## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.09.19 (Period start date) To 31.08.20 (Period end date)** **Charity name: The Ups of Downs** **Charity registration number: 1141359** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1. To relieve need and assist in the care 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
improve and advancing the health and
education of children with Down syndrome.
2. The promotion of social inclusion among
children with Down Syndrome and their parents,
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 parents
C
raising public awareness of the issues
affecting parents of children with Down
syndrome, the children and their siblings,
both generally and in relation to their social
exclusion;
3. To advance the education of children with
Down syndrome and 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”.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the|Para 1.17
and 1.19|The group runs regular pre school early intervention
sessions at which activities are demonstrated to
parents to enable the children to develop and gain
new skills.| |activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.||Weekly sports/social clubs are held for school age
children at which parents also have the opportunity
to socialise in an informal environment. The clubs for
children include a range of sports, yoga, dance,
drama and football.
Clubs were also arranged during school holidays.
Monthly speech and language sessions are held by an
independent therapist experienced in working with
children and young people with Down syndrome.
Training days on Literacy and Behaviour were both
well attended and well received by participants.
The Early Development Groups for pre-school
children are proving very successful and are full.
We have started Sing and Sign groups for the
youngest children.
Social events were held throughout the year for
parents to meet including a well attended AGM.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity carries out a wide range of activities in
pursuit of its charitable aims. The trustees consider
that these activities, summarised below, provide
benefit both to those within the Down syndrome
community in South Warwickshire and surrounding
areas:
Sing and Sign groups for the families of our youngest
members.
Early Development Groups for children aged 2-5
years.
Speech and Language sessions for those aged 3 – 16
years.
Saturday activity groups for primary school aged
children with drama, sport, dance, yoga etc.
Youth Club for our secondary school aged children
incorporating SmiLe Therapy sessions.
Social Inclusion Champions initiative for the older
teenagers.
Together with peer support and training for parents,
family and professionals involved with children with
Down syndrome.
The year since Christmas 2019 has been particularly
challenging with Covid19 related lock downs and
social isolation. We have met this challenge by
moving on-line and offering most of our groups in an
on-line format together with many more offers so
that most of our children were able to access
between 3 and 6 sessions a week.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference No grants are made Para 1.38 |Policy on grant making||| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|No investments are made| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The work of our volunteers is crucial in
delivering our range of services, from the
Trustees who all give their time freely to
parents arranging providers timetables and
relatives fund raising. Volunteers who work
directlywith the children are DBS checked.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our main achievement this year has been to
move our services on-line and continue to
engage with the children we support ensuring
they have some structure to their week and
contact with other people and their peers
outside of their family. This has been crucial in
maintaining good mental health for the
children and their parents.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Because of the pandemic much of our spending
shifted to on-line resources rather than
traditional providers.
The pandemic has also meant that we have
been unable to progress some of the projects
that we have reserved funds for.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The only one of our projects that has a
reserved fund that we have managed to action
this year is the Social Inclusion Champions
which have been very positively received.
Other monies reserved are all for identified
needs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The amount of reserves held equates to a one
year budget to action the initiative they are
held against.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The vast majority of our income comes from
the fundraising initiatives of our members and
their families.
We generate a small amount by charging for
some of the services we offer.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We have no investments, all our money is held
as cash in a current account.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|n/a| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Selected by the members| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Ups of Downs| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1141359| |Charity’s principal address|5 Hill Close
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 7RQ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Nicola Enoch|Chair||| ||Caroline Warren|||| ||KellyPorcas|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ||**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** CAROLINE WARREN **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 23rd June 2021 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.09.19 (Period start date) To 31.08.20 (Period end date)** **Charity name: The Ups of Downs** **Charity registration number: 1141359** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1. To relieve need and assist in the care 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
improve and advancing the health and
education of children with Down syndrome.
2. The promotion of social inclusion among
children with Down Syndrome and their parents,
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 parents
C
raising public awareness of the issues
affecting parents of children with Down
syndrome, the children and their siblings,
both generally and in relation to their social
exclusion;
3. To advance the education of children with
Down syndrome and 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”.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the|Para 1.17
and 1.19|The group runs regular pre school early intervention
sessions at which activities are demonstrated to
parents to enable the children to develop and gain
new skills.| |activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.||Weekly sports/social clubs are held for school age
children at which parents also have the opportunity
to socialise in an informal environment. The clubs for
children include a range of sports, yoga, dance,
drama and football.
