UPS AND DOWNS

Registered charity 1123563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ups 'n' Downs is a support group dedicated to helping families and individuals in East Northamptonshire affected by Down's syndrome.

Objects

1 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOWN'S SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DOWN'S SYNDROME.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NORTHAMPTON.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£78k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £85,705, which the trustees state are held to meet the needs of the charity's activities. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis and confirmed to be prepared under the going concern concept by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £22,917

“A total of £22,917 (2024 £16,144) was paid during the year to C Smith in respect of management services.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee C Smith is the Charity Manager. A total of £22,917 (2024 £16,144) was paid during the year to C Smith in respect of management services.

“Trustee C Smith is the Charity Manager. A total of £22,917 (2024 £16,144) was paid during the year to C Smith in respect of management services.”

“During the year, reimbursements of £3,876 (2024 £1,063) was paid to Trustees.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Reimbursements of £3,876 were paid to Trustees.

“Trustee C Smith is the Charity Manager. A total of £22,917 (2024 £16,144) was paid during the year to C Smith in respect of management services.”

“During the year, reimbursements of £3,876 (2024 £1,063) was paid to Trustees.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Adele Rees
Alice Faye Hoefling
CHRISTIAN Smith
Diane Hoefling
KAREN MAI SMITH
Kay Sammon
Lindsey Hipkiss
Lindsey Whitehead
Mark Hindwood · trustee of 1 other charity
Nicole Jones
Philippa Tate

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£78k	£57k
30/09/2024	£39k	£40k
30/09/2023	£39k	£69k
30/09/2022	£38k	£59k
30/09/2021	£45k	£42k

Common questions

Is UPS AND DOWNS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £85,705, which the trustees state are held to meet the needs of the charity's activities. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis and confirmed to be prepared under the going concern concept by the independent examiner. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of UPS AND DOWNS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £22,917 band.

Who funds UPS AND DOWNS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UPS AND DOWNS as a grant recipient include JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k	Education - Others

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/06/2021	£10k	UpsnDowns Northants
UK government	10/09/2020	£5k	VSCE CMC Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£250k
THE BIG YELLOW FOUNDATION	1	£185k
LSEG Foundation	1	£56k
JOHN LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	1	£28k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£15k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UP & DOWNS.

UP & DOWNS income £28k
UPS AND DOWNS SOUTH WEST income £309k
UP ON DOWNS ( HERTFORDSHIRE) income £44k
THE UPS OF DOWNS income £41k
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP income £68k
DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
UPS AND DOWNS	£78k	£22,917	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UP & DOWNS FY2025	£28k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
UPS AND DOWNS SOUTH WEST FY2026	£309k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
UP ON DOWNS ( HERTFORDSHIRE) FY2025	£44k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE UPS OF DOWNS FY2025	£41k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP FY2025	£68k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.