DOWNS SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION LIMITED

Charity Number: 1058548
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity's objects are to relieve the sickness of persons living with Down's syndrome in particular through the provision of grants and funding for research into Down's syndrome for the purpose of finding treatments and cures and to publish the results of such research widely and for public benefit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £83,131
Total expenditure: £47,353

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 October 1996: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • D S R F (Working name)
  • DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr ELIZABETH JANE CORCORAN Chair
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME POLICY GROUP
Received: On time
Alison Morley Trustee 11 August 2021
None on record
Sarah Costerton Trustee 04 November 2019
None on record
MARIE KATO-KMIEC Trustee 20 May 2017
None on record
Lynn Murray Trustee 20 May 2017
NATIONAL DOWN SYNDROME POLICY GROUP
Received: On time
DR PETE ELLIOTT Trustee
None on record
MRS SYLVIA ELLIOTT Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £18.17k £24.95k £10.44k £20.59k £83.13k
Total expenditure £56.83k £49.03k £188.62k £233.59k £47.35k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 24 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not Required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 JULY 1996, AS AMENDED 5 JUL 2010.

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE SICKNESS OF THOSE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DOWNS SYNDROME IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FUNDING FOR RESEARCH INTO DOWNS SYNDROME FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINDING TREATMENTS AND CURES AND TO PUBLISH THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH WIDELY AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
5 Nobles Wood
Bells Yew Green
TUNBRIDGE WELLS
TN3 9EA
Phone:
01892711121
Email:
elizabeth.corcoran@dsrf-uk.org
Website:

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