Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -1

WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

We offer support to families and we run activities and events to enable those families to have fun, develop friendships and, ultimately, to support each other. We aim to make a positive difference by improving understanding and positive awareness of Down's syndrome in our community through social media, training/information for families and professionals and through participation in local events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
17/02/23		£5	£12	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/22		£5	£5	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/21		£8	£4	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/20		£18	£14	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/19		£7	£13	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/18		£16	£7	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/17		£66	£36	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/16	*	£23	£15	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17/02/15	*	£18	£15	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.downsyndrome-wakefield.co.uk

info@downsyndrome-wakefield.co.uk

07814367594

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

City Of Wakefield,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
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
National Lottery Community Fund - TPP1 A brighter future for young people with Downâ€™s syndrome
£50,000	23/03/2016 12	They will provide support and training for parents and siblings of babies and children with Downâ€™s Syndrome, including information packs, social trips and activities. There will also be ....more They will provide support and training for parents and siblings of babies and children with Downâ€™s Syndrome, including information packs, social trips and activities. There will also be training in Makaton, which uses signs and symbols to help people communicate, and Numicon, a multi-sensory approach to teaching maths. This will give people with Downâ€™s syndrome and their families the tools, skills and support to be more independent and confident so they can get the most out of life.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON BROWN Appointed: 2014

ANDREA JAYNE ARNOLD Appointed: 2014

ANN-MARIE SHEARD (Chair) Appointed: 2014

ANN AYLWARD Appointed: 2019

JOHN CRAWSHAW Appointed: 2015

NEIL COURTMAN Appointed: 2014

NIGEL LE PAGE Appointed: 2023

RUTH NOBLE Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/02/2014, number: 1155866

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 23 days late, AR15: 31 days late,

Main office

2 Moor Top Avenue
Ackworth
Pontefract
WF7 7JR

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME AND THOSE WITH OTHER LEARNING / ADDITIONAL NEEDS INCLUDING THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS WITHIN WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT AND ITS IMMEDIATELY BORDERING AREAS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT OF THEIR CONDITION BY PREVENTING THEM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY:-1.PROVIDING INFORMATION, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; AND2.BY PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WITHIN WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT

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