Hands UP for Downs
Registered charity 1170395 CIO Registered since 2016
Operates: Neath Port Talbot, City Of Swansea
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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.
8 trustees on the board
- Alan Christopher Santimano since 2016
- Anne Julia Barker MA since 2016
- Ferial Raine since 2023
- Janet Chaplin since 2016
- Lara Smrtnik since 2018
- Nicola Jayne Preece LLB since 2016
- Rachel Louise Dent since 2022
- SAM Fisher since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Christopher Santimano since 2016
- Anne Julia Barker MA since 2016
- Janet Chaplin since 2016
- Lara Smrtnik since 2018
- Nicola Jayne Preece LLB since 2016
- SAM Fisher since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alan Christopher Santimano since 2016
- Anne Julia Barker MA since 2016
- Ferial Raine since 2023
- Janet Chaplin since 2016
- Lara Smrtnik since 2018
- Nicola Jayne Preece LLB since 2016
- Rachel Louise Dent since 2022
- SAM Fisher since 2016
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
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- Living Word Missionary Church - UK Similar size; both Human rights
- Anderson Baptist Church, Reading Similar size; both Human rights
- Afemai Children's Trust Similar size; both Human rights
- Nirman Sewak Jatha Sikh Heritage Similar size; both Human rights
- Imam Organisation UK Similar size; both Human rights
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.handsupfordowns.co.uk |
| handsupfordowns@outlook.com | |
| Phone | 01792218547 |
| Address | Pen-Y-Wern, Cefn Stylle Road, Gowerton, SWANSEA, SA4 3QY |
Finances
£72,552 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £23,840 | £27,141 |
| 2022 | £78,835 | £58,842 |
| 2023 | £84,716 | £61,492 |
| 2024 | £98,496 | £77,863 |
| 2025 | £72,552 | £87,467 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationWho
Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE1. TO ASSIST IN THE CARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND TRAINING TO THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR CARE, AND TO HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL SPECIALISTS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING AND ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME. 2. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY, BY: A) PROVIDING A PLAY SCHEME AND SUPPORT AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO ENABLE THE CHILDREN TO DEVELOP AND GAIN NEW SKILLS. B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CHILDREN AND PARENTSC) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, THE CHILDREN AND THEIR SIBLINGS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL INCLUSION. 3. TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DOWN SYNDROME. 4. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING, INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO PARENTS/CARERS WITH THE OBJECT OF EMPOWERING THEM TO ADVANCE THEIR CHILDREN IN LIFE AND ASSIST THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Nov 2016
Trustees (8)
- Alan Christopher Santimano since 2016
- Anne Julia Barker MA since 2016
- Ferial Raine since 2023
- Janet Chaplin since 2016
- Lara Smrtnik since 2018
- Nicola Jayne Preece LLB since 2016
- Rachel Louise Dent since 2022
- SAM Fisher since 2016
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