Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BRISTOL DOWN SYNDROME TRUST 

The provision of speech and language therapy and numicon teaching to pre-school and school children with Down Syndrome in weekly sessions.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
31/08/22£32£24£9n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/08/21£30£19£11n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/08/20£8£7£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/19*£5£9£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18*£13£8£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£8£12£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£4£7£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15*£9£13£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14*£4£10£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13*£7£9£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12*£8£15£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11*£21£11£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10*£21£12£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£15£13£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£14£15£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£14£1£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 17 years

www.bristoldownsyndrometrust.org.uk

enquiries@bristoldownsyndrometrust.org.uk

01179624735

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Down Syndrome Trust
£400 14/08/2023
As directed by the donor towards the work of Bristol Down Syndrome Trust, a charity that provides speech and language therapy to children from the age of 18 months who have Down Syndrome. The therapy ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/01/2007, number: 1117685
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR19: 243 days late, AR18: 605 days late, AR16: 115 days late, AR15: 110 days late, AR14: 118 days late, AR13: 111 days late, AR12: 24 days late, AR11: 54 days late, AR10: 63 days late,
Main office

53 EASTFIELD ROAD
WESTBURY-ON-TRYM
BRISTOL
BS9 4AE

Objectives

1) TO ADVISE PARENTS AND OTHER PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE EDUCATION OF SUCH CHILDREN; AND2) TO ORGANISE CLASSES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF SUCH CHILDREN3) TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES WHICH ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AND TO LEAD AN INDEPENDENT LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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