. The project aims to provide multi-functional activities with peers and respite opportunities for parents to improve inclusion and social and communication skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£14,347	08/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Sundowns
£12,500	04/02/2020	Towards the salary of the Project Co-ordinator
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Sundowns
£9,100	31/08/2019	Towards the salary of the Project Co-ordinator
National Lottery Community Fund - Communication & Social Skills
£9,600	14/02/2019 12	The funding will be used to support children and young persons with Downs Syndrome, especially those in foster care and also including their siblings, to develop social and communication skills ....more The funding will be used to support children and young persons with Downs Syndrome, especially those in foster care and also including their siblings, to develop social and communication skills through outdoor activities and an education and learning programme.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

JOHN BEAUMONT Appointed: 2013

MARK BRIDGE

TONY JONES Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/12/2001, number: 1089679

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR10: 25 days late,

Main office

14 UTKINTON CLOSE
PRENTON
CH43 2GP

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE:-TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND TO PROVIDE RELIEF OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY DOWNS SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES IN WIRRAL AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND TO CREATE AND DEVELOP THE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DOWNS SYNDROME TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH DOWNS SYNDROME.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WIRRAL AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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