PORTSMOUTH DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1147355 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOOTPRINTS, PORTSMOUTH DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION(FOOTPRINTS), PORTSMOUTH DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP (FOOTPRINTS), PORTSMOUTH DSA

Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association provides support, advice and educational services for children and their families in South Hampshire. We offer an extensive range of services including early development sessions for preschool children, communication therapy, parent and professional training days and a school outreach service. We also hold social events, drama groups and seasonal parties.

Objects

(1)TO OFFER SUPPORT AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDRENWITH DOWN SYNDROME OR ADDITIONAL NEEDS, LIVING IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF PORTSMOUTH OR SURROUNDING AREAS. (2)PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME OR ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF PORTSMOUTH OR SURROUNDING AREAS. (3)ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND GENERAL PUBLIC WHEN POSSIBLE ON THE SUBJECT OF CHILDHOOD DISABILITY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FAMILY.

Area of benefit: 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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Portsmouth, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £107,123 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £309,355 to £202,232. The trustees note that long-term sustainability depends on continued fundraising and that securing grant funding has become increasingly challenging. They aim to build reserves to a minimum of six months' expenditure to safeguard future services.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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 — Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rachael Ross MBEchair
• Alice Osborne
• Dr Spencer Pitfield OBE
• Gregory Jones KC · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ken Ross OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• SIMON CHRISTOPHER BROCK

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Portsmouth City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PSDS - PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES.

• PSDS - PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES income £206k
• DOWN'S SOUTH LONDON income £108k
• NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP income £68k
• STEPPING STONES DS income £180k
• DOWN SYNDROME TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED income £161k
• DOWN'S SYNDROME NORTH EAST income £74k

Side by side with its peers

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