PROJECT 21

Registered charity 1179898 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Project 21 is an innovative charity running activities, clubs and events for people with Down's Syndrome in the East of England. We pride ourselves on giving the Down's Syndrome Community a platform to express themselves and a voice in society. We believe our events promote confidence, independence and a wider, positive awareness of Down's Syndrome within our community.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND RELIEF OF NEED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME (AND THEIR FAMILIES) WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR DISABILITY, BY PROVIDING:• INFORMATION AND BESPOKE ACTIVITIES TAILORED TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME (AND THEIR FAMILIES) TO MAXIMISE SOCIALISATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHILST RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;• PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, CLUBS, EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, ADVOCACY AND A GENERAL SUPPORT NETWORK;• PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DOWN’S SYNDROME; AND• ANY OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a strong financial position with unrestricted funds increasing to £74,349. The trustees report that reserves are monitored against the charity's reserves policy to ensure sufficient protection, and the independent examiner confirms no matters have come to light requiring further attention.

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 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment 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
• Investment
• 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 — Project 21 (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Harston MBEchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ANGELA EVANS
• COLIN ADWENT
• FIONA ROGERS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Karl Jermyn (Treasurer)
• MARK ROGERS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert Jones

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Suffolk

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 21 PLUS.

• 21 PLUS income £83k
• T21 income £228k
• 21 TOGETHER income £249k
• SHINE21 income £122k
• DOWN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION income £2.7m
• Down's Syndrome Manchester income £188k

Side by side with its peers

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