Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

Static board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

SEAFORD DOWN'S SYNDROME AND SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP

The Seaford Downs Syndrome and Special Needs Support Group is a registered charity that is led by a constitution and aims to provide enrichment to the lives of children with special needs and their families. We provide regular activities for the children such as swimming and music classes run by fully trained individuals with experience of working with children with special needs.

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be rather static

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

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
05/04/23		£10	£31	£-20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
05/04/22		£4	£9	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
05/04/21		£29	£5	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
05/04/20		£33	£29	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
05/04/19		£31	£29	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
05/04/18		£30	£33	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£101	£25	£76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/15		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.seaford-dssnsg.co.uk

info@seaford-dssnsg.co.uk

01273517294

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Seaford Down's Syndrome & Special Needs Support Group
£3,333	21/10/2023	Older members are outgrowing our drop-in, so we aim to set up a bi-monthly youth club for those 12 years+. It will provide opportunities for independence away from parents where appropriate.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Seaford Down’s Syndrome & Special Needs Support Group
£3,250	24/10/2020	We provide a speech therapy service to children with additional needs to assist them in communicating with their family and others.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALI WOODMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2014

COLIN MORRISON Appointed: 2014

DAVID BROWN Appointed: 2014

KEVIN TANT Appointed: 2019

LISA PRIOR Appointed: 2017

MICHAEL BURONI Appointed: 2019

MICHELLE EVANS Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/09/2014, number: 1158693

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 7 days late,

Main office

47 Fullwood Avenue
Newhaven
BN9 9SW

Objectives

TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO HELP PERSONS AFFECTED BY DOWN’S SYNDROME OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO:A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC INTO DOWN’S SYNDROME OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FAMILY; ANDB) THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, EFFECTS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF DOWN’S SYNDROME OR OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF.

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