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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

From 18* September 2023 To 31% August 2024 

Charity name: Up on Downs (Hertfordshire) 

Charity registration number: 1126111 

## Objectives and Activities 

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||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||||||| °<br>Small groupspeech therapy Most<br>| families are concerned about having very<br>| limited access to ongoing speech therapy.<br>| Weemployateamofhighlyskilledtherapy<br>practitionerswhoaimtodeliver27<br>| sessions throughouttheyeartoeach child<br>| enrolled in the scheme. Parents pay a<br>| contribution that approximates to roughly<br>_ half of the cost oftheir child’s place and the||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||
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|||||financial difficulty. Groups vary from 2-4<br>children although insome circumstances|||
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|||||||| ®<br>Social communication group for<br>| olderyoung people||<br>||
||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|||||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||| This isanonlinefacilitatedgroupwhich<br>enables them to meet a defined friendship<br>| groupweeklytopracticetheir skillsand<br>_ develop confidence. We delivered weekly<br>| sessions**t**hrougho**u**tte**r**m-timef**o**rtheyear.<br>| 6<br>Fi nesscl bfo oldery ung<br>| people<br>| This is an online club led bya fitness<br>| trainerwho hasDS and isthereforean<br>| inspirationalrolemodelgivingyoung<br>peopl**e**animpetustoexerciseforhealth<br>| and w llbeing. We delivered weekly<br>| sessions intermtimethroughtheyear.<br>| °<br>Newslettersandinformation<br>| publishing<br>| Wekeepmembersuptodatewitha<br>.<br>| monthly newsletter featuring upcoming<br>| eventsandrelevantinformation.<br>| We maintain awebsite whichwas<br>| developed throughout the year and we<br>| havestepped upourpresence on facebook<br>andInstagramwithpublicpages and<br>privategroups.||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>**|**|
||||<br>:<br>|<br>||||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||| .<br>Celebrations and awareness<br>| events<br>| Asourchildren areoftenexcluded from<br>| partieswith typically developing peerswe<br>| hold inclusive seasonal parties for allthe<br>| family. These fulfil thesamefunction as<br>| ourregularnetworkingmeetingsbutare<br>| morefocussed onentertainment improving<br>| wellbeing and quality of life generally. Our<br>| Christmas party isusuallythelargestevent<br>| ofthe year.We also hold Easter and<br>| Halloweencelebrationsandweorganisea<br>| summertriptoan outdoor animal ortheme<br>| park.||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||
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||||The Teenage club enables us to offer a||
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||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>| <br>||group and they also enable parents to get<br> together in a separate area and go outina<br> large group afterwards.<br> :<br>ChoicesYouthClub<br>TheFriday nightyouth clubrunsweekly<br> and brings in a range ofyoung people with<br> disabilitieswhose social life is otherwise<br> limited. The group ran sessions with<br> sports, cooking, art, sculpture, danceand<br>gaming, according to the interests of||<br>|<br>|<br>||
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|| Statementconfirming<br>Pata tale<br>whetherthetrustees have<br>| had regard to the guidance<br>_ issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public|All trustees receive a Trustee Handbook<br>| with a copy ofthe charity's constitution and<br>guidance from the Charity Commission is<br>referenced and circulated.||=<br>|<br>||
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|You maych**o**ose<br>t<br>include further statements where relevant about.<br>Co|SORPreference<br>| Thecharitydoesnothavea grants<br>|<br>Para1.38<br>| programme andaimsto provide mostof its<br>| Policy on grant making<br>services free ofcharge to members. Where<br>|<br>contributionsfrom families are sought<br>|<br>towardsaspecificprogramme, eg.Speech<br>|<br>and communication groups, the trustees<br>|<br>| can decide byvote to assist afamily in||||<br>|<br>||
||<br>.<br>..<br>Para1.38<br>Policyon sociai investment<br>| including program related||<br>||||<br>||
|_ investment<br>|<br>;<br>|<br>| Para1.38<br>|<br>Contributionmadeby<br>| volunteers<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>;<br>|<br>Other<br>|||Many membersandtheircloserelatives<br>andfriends contributetothecharityby<br>| undertakingfundraising activitiesand<br>assisting with the organisation and running<br>| of specific events. Occasionallywe are<br>| alsoabletoinvolvecommunityvolunteers<br>| such as studentsworking towards the<br>| DukeofEdinburgh'sAwardorlocal<br>businessorganisationswhowould liketo<br>focuson a particular causefora limited<br>time. Where volunteers are likely to be<br>sieandarenotmembersthemselves,<br>||||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||





