21 TOGETHER

Registered charity 1165305 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Raising Expectations in the Down's syndrome community. We provide training, therapy/interventions for children and young people, parent support and awareness sessions for the wider community.

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Latest income
£249k
Latest spending
£364k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £115,333 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £345,173 to £229,840. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources, noting that its strong reserves position has allowed it to sustain core services despite a difficult financial climate and reduced grant funding. The charity's unrestricted reserves are £106,046, which is above its stated policy target of £100,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £106k)
“Our current reserve target is £100,000. This is using the projected year budget of £325,000 outgoing for the 2024/2025. It is important to note that this relates to free reserves and does not include restricted monies.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£249k£364k
31/03/2024£319k£256k
31/03/2023£319k£256k
31/03/2022£252k£218k
31/03/2021£235k£123k

Common questions

Is 21 TOGETHER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £115,333 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £345,173 to £229,840. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with adequate resources, noting that its strong reserves position has allowed it to sustain core services despite a difficult financial climate and reduced grant funding. The charity's unrestricted reserves are £106,046, which is above its stated policy target of £100,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds 21 TOGETHER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 21 TOGETHER as a grant recipient include CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FOUNDATION, THE POWELL FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST.

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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2024£292kCommunicate Together
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kEarly intervention groups for children with Down`s Syndrome
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2023£68kCommunication for Life for children and young people with Downs syndrome
The National Lottery Community Fund10/06/2022£8kEvents to bring 21 Together
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2021£325kLearning for Life
UK government23/07/2020£54kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government19/05/2020£3kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund06/03/2020£9kUnderstanding Down's syndrome - Raising Expectations
The National Lottery Community Fund14/02/2019£9kUnderstanding Down's syndrome

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
21 TOGETHER£249k—0unclear—no doubt
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT FY2025£224k—0below—no doubt
TOGETHER WE CAN DO FY2025£117k—0unclear—no doubt
TOGETHER FOR SHORT LIVES FY2025£6.0m——unclear—no doubt
THE TOGETHER TRUST FY2025£41.2m——above—no doubt
DOWN SYNDROME TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.