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Registered charity (CIO) · Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke and Staffordshire Downs Syndrome Social Group

Stoke and Staffordshire Downs Syndrome Social Group is a registered charity (number 1198910) based in Stoke-on-Trent, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Michael Boardman and Michael Boardman. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £22k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
Where
Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City
Website
Www.ssdssg.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£22k£5k
  • 2024£2k£7k
  • 2023£18k£8k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 57%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS LIVING IN STOKE-ON-TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY BY:(1) PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT SUCH PERSONS TO OVERCOME INEQUALITY AND DISADVANTAGE.(2) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP TO PROMOTE RESILIENCE AND WIDEN THEIR PERSONAL SUPPORT NETWORK.(3) PROVIDING GENERAL SUPPORT, PRACTICAL ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR SUCH PEOPLE.(4) PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING SUCH PEOPLE, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND NEEDS.

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

10y median 10y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 3General Charitable Purposes 3Other Charitable Purposes 3

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 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£22k latest income

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1198910
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 May 2022
Contact on the register
07786030506 · Julia.SSDSSG@yahoo.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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