Downs Syndrome Research Foundation Limited
Analysis
Downs Syndrome Research Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tunbridge Wells. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03228419). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Downs Syndrome Research Foundation Limited reported income of £30k and spending of £82k, spending 274% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £30k (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 264% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Downs Syndrome Research Foundation Limited sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Simon Digby Charitable Trust (£30k), Daimler Green Community Recreation Trust Limited (£30k) and Billingshurst Community Transport Limited (£30k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's objects are to relieve the sickness of persons living with Down's syndrome in particular through the provision of grants and funding for research into Down's syndrome for the purpose of finding treatments and cures and to publish the results of such research widely and for public benefit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Digby Charitable Trust | Dorset | £30k |
| Daimler Green Community Recreation Trust Limited | Coventry | £30k |
| Billingshurst Community Transport Limited | West Sussex | £30k |
| The GK Trust | London | £30k |