BEDFORDSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

Charity number: 1102599
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide regular speech therapy sessions for some of our members. We organise educational workshops for parents, teachers and other educational support staff from local schools. We organise and run an Early Development Group, a Teen Club and a Young Adults Group for some of our members. We hold social activities for families to meet and get to know each other.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £42,046
Total expenditure: £42,970

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 March 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
TERESA HURLEY Chair
None on record
Leanne Forrester Trustee 02 December 2025
None on record
Jenna Ruth Bradshaw Trustee 02 December 2025
None on record
Aimee Leconte Trustee 02 December 2025
None on record
CATHERINE JUDITH BIANCO Trustee 09 December 2024
None on record
TRACEY JANE JOHNSON Trustee
None on record
KAREN FORRESTER Trustee
None on record
LINDA SMITH Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £12.33k £27.56k £30.06k £34.09k £42.05k
Total expenditure £8.61k £23.60k £42.56k £38.94k £42.97k
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 March 2025 21 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 21 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 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.

CONSTITUTION DATED 11 JULY 2003. as amended on 10 Jul 2018

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PEOPLE OF FACILITIES, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL MAXIMISE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT ("THE OBJECTS").

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
18 Leighton Road
Toddington
DUNSTABLE
Bedfordshire
LU5 6AL
Phone:
07910140941
Email:
bdssgtreasurer@gmail.com
Website:

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