DOWN SYNDROME DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Registered charity 1155830 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DSDT

Enrichment activities for children and young people with Down syndrome such as sports music, training for parents and school staff based around the specific learning profile of children with Down syndrome. Consultations for parents and into schools. reading interventions and resources.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total reserves of £69,799, comprising £25,197 in unrestricted funds and £44,602 in restricted funds. The trustees consider it prudent to hold unrestricted reserves of £15,000 to cover basic operational costs for two months, noting that there is no assured future funding. The charity reported a net income of £20,603 for the year, driven by increased donations and grants.

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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Annette Duvollet Trust — “The Annette Duvollet Trust” (source page)
• The Bailey Thomas Trust — “The Bailey Thomas Trust” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “BBC Children in Need” (source page)
• The Boshier-Hinton Foundation — “The Boshier-Hinton Foundation” (source page)
• Brighton & Hove City Council — “Brighton & Hove City Council” (source page)
• Brighton Rotary Club — “Brighton Rotary Club” (source page)
• The Chalk Cliff Trust — “The Chalk Cliff Trust” (source page)
• The CLA Charitable Trust — “The CLA Charitable Trust” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW SMALLWOOD
• Guy Passey
• JOANNA PIKE
• SENAY SMALLWOOD

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · Kent · West Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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