01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 March 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03310024
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,706,258
- Latest expenditure
- £2,438,676
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: DOWNS SYNDROME ASSOCIATION, THE LANGDON DOWN CENTRE, 2A LANGDON PARK, TEDDINGTON, TW11 9PS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.downs-syndrome.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We provide information and support for people with Down's syndrome, their families and carers, and the professionals who work with them.We strive to improve knowledge of the condition.We champion the rights of people with Down's syndrome.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,706,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,438,676
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,762,073
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,283,268
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,032,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,133,028
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,100,328
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,033,457
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,896,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,000,170
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,706,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,438,676
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £108,168
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,762,073
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,283,268
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £100,914
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,032,121
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,133,028
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £134,164
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,100,328
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,033,457
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,896,514
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,000,170
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 150
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1859503
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 200027
- Income Charitable Activities
- 575288
- Income Investments
- 71440
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2706258
- Income Legacies
- 836429
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £399,414
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,039,262
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2438676
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 190319
- Expenditure Governance
- 49192
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 386434
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 60038
- Gain Loss Investment
- 53
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,698,336
- Assets Total Fixed
- 927367
- Assets Own Use
- 927005
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 362
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,812,591
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £300,435
- Assets Current Investment
- 1133361
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,439,523
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 300435
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,502,132
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2397778
- Funds Restricted
- 1041745
- Funds Total
- 3439523
- Count Employees
- 44
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 14 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 943395
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 100003
- Income Charitable Activities
- 656364
- Income Investments
- 62311
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1762073
- Income Legacies
- 87337
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £365,870
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,917,398
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2283268
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 141000
- Expenditure Governance
- 31774
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 471837
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 58563
- Gain Loss Investment
- 52
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,221,759
- Assets Total Fixed
- 975517
- Assets Own Use
- 975208
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 309
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,403,973
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £207,602
- Assets Current Investment
- 1154939
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,171,888
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 207602
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,076,423
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2022552
- Funds Restricted
- 1149336
- Funds Total
- 3171888
- Count Employees
- 44
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1460291
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 105463
- Income Charitable Activities
- 446688
- Income Investments
- 19679
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2032121
- Income Legacies
- 458553
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £372,948
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,760,080
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2133028
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 70000
- Expenditure Governance
- 47986
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 427738
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 41479
- Gain Loss Investment
- 63
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,740,817
- Assets Total Fixed
- 955730
- Assets Own Use
- 955473
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 257
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,938,735
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £201,434
- Assets Current Investment
- 820274
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,693,031
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 201434
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,033,156
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2611510
- Funds Restricted
- 1081521
- Funds Total
- 3693031
- Count Employees
- 40
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1465493
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 102998
- Income Charitable Activities
- 498300
- Income Investments
- 1471
- Income Other
- 32066
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2100328
- Income Legacies
- 496378
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £361,610
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,671,847
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2033457
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37159
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 496907
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 56542
- Gain Loss Investment
- 63
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,817,918
- Assets Total Fixed
- 986448
- Assets Own Use
- 986254
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 194
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,982,296
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £174,869
- Assets Current Investment
- 805560
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,793,875
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 174869
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,066,513
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2738504
- Funds Restricted
- 1055371
- Funds Total
- 3793875
- Count Employees
- 38
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2106721
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 69215
- Income Charitable Activities
- 468017
- Income Investments
- 4706
- Income Other
- 247855
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2896514
- Income Legacies
- 856388
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £305,073
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,695,097
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2000170
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 54940
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 417687
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 58972
- Gain Loss Investment
- 39
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,706,291
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1038680
- Assets Own Use
- 1038549
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 131
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,871,480
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £358,782
- Assets Current Investment
- 855128
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,551,378
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 358782
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,941,070
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2518188
- Funds Restricted
- 1033190
- Funds Total
- 3551378
- Count Employees
- 42
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-03-21T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-01-27T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4013688
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1108028
- Assoc Charity Name
- ST EDWARDS SCHOOL PARENTS & TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
- Charity Name
- DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-01-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5066177
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1167336
- Assoc Charity Name
- BREAKTHROUGH LEARNING
- Charity Name
- DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-03-24T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5014528
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1140539
- Assoc Charity Name
- DSWESTPENNINE
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 23 JANUARY 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 11 OCTOBER 1997, 16 OCTOBER 2004, 15 OCTOBER 2005 AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 16 OCTOBER 2010
- Charitable Objects
- TO CREATE AND DEVELOP THE CONDITIONS WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME TO ATTAIN THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.TO UNDERTAKE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES IN CONNECTION WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 317584
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DSA
- Charity Name Id
- 317566
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- DOWNS SYNDROME ASSOCIATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures