Down Syndrome International

Analysis

Down Syndrome International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesex. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04327941). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Down Syndrome International reported income of £389k and spending of £372k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £412k to £389k (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Down Syndrome International sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ignite Youth (£389k), The Hereford Food Bank (£389k) and Majlis-E-Ulama-E-Shia Europe (£389k).