Clubs were also arranged during school holidays.
Monthly speech and language sessions are held by an
independent therapist experienced in working with
children and young people with Down syndrome.
Training days on Literacy and Behaviour were both
well attended and well received by participants.
The Early Development Groups for pre-school
children are proving very successful and are full.
We have started Sing and Sign groups for the
youngest children.
Social events were held throughout the year for
parents to meet including a well attended AGM.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity carries out a wide range of activities in
pursuit of its charitable aims. The trustees consider
that these activities, summarised below, provide
benefit both to those within the Down syndrome
community in South Warwickshire and surrounding
areas:
Sing and Sign groups for the families of our youngest
members.
Early Development Groups for children aged 2-5
years.
Speech and Language sessions for those aged 3 – 16
years.
Saturday activity groups for primary school aged
children with drama, sport, dance, yoga etc.
Youth Club for our secondary school aged children
incorporating SmiLe Therapy sessions.
Social Inclusion Champions initiative for the older
teenagers.
Together with peer support and training for parents,
family and professionals involved with children with
Down syndrome.
The year since Christmas 2019 has been particularly
challenging with Covid19 related lock downs and
social isolation. We have met this challenge by
moving on-line and offering most of our groups in an
on-line format together with many more offers so
that most of our children were able to access
between 3 and 6 sessions a week.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference No grants are made Para 1.38 |Policy on grant making||| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|No investments are made| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The work of our volunteers is crucial in
delivering our range of services, from the
Trustees who all give their time freely to
parents arranging providers timetables and
relatives fund raising. Volunteers who work
directlywith the children are DBS checked.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our main achievement this year has been to
move our services on-line and continue to
engage with the children we support ensuring
they have some structure to their week and
contact with other people and their peers
outside of their family. This has been crucial in
maintaining good mental health for the
children and their parents.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Because of the pandemic much of our spending
shifted to on-line resources rather than
traditional providers.
The pandemic has also meant that we have
been unable to progress some of the projects
that we have reserved funds for.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The only one of our projects that has a
reserved fund that we have managed to action
this year is the Social Inclusion Champions
which have been very positively received.
Other monies reserved are all for identified
needs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|The amount of reserves held equates to a one
year budget to action the initiative they are
held against.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The vast majority of our income comes from
the fundraising initiatives of our members and
their families.
We generate a small amount by charging for
some of the services we offer.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We have no investments, all our money is held
as cash in a current account.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|n/a| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Selected by the members| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Ups of Downs| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1141359| |Charity’s principal address|5 Hill Close
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 7RQ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Nicola Enoch|Chair||| ||Caroline Warren|||| ||KellyPorcas|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|| ## **Additional information (optional)** ||**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** CAROLINE WARREN **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 23rd June 2021 CHARITY COMMISSION I FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectlon A Independont Examlnefs Report Report to the tfusteesl members of IHE OF JD On accounts for the year ondod AIEK)ST 20 10 Charity no (If any) JILk1359 Set oirt on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above dlaty (Ihe Twsf} for the year ended Responsibilities and A5 the charity trustees of the Trust, you afe responsttyle for ihe preparation basis of report of the accounts in aco)rdan¢e wrth the requiremefts of the Ch*ths Act 2011 <"the Aci"). I report in respect of my examinabon of the Trusl's accounis camed out under seaK)n 145 of the 2011 Act and in cafrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions gNen by the Chanty ComMtss￿l UfMJer seclK)n 145(SXb> of the Act Independent I have completed my examinab'on. I confiffn thal no matertal matters have examinerfs statement come lo my attentsn in connection with I￿.e Ax3minati04 g%es m.e cause to believe that in. ary m*p21 respect.. a¢¢ounbng rec￿dS were nol kept in xcordance with sedion 130 (rf the Ad the accounts do not ￿ wilh tho accountsng rectjfds I havc no knoficei fis arA P*avo CaiTrC across no othcr ma*14 rs in CDiifi with Ihe exarnination to wh•ch attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached . Fyease delete the words in ttK* brackels il Ihey do ￿t apply. Signed: Dats.. Name: Relevant professional qualrficationls) or body (If any): Ichc Address: MLb£X)L4J£ C)Vw, L IER October 2018