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## Achievements and Performance 

|||[CO<br>|<br>;<br>|Summaryofthemain<br>Srentitvingthepailealenl<br>e<br>|anaswork hasmadeto|SORPreferenceTOEe|<br>| Inthefinancialyear23/24thecharity:<br>|<br>e<br>Held regular monthly family support<br>|<br>Para1.20<br>|<br>meetings,welcomemorningsand<br>|<br>|<br>activitiesforparentstonetwork<br>|<br>me<br>online.<br>e<br>Continued aweeklyprogrammeof|SORPreferenceTOEe|<br>| Inthefinancialyear23/24thecharity:<br>|<br>e<br>Held regular monthly family support<br>|<br>Para1.20<br>|<br>meetings,welcomemorningsand<br>|<br>|<br>activitiesforparentstonetwork<br>|<br>me<br>online.<br>e<br>Continued aweeklyprogrammeof|
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|,|.|:<br>i<br>_ benefits to society as a<br>|whole,<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>||||Thursdays and Fitness club on<br>|<br>Monaays.<br>|<br>e<br>Maintained<br>a weekly youth club for<br>|<br>|<br>teenagerswith specialneedstogive<br>|<br>them enrichment activities and<br>|<br>|<br>regularcontactwith a friendship<br>|<br>group. Feedback has been<br>|<br>consistently excellent from young<br>|<br>/<br>people and carers attending.<br>|<br>e Continuedourspecialistspeech<br>development groups at three sites<br>|<br>|<br>with ourSymbol-trained co-workers<br>|<br>to promote better communication<br>|<br>skills in ourchildren withDown’s<br>syndrome<br>|<br>|<br>Continued toworkwith ourYoung<br>|<br>Ambassadors which enabled some<br>|<br>of ourteenagers with DS to take on<br>|<br>amoreformalrepresentative role at<br>|<br>|<br>events.<br>|<br>e<br>Arranged family days out at<br>|<br>|<br>HertfordshireZooandStandalone<br>|<br>farm toenablethecommunity to get<br>|<br>|<br>togetheroverthe longschool<br>|<br>holidays.Wealsoorganised aday<br>atthe De Havilland AircraftMuseum<br>||
||||<br>|<br>:|||<br>to celebrateWorld Down's<br>SyndromeDay.<br>|<br>|<br>e<br>Held our annual Christmas party<br>|<br>|<br>with giftsfor allthechildren.<br>|<br>e Welcomed newparentswithhome<br>|<br>visits, follow ups and new parent<br>|<br>welcome packs.<br>|<br>|<br>e<br>Continued to provide individual<br>|<br>advice on school-based education|
||||<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>|<br>L__dd||andtomeetwith colleaguesto<br>discuss local SEND.<br>|<br>e<br>Continued toproduce our regular<br>|<br>newslettersandsteppedupour<br>|<br>social media presencethroughout<br>the period to keep ourcommunity in<br>____|___touch<br>and aware oftheoffer.|





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## Additional infermation (optional) 

