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SUNDOWNS

Registered charity 1089679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE DOWNS SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES. TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION PEOPLE WHO HAVE DOWNS SYNDROME MAKE TO SOCIETY.

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Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained financially stable with total income of £27,398 and total expenditure of £26,216 for the year ended 30 September 2025. The charity held £22,143 in cash at year-end, comprising £13,080 in unrestricted funds and £9,063 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that appropriate financial controls are in place to safeguard assets.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grant funding (36% of income)
“The charity's principal funding sources during the year were grants from The National Lottery Community Fund (Awards for All) and the John Moores Foundation” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet ongoing operating costs, manage unexpected expenditure and provide stability while seeking future funding opportunities (held: £13k)
“The trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to meet ongoing operating costs, manage unexpected expenditure and provide stability while seeking future funding opportunities.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sundowns (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£27k£26k
30/09/2024£8k£7k
30/09/2023£10k£15k
30/09/2022£33k£33k
30/09/2021£16k£20k

Common questions

Is SUNDOWNS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remained financially stable with total income of £27,398 and total expenditure of £26,216 for the year ended 30 September 2025. The charity held £22,143 in cash at year-end, comprising £13,080 in unrestricted funds and £9,063 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that appropriate financial controls are in place to safeguard assets.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government08/07/2020£14kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2019£10kCommunication & Social Skills
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2004£5kTo take families of Sundowns to Centre Parcs