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Registered charity (CIO) · Leeds

Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network

Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network is a registered charity (number 1154661) based in Leeds, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Marc Davies since 2015. Latest income £389k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Sunshine & Smiles (Charity Commission)

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £389k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 3 more
Where
Bradford City, Kirklees, Leeds City, City Of Wakefield
Website
www.sunshineandsmiles.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£389k£289k
  • 2024£312k£257k
  • 2023£210k£212k
Earlier years
  • 2022£175k£192k
  • 2021£89k£92k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1. THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND SUPPORT2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF HAVING DOWN SYNDROME BY:A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND ENABLE THEIR PARENTS/CARERS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN;B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;C) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT;D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND PROMOTING THEIR WIDER PARTICIPATION IN SUCH ACTIVITIES IN SOCIETY3. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE PRIMARILY UNDERTAKEN IN THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF LEEDS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Grants received

26 grants · £195,501 total

360Giving 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

  • Leeds Community Foundation · £102,010 (9 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £28,000 (3 grants)
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £25,000
  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £20,000
  • Sir George Martin Trust · £11,000 (4 grants)

Most recent

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.

3 trustees on the board

8.3y median 11y
average tenure
11y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

1
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 3General Charitable Purposes 3The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£312k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1154661
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 20 NOV 2013AMENDED ON 23 NOV 2016
Contact on the register
07442332678 · hello@sunshineandsmiles.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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