Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 1

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

NORTH LANCASHIRE DOWNS SYNDROME FAMILY AND CARERS GROUP

We provide support to people with Down Syndrome and their families that live in and around North Lancashire

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£3	£4	£-2	n/a
31/03/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a
31/03/21		£0	£0	£0	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

debsjkay@gmail.com

07517916866

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

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

GiG Classification

Care for carers

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sport England - Everybody Dance
£10,880	16/11/2023 12	This project has two elements and will provide regular opportunities for children and adults with a disability living in Lancaster, Morecambe, and surrounding areas to move and dance, delivered in partnership with two specialist inclusive dance ....more This project has two elements and will provide regular opportunities for children and adults with a disability living in Lancaster, Morecambe, and surrounding areas to move and dance, delivered in partnership with two specialist inclusive dance organisations. The Everybody Dance classes will operate weekly in term time (36 in total) in central Lancaster for people living across North Lancashire and South Cumbria. The early years dance includes 24 sessions provided in community venues across North Lancashire in settings where early years groups already take place to improve accessibility.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

DEBORAH THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019

ELIZABETH ANNE FAWCETT Appointed: 2019

HEATHER GOOCH Appointed: 2019

KATHRYN SAVAGE Appointed: 2019

KERRY DIAMOND Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/01/2020, number: 1187348

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 124 days late,

Main office

Diggory Thompson
3 Dumbarton Road
LANCASTER
LA1 3BX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NORTH LANCASHIRE (THE “AREA OF BENEFIT”) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG, AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF, PEOPLE LIVING WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, IN PARTICULAR BY:(I) CREATING AND DEVELOPING CONDITIONS WHICH WILL ENABLE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL; (II) OFFERING SUPPORT, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, THEIR FAMILIES, HELPERS AND CARERS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT;(III) UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN LAW IN CONNECTION WITH THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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