Registered charity · Northamptonshire
UPS and Downs
- 11 trustees
- Income £78k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Adele ReesTrustee · since 2021
- Alice Faye HoeflingTrustee · since 2023
- Christian SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Diane HoeflingTrustee · since 2023
- Karen MAI SmithTrustee · since 2008
- Kay SammonTrustee · since 2013
- Lindsey HipkissTrustee · since 2017
- Lindsey WhiteheadTrustee · since 2023
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- Mark HindwoodTrustee · since 2024
- Nicole JonesTrustee · since 2019
- Philippa TateTrustee · since 2014
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 1 other charity:
- Kettering Association for Mental Health · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Northamptonshire
- Website
- www.upsndowns.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£78k£57k
- 2024£39k£40k
- 2023£39k£69k
Earlier years
- 2022£38k£59k
- 2021£45k£42k
Charitable objects
1 THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DOWN'S SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DOWN'S SYNDROME.
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Adele Rees since 2021
- Alice Faye Hoefling since 2023
- Christian Smith since 2023
- Diane Hoefling since 2023
- Karen MAI Smith since 2008
- Kay Sammon since 2013
- Lindsey Hipkiss since 2017
- Lindsey Whitehead since 2023
- Mark Hindwood since 2024
- Nicole Jones since 2019
- Philippa Tate since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Karen MAI Smith since 2008
- Kay Sammon since 2013
- Lindsey Hipkiss since 2017
- Nicole Jones since 2019
- Philippa Tate since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Adele Rees since 2021
- Alice Faye Hoefling since 2023
- Christian Smith since 2023
- Diane Hoefling since 2023
- Karen MAI Smith since 2008
- Kay Sammon since 2013
- Lindsey Hipkiss since 2017
- Lindsey Whitehead since 2023
- Nicole Jones since 2019
- Philippa Tate since 2014
Portfolio (1)
- Mark Hindwood since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1123563
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 MARCH 2008
- Contact on the register
- 07817735204 · info@upsndowns.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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