DOWN SYNDROME CHESHIRE

Registered charity 1192916 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DS, CHESHIRE

Down Syndrome Cheshire support Parents/Carers and professionals working with people with DS. We offer a variety of services ranging from Peer support for families and carers to specific training on the learning profile of DS to offering tailored support for schools to help differentiate the curriculum.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, THEIR FAMILIESAND CARERS, LIVING IN CHESHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BY:(1) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, INFORMATION, PRACTICAL ADVICE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK EXPERIENCE;(2) RAISING AWARENESS OF DOWN’S SYNDROME AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ABILITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME FOR THEIR PARENTS/CARERS AND THE PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION.

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.

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Registered contact address: Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial statements were examined by an independent examiner who confirmed no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the records were not kept or the statements did not accord with those records. The examiner confirmed they were qualified and that the statements comply with applicable regulations, providing a true and fair view.

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
• Paying staff
• 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 — Down Syndrome Cheshire (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (27/09/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Hollischair
• Andrew Glennon
• Caroline Harrison Mrs
• Caroline Wright
• Chris Morris
• Karen Muncaster
• Kate Packer
• Lynsey Robinson

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Warrington · Wirral

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP.

• NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP income £68k
• BEDFORDSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP income £42k
• DOWN SYNDROME TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICE LIMITED income £161k
• Down's Syndrome Manchester income £188k
• DOWN'S SYNDROME NORTH EAST income £74k
• CARERS' SUPPORT CENTRE income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

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