Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

DOWN'S SYNDROME NORTH EAST

We offer and provide - advice and help to parents and carers - opportunities to meet other families with get-togethers, drop-ins and play meetings - a variety of social events and activities for all ages, such as parties, music, art and dance workshops and sporting events - regular conferences on all matters concerned with DS - newsletter. We raise the profile of the needs of people with DS.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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	£71	£82	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/22	£43	£44	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	31
31/03/21	£16	£17	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/20	£85	£57	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	41
31/03/19	£70	£60	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/18	£55	£53	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£46	£64	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£54	£65	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£45	£58	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£63	£83	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£90	£51	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£57	£37	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£36	£59	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£53	£46	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£100	£96	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£105	£121	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£76	£77	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£86	£63	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£43	£32	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£29	£41	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.dsne.org.uk

contact@dsne.org.uk

08707652121

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Stockton-on-tees, Sunderland,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000	13/02/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE TURNER Appointed: 2019

LEANNE BAISTER Appointed: 2020

MR A MARSHALL Appointed: 2015

MRS J CARSON

MRS L BOND Appointed: 2015

MRS L DIXON

MRS N RAMSAY Appointed: 2015

MRS R COLLINSON Appointed: 2015

MRS S BELTON (Chair) Appointed: 2015

MELANIE JAYNE ATKINSON Appointed: 2016

MICHELLE VARTY Appointed: 2019

SUSANNE HODGSON Appointed: 2019

ELEANOR BAGGALEY Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: GATESHEAD WEST UNIFORM SCHEME,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/02/2003, number: 1096003

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
Investment
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

7 Colwell Court
NEWTON AYCLIFFE
County Durham
DL5 7PS

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:

NORTH EAST ENGLAND AS COMPRISING THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM AND THE ADMINISRATIVE AREAS OF TYNE & WEAR AND TEESIDE.

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