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||<br>_ <br>_|Achievements against<br> objectives set||<br>**|**<br>Para 1.44|Thecharityachievedand exceeded the<br>objectives setout in itsconstitution.|||
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||Performance offundraising||in sufficient funds to comfortably cover the<br>year’s activities and restore reserves to||<br>||
|||activities against objectives<br>set|| Pa 147|level that trustees are comfortable with to<br>enable it continue to operate securely.|||
|| <br>||investmentperformance<br> againstobjectives|| Para1.41<br>|<br>||||<br>|<br>||
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|Financial Review|||||||||
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|| financial position attheend||_|charitycommission, available online.|||||||
|| Statementexplaining the<br>| Para 1.22<br>| Theorganisation has builtupabalanceof<br>_ policyforholding reserves<br>| £45K, aroundthe level ofannual spend, to<br>|<br>| stating whythey are held<br>_ provide security in providing activities and<br>|<br>_ providing supporttofamiliesgoing forward<br>|<br>_andweatherfuturecashflowvariations.<br>|<br>|<br>_ Trusteeshavealso statedthe organisation<br>|<br>|<br>| intentions to undertake overdue staff<br>|<br>_ development and training activities in the<br>|<br>| fieldofspeechtherapy inthenearfutureto<br>|<br>|<br>_ ensure continuity ofthe charity’s speech<br>|<br>evelopment programme.<br>|<br>| Amount ofreserves held<br>| Para 1.22<br>| The reserve is notseparated within the|||||||||
|| Reasons for holding zero|[essece||||||||
|"Details offund materially in<br>deficit<br>ee<br>| Explanation ofany<br>| uncertainties about the|Para 1.24<br>| Para 1.23|||||||||
|| charity continuing as a going|©||||||||
|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements <br>|<br>| The charity's principal<br>| sources offunds (including<br>| Para 1.47<br>| anyfundraising)<br>|||where relevant about,<br>' The charityhas no regularfunderand<br>_ raises its annual income through<br>| community fundraisers, grants from<br>_ companies, charities and foundations and<br>membercontributionsforspecific services.|||||<br>|<br>||||
|| investmentpolicyand<br>| objectives including any<br>_ social investment policy<br>| adopted||<br>|<br>Pata 1.46<br>|<br>|||||||||||<br>||
|| Adescription oftheprincipal<br>| risks facingthe charity|| Para1.46||||||||<br>||
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## Structure, Governance and Management 

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|(Description ofchartys||||
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|| Typeofgoverningdocument | Para1.25|||Constitution, amended2007<br>|||
|_ How is the charity<br>Para 1.25<br>_ constituted?|| <br>||Charitable unincorporated association||
|| Trusteeselectionmethods|Pa'@125"<br>_ including details ofany<br>| constitutional provisions e.g.<br>_ election to post orname of|| <br>| <br>||Trustees are elected<br>at theAGM<br>by|<br> members and trustees.||
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|_ to appoint one or more<br>trustees<br>sex nissan<br>neers||||
|Additional information (optional)||||
|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about,||
|||A trustee handbook is provided fornew||
|| Policies and procedures<br>|<br>_ adopted for the induction<br>| Bama “Lat<br>| and training oftrustees<br>|||trustees.<br>|||
|Thecharity'sorganisational<br>|<br>| structure and anywider<br>| Para 1.51<br>| network with which the<br>| charityworks<br>||||<br>|<br>|<br>|||
|re <br>|<br>| Relationship with any related<br>| Para 1.51<br>|_ parties<br>|<br>en||The charity is affiliated with the Down's. |<br>Syndrome Association which provides it's<br>|<br>| insurance policies and is<br>a member<br>|<br>organisation ofNorth Herts Council for<br>|<br>Voluntary Serviceswhich providessome<br>|<br>_HR and payroll services.||
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|(Charity name<br>| Upon Downs (Hertfordshire)<br>_Othernamethe charity uses<br>**_** Upon Downs<br>eege<br>_Registered charity number<br>1126114<br>| Charity’s principal address = 20A Upper CulverRoad<br>_ StAlbans<br>_Hertfordshire||||<br>||





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## Declarations 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 


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## Up on Downs accounts 2023/24 


