SWINDON DOWN'S SYNDROME GROUP

Registered charity 1158449 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWINDON DS GROUP

The Swindon Down's Syndrome Group is a parent-led charity supporting people with Down's syndrome and their families in Swindon and the surrounding area.We are here to help people with Down's syndrome to have the same opportunities as everyone else and raise awareness of Down's syndrome in the local community.

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Latest income

£50k

Latest spending

£56k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported total funds of £102,455, with unrestricted funds of £8,869 and free reserves of £3,869. The trustees state that the charity has minimal overheads as it is run by volunteers and therefore does not need to build up significant free reserves, designating excess funds to specific projects like Speech Therapy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Speech Therapy (49% of income)

“Donations and grants to provide speech therapy £65,236”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swindon Down's Syndrome Group (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (02/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

KIM WESTchair
Claire Elizabeth North
JOANNA MESSENGER
JOHN STOW
Samantha Harding · trustee of 1 other charity
Victoria McGuire

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

Operates in: Swindon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£50k	£56k
31/12/2023	£89k	£74k
31/12/2022	£95k	£84k
31/12/2021	£67k	£44k
31/12/2020	£67k	£44k

Common questions

Is SWINDON DOWN'S SYNDROME GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported total funds of £102,455, with unrestricted funds of £8,869 and free reserves of £3,869. The trustees state that the charity has minimal overheads as it is run by volunteers and therefore does not need to build up significant free reserves, designating excess funds to specific projects like Speech Therapy. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	14/07/2020	£5k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/01/2020	£1k	PGL Adventure Weekend
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/01/2020	£10k	Speech & Language Therapy
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/08/2009	£4k	Salamander Project for young people with Down's Syndrome