Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 6

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

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:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased 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 the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
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
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly 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
31/08/22		£19	£31	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/08/21		£34	£34	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/20		£23	£23	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/08/19		£33	£20	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/08/18		£45	£21	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	3
31/08/17		£17	£27	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£20	£29	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	*	£36	£25	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£22	£29	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£21	£30	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£15	£19	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£24	£18	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10		£29	£16	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09	*	£21	£20	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.upondowns.co.uk

enquiries.nhdowns@yahoo.co.uk

07738470634

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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 works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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
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 ....more 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 personal development build friendships and peer networks for families.
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 ....more 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 stopped. Our CEV families need individualised support to renew their sense of belonging within the community, improve confidence and be able to share experience and information with others to get the best from services generally. We need to reach out to them individually via a mix of communication options, offering empathy, resources and problem-solving.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

DILU CHOWDHURY Appointed: 2021

ARRON HOPCROFT Appointed: 2016

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
Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

14 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

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