Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

UPWARDS WITH DOWNS

Our Charity activities include providing various activities to promote development for our members such as specialised speech & language therapy, drama, music & signing sessions. We also have regular social events to help promote self esteem & social inclusion. We support families & aim to provide information to both parents/carers & professionals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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

Established: 10 years

www.upwardswithdowns.co.uk

upwardswithdowns@hotmail.com

07733392064

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/10/22	£36	£25	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/10/21	£20	£15	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/10/20	£12	£18	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/10/19	£50	£25	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/10/18	£37	£34	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	25
31/10/17	£32	£25	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16	£26	£17	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15	£22	£6	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Hertfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
7 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
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Upwards with Downs
£700	14/02/2023	to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Upwards with Downs
£900	14/02/2023	to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Upwards with Downs
£9,000	19/05/2022	towards the costs for people with Down Syndrome from Harlow to take part in woodland wellbeing, horse riding sessions, swimming lessons, a farm trip and to learn basic gardening and floristry skills
Essex Community Foundation - 1-1 Speech Therapy and Attention Autism Programme
£21,000	20/05/2021 24	to support a one to one Speech Therapy at a Harlow based organisation supporting families with special needs children over three years
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Upwards with Downs
£3,911	15/11/2019	We wish to provide one-to-one swimming lessons for people with Down Syndrome, to improve their safety and awareness around water.
Essex Community Foundation - 1-1 Speech Therapy and Attention Autism Programme
£10,000	24/10/2018 11	To support a one to one Speech Therapy and Attention Autism Programme at a Harlow based organisation supporting families with special needs children
Essex Community Foundation - 1-1 Speech Therapy
£9,000	05/01/2017 11	To provide weekly Speech Therapy sessions for young people with Downs Syndrome to aid their education

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CRISTINA GRIFFITHS (Chair) Appointed: 2014

DAWN OAKES Appointed: 2022

DANIELLE NOLAN Appointed: 2022

MICHAELA BAKER Appointed: 2018

PEGGY SLADE Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2014, number: 1158649

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

47 Lodge Hall
Harlow
CM18 7SX

Objectives

1. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY DOWNS SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND SERVICES.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTO DOWNS SYNDROME AND OTHER ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FAMILY.

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