Registered charity (CIO) · Swindon
Swindon Down's Syndrome Group
The objects of the CIO are to relieve the charitable needs of people with Down’sSyndrome, and their families, helpers and carers in particular but not exclusively by theprovision of support and information and speech and language therapy so that...
- 6 trustees
- Income £50k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Swindon
- Website
- www.swindondownsgroup.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£50k£56k
- 2023£89k£74k
- 2022£95k£84k
Earlier years
- 2021£67k£44k
- 2020£67k£44k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Charitable objects
The objects of the CIO are to relieve the charitable needs of people with Down’sSyndrome, and their families, helpers and carers in particular but not exclusively by theprovision of support and information and speech and language therapy so that they areable to attain their full potential and to undertake any other charitable activities inconnection with the relief of Down’s Syndrome in the SN postcode and the surroundingarea. (Area of Benefit).“Surrounding area” defined as – post code areas associated to Fairford, Malmesbury,Hungerford, Pewsey, Marlborough, Hullavington, Chippenham, Devizes, Calne, AshtonKeynes, Cirencester, Aldbourne, Bromham, Melksham and Cheltenham.
Grants received
9 grants · £84,288 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 · £52,341 (4 grants)
- Wiltshire and Swindon Community Foundation · £26,947 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- 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
- KIM West Chair since 2006
- Claire Elizabeth North since 2024
- Joanna Messenger since 1997
- John Stow since 2001
- Samantha Harding since 2017
- Victoria Mcguire since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- KIM West Chair since 2006
- Joanna Messenger since 1997
- John Stow since 2001
- Samantha Harding since 2017
- Victoria Mcguire since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- KIM West Chair since 2006
- Claire Elizabeth North since 2024
- Joanna Messenger since 1997
- John Stow since 2001
- Victoria Mcguire since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Samantha Harding since 2017
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1158449
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 04 SEP 2014AMENDED ON 16 DEC 2016 as amended on 20 Apr 2020 as amended on 18 May 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07732064889 · chair@swindondownsgroup.org.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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