DOWN SYNDROME TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED

Registered charity 1130994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support through training for families and education, early intervention sessions, speech & language, work placements for young adults with DS, info support packs, library of resources and books, social media, phone, website, family activity days, siblings group, counselling, occupational therapy, youth club, gym, dance sessions, transport for families, physiotherapy and independent living skills.

Objects

(1) TO ASSIST IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OFSUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE AND TOHEALTH EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH ANDEDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME.(2) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, TRAINING AND RELIEF TO FAMILIES WHO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITHDOWN SYNDROME.(3)To provide social, and skills for life, opportunities for young adults with Down syndrome.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £75,684 for the year ended 31 May 2025, driven by unrestricted funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £193,786, which is well above the stated policy upper limit of £130,500, largely due to a legacy received in May 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• FARZANA KAUSER
• Heather Chattell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jennifer Rowlands
• Lauren Drake
• Philippa Louise Darbandi
• Rachel Cruickshank-Sutton

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Leeds City · Liverpool City · Manchester City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT.

• DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT income £224k
• DOWN SYNDROME UK income £455k
• DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION income £2.7m
• THE DOWNRIGHT SPECIAL NETWORK income £134k
• DOWN SYNDROME INTERNATIONAL income £389k
• 21 TOGETHER income £249k

Side by side with its peers

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