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|Up|on|Downs|accounts|
|2023/24|Bal|b/f|Income|Costs|Bal|c/f|
|Speech|development|-|4,444.00|-5,902.29|-1,458.29|
|Grants,|Donations|&|Other|
|Expenditure|24,611.92|47,242.98|-24489.21|47,365.69|
|Total|as|at|31St August|2024|24,611.92|51,686.98|-30,391.50|45,907.40|
|Up|on|Downs|accounts|
|2022/23|Bal|b/f|Income|Costs|Bal|c/f|
|Speech|development|-|4,983.50|-7,284.88|-2,301.38|
|Grants,|Donations|&|Other|
|Expenditure|26,821.85|28,307.90|-28,216.45|26,913.30|
|Total|as|at 31S August 2023|26,821.85|33,291.40|-35,501.33|24,611.92|
|Up|on|Downs|accounts|
|2021/22|Bal|b/f|Income|Costs|Bal|c/f|
|Speech|Therapy|-|4,037.00|-7,400.08|-3,363.08|
|Grants,|Donations|&|Other|
|Expenditure|39,659.85|14,467.23|-23,942.15|30,184.93|
|Total|as|at 31S August 2022|39,659.85|18,504.23|-31,342.23|26,821.85|
|Up|on|Downs|accounts|
|2020/21|Bal|b/f|Income|Costs|Bal|c/f|
|Speech|Therapy|-|5,063.00|-7,953.38|-2,890.38|
|-|Grants,|Donations|&|Other|
|Expenditure|39,447.00|29,068.08|-25,964.85|42,550.23|
|Total|as|at 31S August 2021|39,447.00|34,131.08|-33,918.23|39,659.85|
|Up|on|Downs|accounts|
|2019/20|Bal|b/f|Income|Costs|Bal|c/f|
|Speech|Therapy|-|2,824.00|-4,517.80|-1,693.80|
|Grants,|Donations|&|Other|
|Expenditure|39,450.72|20,428.83|-18,738.75|41,140.80|
|Total|as|at 31S August 2020|39,450.72|23,252.83|-23,256.55|39,447.00|

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' Balance carried forward has increased by £21,295.48 to £45,907.40. 

It can be seen that we have had a successful year in terms of income generation with an increase of £18,935.08 on last year (excluding the speech development programme) from grants and donations coupled with a slight decrease in expenditure. 

This significant increase in income arises primarily from three significant sources: an increased grant from the National Lottery, a donation from the Hitchin Property Trust and large number of individual donations connected to our involvement in the St Albans Half Marathon. The cost to the charity of providing the Speech Development Programme has dropped slightly to £5,902.29; this is due to having slightly fewer children in the programme and a delay in receiving invoices from co-workers. 



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The balance of our PayPal account is currently £137.70 

Grants, donations and funds raised totalled £51,686.98 including these significant revenues as follows: 

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|National Lottery Community Grant|£13,134.00|
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|StAlbans Half Marathon Sponsorship and other proceeds|£12,171.14|
|Hitchin Property Trustdonation|£7,500.00|
|Rita Donagh donations|£2,891.00|
|HCC Building Life Chances Early Years Grant|£1,407.00|
|StAlbans Cathedral Congregational Giving Donation|£1,215.00|
|Christmas card sales|£1,151.50|
|St George’s Day Charity Club Donations|£841.00|
|John F Hunt Power donation towards Ambassador’s Programme|£630.00|
|HCC Councillor's Locality Budget granttowardsAmbassador's<br>Programme|£600.00|
|CBRE Global Investments donation (nominated by John Clarke)|£525.00|
|Radlett Cork Lodge (Freemasons) Donation|£500.00|
|Pimlico Lodge (Freemasons) Donation|£500.00|
|Colourbyte donation forfundraising material (initiated by Stockley<br>family)|£500.00|



Outgoings totalled £30,391 .50 including this list of the most significant costs to the charity: 

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|.|Staffsalaries|£17,762.36||
||Facilitator for teen zoom meetings (partially funded by BLC grant)|£1,835.00||
||Cost of providing the Speech Development Programme|£1,458.29||
||Choices teen youth club (funded by BLC grant)|£1,905.80|~|
||Hertfordshire Zoo and Woodside farm summer trips “)|£436.75||
||Christmas party 2023 (including presents)|£483.10||
||Zoom Annual Subscription|£155.78||
||Familymeetingscosts|£72.10||



## Notes 

3 The total cost of the summer trips was £841.75 less £405.00 in parental contributions, £111.75 of this amount was paid using PayPal funds. 

We, the undersigned, confirm that these accounts have been circulated to all trustees of Up on Downs and agreed as correct at the charity’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday 18" November 2024. 

