The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Hands UP for Downs

Registered charity 1170395 CIO Registered since 2016

Operates: Neath Port Talbot, City Of Swansea

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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.

8 trustees on the board

8.1y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

0
company-linked trustees

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
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incomespending£73k latest income

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.

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Contact

Websitewww.handsupfordowns.co.uk
Emailhandsupfordowns@outlook.com
Phone01792218547
AddressPen-Y-Wern, Cefn Stylle Road, Gowerton, SWANSEA, SA4 3QY

Finances

£72,552 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
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 DiversityRecreation

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable 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)

8trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

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