Registered charity (CIO) · Maidstone
21 Together
1. To relieve the needs of people with Down's syndrome, living particularly but not exclusively in Kent and their families and carers through provision of training, support, education and practical advice, and by such other means as the trustees may...
- 6 trustees
- Income £249k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Kent
- Website
- www.21together.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£249k£364k
- 2024£319k£256k
- 2023£319k£256k
Earlier years
- 2022£252k£218k
- 2021£235k£123k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. To relieve the needs of people with Down's syndrome, living particularly but not exclusively in Kent and their families and carers through provision of training, support, education and practical advice, and by such other means as the trustees may determine.2. To advance the education of the public and in particular the parents and carers of people with down's syndrome and professionals involved in their care and education, in the specific needs and abilities of people with down's syndrome.
Grants received
24 grants · £1,118,733 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 · £732,220 (7 grants)
- Coop Foundation · £150,000
- BBC Children in Need · £98,510 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £56,703 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £35,000 (3 grants)
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
- Ian Caplan since 2025
- Melissa Jones since 2021
- Rebecca Clark since 2021
- Sinead Patricia Mary Ainsworth since 2018
- Stephen Sibbald since 2025
- Toyin Olukoya since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Sinead Patricia Mary Ainsworth since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ian Caplan since 2025
- Melissa Jones since 2021
- Rebecca Clark since 2021
- Sinead Patricia Mary Ainsworth since 2018
- Stephen Sibbald since 2025
- Toyin Olukoya since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1165305
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Jan 2016 as amended on 25 Sep 2020
- Contact on the register
- 01622230720 · info@21together.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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