# CANDLES - DOWN SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198215
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 11, 2022
- **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=1198215


## Contact

- **Address:** 38 ROWHEDGE ROAD, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO2 8EL
- **Phone:** 07890071526
- **Email:** colchestercandles@gmail.com
- **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/colchesterdownsyndrome



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN COLCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, SERVICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL MAXIMISE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY, AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH DOWN SYNDROME.

**Activities:** We provide activities for our families with children who have down syndrome making it inclusive for all children and families




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2025 | £22930 | £17582 | — | — |
| April 5, 2024 | £11694 | £12593 | — | — |
| April 5, 2023 | £20368 | £13173 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Charlotte Elizabeth Katherine Larcom FCCA** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Annabelle Woolford — appointed Feb. 6, 2026
- Bethany May Bedingfield — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Clare Elizabeth Ranson — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Helen Mendel Gonzalez — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Kerrie Louise Chadwick — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Teresa Coscoran — appointed Feb. 27, 2025