# EAST LINCOLNSHIRE DOWN'S SYNDROME FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184393
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 12, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1184393


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 MARYLAND BANK, AMBER HILL, BOSTON
- **Postcode:** PE20 3RW
- **Phone:** 07843945600
- **Email:** eastlincs.ds.group@hotmail.com
- **Website:** www.eastlincolnshiredownsyndrome.org



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO RELIEVE THE NEED AND ASSIST IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH A MEMBER WITHDOWNÆS SYNDROME BY THE PROVISION OF REGULAR GROUP SUPPORT MEETINGS, 1:1 SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND SIGN POSTING WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CREATING STRONG SUPPORT NETWORKS AND IMPROVING THE WELL BEING OF THOSE WITH DOWNÆS SYNDROME AND THEIR CARE GIVERS.(B) TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS WITH DOWNÆS SYNDROME AND THEIR CARE GIVERS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND PREVENT ISOLATION.(C) TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DOWNÆS SYNDROME AND THE ISSUES AFFECTING MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.(D) TO FACILITATE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO EMPOWER CARE GIVERS TO HAVE THE TOOLS AND SKILLS NEEDED TO ENRICH OUR MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILYÆS LIVES.(E) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FOR THE SIBLINGS OF OUR MEMBERS.

**Activities:** We put on monthly 'play and stay' sessions and have links with Special Olympics: Lincolnshire. We have group outings, sibling only events and provide grants for training/education/one-off equipment costs.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Lincolnshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2025 | £1662 | £1264 | — | — |
| March 28, 2024 | £88 | £5989 | — | — |
| March 28, 2023 | £7095 | £6576 | — | — |
| March 28, 2022 | £985 | £1010 | — | — |
| March 28, 2021 | £3717 | £1268 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Charlotte Clarkson** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 11, 2018
- Ciara Henstock — appointed March 31, 2025
- David Miller — appointed June 23, 2019
- Louise Miller — appointed Nov. 11, 2018