Finance Score: -16
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
  • Dormant: -10
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -17 ?

DOWNRIGHT PERFECT 

Downright Perfect supports children and young people with Down's Syndrome and their families in Dorset. Our services include providing information to new parents, running regular groups for pre-schoolers, organising family events and offering financial grants to assist with the cost of accessing therapy services or resources.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • This Charity has changed registration and some of the financial and donation history pertains to the previous entity
  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • There is a pension deficit of £0
  • Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • This charity appears to be dormant

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
27/07/18*£7£8£-2£0£0£0n/a00
27/07/17*£8£9£-1£0£0£0n/a00
27/07/16*£25£9£16£0£0£0n/a00
27/07/15*£21£5£17£0£0£0n/a00
Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: NAN%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: NAN%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 0 months
Quick Ratio: NAN
Asset Split ?
Established: 2 years

www.downrightperfect.org

hello@downrightperfect.org

07792219250

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

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 Downright Perfect
£3,762 21/10/2023
We would like to offer mental health support to parents of children with Down's Syndrome who need help when adjusting to their child's diagnosis.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Downright Perfect
£4,104 23/10/2021
We aim to provide ongoing speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, plus support groups for supporting new parents of children with a Down's syndrome diagnosis.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Downright Perfect
£6,278 15/11/2019
We want to raise money to provide one-to-one therapy for children and families affected by Downs Syndrome.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2022, number: 1200893
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR18: 139 days late, AR17: 26 days late, AR16: 103 days late, AR15: 146 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from DOWNRIGHT PERFECT on 14/06/2023
Main office

38 Russel Road
BOURNEMOUTH
BH10 7HD

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN DORSET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADVICE AND SUPPORT, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO THERAPIES AND RESOURCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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