Registered charity · Bradford
Down Syndrome Training and Support Service Limited
Down Syndrome Training and Support Service Limited is a registered charity (number 1130994) based in Bradford, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £236k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
(1) TO ASSIST IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OFSUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE AND TOHEALTH EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH ANDEDUCATION OF CHILDREN...
- 6 trustees
- Income £236k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Amateur Sport
- Where
- Manchester City, Liverpool City, Bradford City, Leeds City
- Website
- www.downsyndromebradford.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Down Syndrome Training and Support Service Limited
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£236k£160k
- 2024£174k£167k
- 2023£141k£154k
Earlier years
- 2022£164k£157k
- 2021£151k£139k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) TO ASSIST IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OFSUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE AND TOHEALTH EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS, WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING THE HEALTH ANDEDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME.(2) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, TRAINING AND RELIEF TO FAMILIES WHO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITHDOWN SYNDROME.(3)To provide social, and skills for life, opportunities for young adults with Down syndrome.
Grants received
20 grants · £1,022,755 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £965,804 (10 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £15,000
- Leeds Community Foundation · £13,959 (2 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £9,700
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £7,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Farzana Kauser since 2012
- Heather Chattell since 2014
- Jennifer Rowlands since 2024
- Lauren Drake since 2017
- Philippa Louise Darbandi since 2025
- Rachel Cruickshank-Sutton since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Farzana Kauser since 2012
- Heather Chattell since 2014
- Lauren Drake since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Farzana Kauser since 2012
- Jennifer Rowlands since 2024
- Lauren Drake since 2017
- Philippa Louise Darbandi since 2025
- Rachel Cruickshank-Sutton since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Heather Chattell since 2014
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1130994
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 MAY 2009 as amended on 26 Nov 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 06915555 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01274561408 · office@downsyndromebradford.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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