THE UPS OF DOWNS

Registered charity 1141359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide regular sessions for children with Down syndrome and their families, to meet and provide support. To empower parents to give their child with DS every opportunity to develop, flourish and achieve, by providing each parent with the knowledge, confidence, ability and resources.

Objects

1. TO RELIEVE NEED AND ASSIST IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE, AND TO HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVE AND ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR PARENTS, WHO MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY, BY:A PROVIDING A PLAY SCHEME AND SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AND GAIN NEW SKILLS.B PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN AND PARENTSC RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, THE CHILDREN AND THEIR SIBLINGS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOWN SYNDROME4. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO PARENTS/CARERS WITH THEOBJECT OF EMPOWERING THEM TO ADVANCE THEIR CHILDREN IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEIR DEVELOPMENT

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

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Registered contact address: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £57,742 at year-end, which the trustees note is above their minimum target but represents less than 18 months of operating costs. The trustees highlight that the financial position is vulnerable to fluctuations in voluntary donations due to the lack of guaranteed major fundraising events. Despite this risk, the examiner reported no material matters of concern regarding the accounts.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ups of Downs (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Hargreaves Foundation — “We are grateful to the Hargreaves Foundation for their generosity in funding activities for our childrens’ club sports.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kelly Porcas
• Melanie Simkiss
• NICOLA ENOCH
• Scott Leonard

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UPS AND DOWNS SOUTH WEST.

• UPS AND DOWNS SOUTH WEST income £309k
• DOWN SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT TRUST income £365k
• PSDS - PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES income £206k
• DOWN SYNDROME UK income £455k
• PS FOUNDATION income £560k
• DOWN SYNDROME INTERNATIONAL income £389k

Side by side with its peers

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