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|John Clark|Lauren Hartley|Sarah Stockley|
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This is a parent run organisation which supports families of children with Downs Syndrome. They
support other parents by sharing information and creating opportunities for families to socialise and
learn together. They support our children by arranging specific artivities and by working with other
agencies to increase awarene55 of Downs Syndrome and improve the opportunities available to
people with the condition.
Organisation
There are two part time employees currently, originally three up until May 2024-
Alisande Isande) Nuttall- Director110 Hours perweek) until May 2024 upon her resignation. Sande
now serves as a Trustee of the charity
Janet Hopcroft- Services Coordinator until May 2024, Dirertor thereafter111 Hours per week in
both instances)
Gemma Albon - Assistant Family Service5 Coordlnator110 Hours per weekl
Services and Support Provided
Speech and communication development se$5ions for children are provided bythe charity. The
charity pays a percentage of the c05t and families make a £99 per tem contribution towards the
cost of running the scheme. Support is provided by speech development Co-workers and overseen
by a speech therapist. Speech Therapists and ca-workers are employed on an ad hoc basis, they
invoice as and when theywork forthe charity.
Pre-natal contatt wtth families by charity volunteers/staff, pr¢)viding further support once the baby
has been born including new parent vistts
Monthly family meeting 2 Sat of every month- on a drop in basis
EHCP and benefits training and advising parents
Social Events for families and teenagers with Down syndrome
Accountln8 Information
End of Term lin line wlth School Terms) is the busiest time for transartions
Weekly analysis of Charitie5 Aid Foundation ICAF) giving- this 15 necessary in orderfor the donation5
to be documented on the accounts and thank you replies sent to donors
Charities Aid Foundatlon credits are shown as inltial don*ion less the fee taken byfAF for donatlon
admin
Gift aid refunds-will be reimbursed by CAF separately within the month the donation is made

Further Infornlation
All adminlstration is condutted from Employees homes
Accounts Sample Testlng
Item5 were randomly selected by Elaine Hoar on Friday 14 February 2025. All periods are as
detailed on the bank statements. all accountslreceipts/invoices verified and seen on the following
2023-2024
Balance Check
Income & Expenditure totsls in the monthly accounts analysis has
been reconciled against the funds received in andout of the bank
account for September 2023 - August 2024.
September 2023
Balance Check
Bank Statement @ 31 August 2023= £24,611.92
Spreadsheet Opening Balance- £24,611.92 @ 01 September 2023
Money Out = £2,867.90
Money In= £2,319.98
Spreadsheet Balan￿ at 30 September 2023 = £25,159.84
Recelpts Sample
Reviewed all expenditure and income against the
bank ststement and receipts.
October 2023
Recelpts Sample
12 - Reviewed the Grant from Building Life Chances Early Year5
£1407.00 against accounts and bank statement.
Expenditure Sample
20 - Reviewed payment to Magda Kruszewska £394.50 against
recelpt and bank statement.
November 2023
Recelpts Sample
17°
Reviewed donation from J R Robinson £60.Q) against the bank
statement.
Expendlture Samples
Reviewed payment to Gemma Albon £269.00 against the
receipt and bank statement.
IV- Reviewed payment to Zoom £143.88 against the bank
statement.
January 2024
Expendlture Sample
24th- Reviewed payment to Christchurch Baptist Churth £45
against the receipt and bank statement.

March 2024
Receipts Sample
11 - Reviewed donation from Colourbyte Europe Ltd £500.00
against receipt confirmation and bank statement,
May 2024
Receipts Sample
Reviewed all receipts £3667.413gainst the bank statement for Mav
2024.
June 2024
Expenditure Sample
Reviewed payment relating to Wilko £5.80 against the receipt
and bank statement.
July 2024
Receipts Example
19°
Reviewed the funding from the National Lottery £13,134.00
agalnst the confim13tion letter and bank statement.
Expenditure Samples
nd_ Reviewed payment to Emily Enoch £185.00 agalnst the invoice
and b3nk statement.
15 - Reviewed payment to Hertfordshire Zoo £700 against the
receipt and bank statement.
th
15 - Reviewed the payment to Paula Binks £640.14 against the
Invol￿ and bank statement.
July 2024
Balance Check
Spreadsheet Opening Balance - £45,589.82 @ 01 Aug 2024
Money In= £1,222.89
Money Out= £905.32
Bank & Spreadsheet Balan￿ at 31 Aug 2024= £45,907.40
The 202312024 accounts Ikive been reconclled to the spreadsheets maintained by Up on Down5 to
ensure that total Income and costs have been reported accurately.
Sample te5tin8 has been evldenced by ticking of the recelpts/transactions and inthlllng the
relevant pages.