Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 15

SOUTH MANCHESTER DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

South Manchester Down's Syndrome Support Group is a member led charity. We exist to empower children and young people with Down's syndrome to reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives. We do this directly by facilitating their access to social and educational opportunities and indirectly by helping their family members and carers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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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	£52	£45	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/21	£21	£24	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/08/20	£33	£45	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/08/19	£46	£32	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/18	£29	£35	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	12
31/08/17	£29	£27	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16	£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: 8 years

www.dsmanchester.org.uk

contact@dsmanchester.org.uk

07593542107

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Manchester City, Oldham, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£140,747
DCMS	£6,795
Steve Morgan Foundation	£6,000
The Shears Foundation	£5,500
Co-Operative Group	£4,737
Forever Manchester	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - South Manchester Down Syndrome Support Group (SMDSSG)
£5,500	08/04/2024 12	Chatterbox - Our monthly flagship event
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering people with Down Syndrome to reach their potential
£9,185	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to assist those with Down’s Syndrome into meaningful employment. The project aims to establish a routine provide a better sense of wellbeing financial security and improve ....more The funding will be used to assist those with Down’s Syndrome into meaningful employment. The project aims to establish a routine provide a better sense of wellbeing financial security and improve social interaction.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Down Syndrome Manchester
£6,000	20/10/2022	2 year grant as a contribution towards the Events & Community Fundraiser salary within Cheshire
Forever Manchester - Chatterbox
£1,000	28/09/2022	Costs to run their new Chatterbox project
National Lottery Community Fund - SMDSSG
£121,568	12/12/2021	The group aim to support children and young people with Down’s syndrome their carers/parents and professionals across Greater Manchester. Funding for the group will go towards core costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting and empowering people with Down's Syndrome and their families
£9,994	17/09/2021	The funding will be used to deliver activities social events speech and language therapy information and training to children and adults with Down’s Syndrome and their families. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to deliver activities social events speech and language therapy information and training to children and adults with Down’s Syndrome and their families. The project aims to support people to reach their potential while helping families and carers by providing specialist training and peer support.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,795	11/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Co-Operative Group - Grant to South Manchester Down's Syndrome Support Group
£4,737	15/11/2019	We want to continue our successful WorkFit project, supporting local candidates who have Down's syndrome into work.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to South Manchester Down's Syndrome Support Group
£4,614	29/11/2017	We want to fund our Chatterbox Club - a family social occasion where children can attend speech and language groups with their parents.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

JITKA COWGILL Appointed: 2021

CLARE HILLYER Appointed: 2023

LYDIA BURKE Appointed: 2020

RICHARD ANTHONY COWGILL (Chair) Appointed: 2018

STEVE ASHTON Appointed: 2022

TINA KIRWIN-MCGINLEY Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/11/2015, number: 1164570

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

SMDSSG
Unit 17
41 Old Birley Street
MANCHESTER
M15 5RF

Objectives

1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, LIVING IN SOUTH MANCHESTER, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, PRACTICAL ADVICE, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PARENTS AND CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME AND PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE AND EDUCATION, IN THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME.

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