01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 23 December 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £445,892
- Latest expenditure
- £339,664
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Denton House, Denton Drive, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7LU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dscheshire.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Down Syndrome Cheshire support Parents/Carers and professionals working with people with DS. We offer a variety of services ranging from Peer support for families and carers to specific training on the learning profile of DS to offering tailored support for schools to help differentiate the curriculum.
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
- 25 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £445,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £339,664
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £306,463
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £310,716
- 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
- 24 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £284,197
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £314,636
- Fin Period Start Date
- 23 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £334,411
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £211,002
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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
- 25 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £445,892
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £339,664
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 15
- 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
- 19 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £306,463
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £310,716
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 15
- 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
- 24 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £284,197
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £314,636
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 23 December 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £334,411
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £211,002
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,319
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 22
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wirral
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Halton
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warrington
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DOWN SYNDROME CHESHIRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-12-23T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- DOWN SYNDROME CHESHIRE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-09-27T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5024232
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1146127
- Assoc Charity Name
- CHESHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Dec 2020
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, THEIR FAMILIESAND CARERS, LIVING IN CHESHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, PRACTICAL ADVICE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK EXPERIENCE;(2) RAISING AWARENESS OF DOWN’S SYNDROME AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME FOR THEIR PARENTS/CARERS AND THE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION.
- Area Of Benefit
- LOCAL
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 637164
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DS, CHESHIRE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures