Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -7

THE UPS OF DOWNS

To provide regular sessions for children with Down syndrome and their families, to meet and provide support. To empower parents to give their child with DS every opportunity to develop, flourish and achieve, by providing each parent with the knowledge, confidence, ability and resources.

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Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely 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 has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 13 years

www.upsofdowns.co.uk

nicola@upsofdowns.co.uk

01926314403

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£30	£43	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/08/21		£19	£27	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/08/20		£45	£57	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/08/19		£74	£64	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/18		£46	£43	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	18
31/08/17		£52	£36	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£21	£15	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15	*	£35	£15	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£15	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£8	£9	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£12	£9	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Disability

Who works here?

3 volunteers

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Warwickshire,

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 - This Young Person Can
£9,872	15/03/2019 12	This funding will be used to develop a youth club for teenagers living with downs syndrome. The project aims to bring people together experiencing social isolation and improve activity provision.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Saturday Leisure/Social Clubs & ID (Identity) Groups
£5,000	05/07/2017 11	Grant to The Ups of Downs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

KELLY PORCAS Appointed: 2019

MELANIE SIMKISS Appointed: 2024

NICOLA ENOCH Appointed: 2011

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/04/2011, number: 1141359

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR15: 107 days late,

Main office

5 HILL CLOSE
LEAMINGTON SPA
CV32 7RQ

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE NEED AND ASSIST IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE, AND TO HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVE AND ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR PARENTS, WHO MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY, BY:A PROVIDING A PLAY SCHEME AND SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AND GAIN NEW SKILLS.B PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN AND PARENTSC RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, THE CHILDREN AND THEIR SIBLINGS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOWN SYNDROME4. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO PARENTS/CARERS WITH THEOBJECT OF EMPOWERING THEM TO ADVANCE THEIR CHILDREN IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEIR DEVELOPMENT

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