Down Syndrome Education International

Analysis

Down Syndrome Education International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 03266266). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Down Syndrome Education International reported income of £287k and spending of £71k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £60k to £287k (+374%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 411%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Down Syndrome Education International sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valley Church (£286k), The Millennium Oak Trust (£287k) and Sunrise Multicultural Project CIO (£286k).