Reg charity 1089679
Chair Report 2019/2020
SUNDOWNS (Supporting Understanding the Needs of Down Syndrome) has come through a challenging year. Our focus has been developing collaboration with partner agencies and local businesses to enable consistent growth for the charity and support for our members, adapting to new communication methods to achieve this.
Structure Governance and Management
Many thanks to the John Moore Foundation who have funded the project Co-ordinators Post from October 2019 to September 2020. In July 2020 the National Lottery emergency community fund stepped up and funded us for the 6- month period until January 2021, without this we would have faced a greater challenge to continue our support to families. Our acknowledgements details everyone who has supported us through this challenging financial year.
This year we have maintained our existing Executive Committee and lost 3 volunteers due to personal circumstances. There are parent representatives involved in the consultation process and external professionals.
Our focus being that the aims and objectives of the charity are being met and that the committee/volunteers bring those aims and objectives to life.
The Executive Committee has held four meetings this year, two face to face and the other two via zoom. The Project Co-ordinator role maintains regular consultation with the members via email, telephone, zoom and social media,
There has been one social event funded by Mini Monsters on the 22[nd] December 2019 with a visit from Santa and a gift for all the children. Big thank you to Mission Christmas (Radio City) for supplying the gifts and Mini Monsters for hosting this event which is exclusive to Sundowns. Families in their bubbles have been able to attend sensory play sessions at Mini Monsters periodically since COVID and when possible due to restrictions.
We now have 102 families and no membership/subscription costs. We have 10 regular volunteers and utilise family members and friends as and when required. Due to COVID events utilising volunteers has been challenging except for the Pre-school Makaton program that Libby Potter and her team have delivered via zoom each week and the Picnic in August 2020.The project co-ordinators workload has increased considerably supporting many families on a one to one basis as group sessions not always possible.
We still operate from the Project Co-ordinators office to keep revenue expenditure (rent, utilities etc) to minimum. This has enabled us to continue without relying on funding for revenue costs and office.
We are still working in unison with Cheshire Downs Syndrome Support Group based in Northwich and our other regional partners to develop a wider range of support/services. During COVID restrictions we have
Awarded The Queens Award for Voluntary Service 2004
Registered Charity Number 1089679 info@sundowns.org.uk
developed partnerships with other support groups, Beautiful New Beginning, Involve and Wirral Mencap to enable our families to access additional support utilising technology to continue this.
In October 2019 in partnership with CDSSG we delivered one outdoor activity program at Pettypool activity centre in Northwich. One week was for residential trip, 12 plus years and one day for the under 12 years.
Our focus for 2020/2021 is with the SFB program using technology (zoom) every Thursday during term time. Huge thanks to the volunteers who co-ordinate and deliver these projects under the leadership of Libby Potter,
We continue to work in partnership with NHS Wirral and our maternity liaison co-ordinator at Arrowe Park Hospital is Gaynor Pinard-Smith. Ensuring health professionals and parents at pre-natal and post-natal have access to information and support regarding Downs Syndrome. This financial year we have introduced
Our safeguarding officer is Sophia Bridge also a family member and works in a professional capacity practicing safeguarding.
We are still predominantly run by volunteers and the funding from the JMF has enabled the administrative and project management function to continue consistently enabling additional funding to be directed to specific projects. Going forward we have secured emergency funding from the National Lottery for six months until January 2021.
Our vision for the future is to ensure those aims and objectives meet our members’ needs and are within our constitution.
Mark Bridge Chair of Trustees 30/11/20
Awarded The Queens Award for Voluntary Service 2004
Registered Charity Number 1089679 info@sundowns.org.uk
| Charity Name Sundowns |
Charity Name Sundowns |
Charity Name Sundowns |
No (if any) 1089679 |
No (if any) 1089679 |
CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
1.10.19 | To | 30.9.2020 | |||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricte d funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 924 9,100 14,347 3,585 2,164 - - 30,120 - - 30,120 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 9,100 14,347 - - 23,447 - - - 23,447 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| VoluntaryDonations | 817 | |||||
| Activities togenerate income | 6,945 | |||||
| Grant JMF | 9,600 | |||||
| Grant lottery | 4,802 | |||||
| Donations from families Respite | - | |||||
| fundraisingevents | - | - | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
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22,164 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total Total receipts |
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| - | 30,120 | - | 23,447 | 22,164 |
A3 Payments
Cost of Generating Voluntary Income
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| marketing and information | - | ||||||||
| Information material families etc | 732 | 732 | 387 | ||||||
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| Governance Costs | - | ||||||||
| Legal and Professional | 91 | 91 | 650 | ||||||
| Marketingtopromote charityaims | - | 658 | |||||||
| Computer Costs | 111 | 111 | |||||||
| AGM Expenses | 50 | 50 | |||||||
| Insurance Health and Safety | 219 | 219 | |||||||
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| Travel expenses | 555 | 555 | 708 | ||||||
| Office Phone/internet | 753 | 753 | 521 | ||||||
| Office Equipment | 2,028 | 2,028 | 171 | ||||||
| Printing, postage and stationary | 124 | 124 | |||||||
| Refreshments | - | 234 | |||||||
| Rent | - | - | |||||||
| Trustee &Treasurer expense | - | ||||||||
| Volunteer Expenses | - | ||||||||
| payroll | 10,608 | 10,608 | 10,392 | ||||||
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| Pre school makaton | 346 | 346 | 719 | ||||||
| Education Program | 64 | 64 | 488 | ||||||
| Respiteprogram | 3,075 | 3,075 | 12,911 | ||||||
| Justgivingexpenses | 216 | 216 | 216 | ||||||
| children events/activities | 1,418 | 1,418 | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | 20,390 | - | 20,390 | 28,055 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Ribby Respite 2021 Grant 2020/2021 budget Signature Details Details 3 laptops IT hardware Details Details Current Account Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 730 28,433 - 730 28,433 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) National lottery 824 National lottery 1,180 - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) family fund 14,500 lottery 11,530 vol contributions 2,403 - - Mark Bridge (Trustee) Laura Hatton (Auditor) Print Name |
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| When due (optional) |
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| 1.9.2021 | |||
| 15.1.21 | |||
| 30.9.21 | |||
| Date of approval |
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| Mark Bridge (Trustee) | 16.10.2020 | ||
| Laura Hatton (Auditor) | 23.10.2020 |