Chichester and Arun Down Syndrome Group

Analysis

Chichester and Arun Down Syndrome Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bognor Regis. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chichester and Arun Down Syndrome Group reported income of £20k and spending of £34k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £46k to £20k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Chichester and Arun Down Syndrome Group sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Tamil Kuzhumam (NTK) (£20k), Friends of Landlords Riding for the Disabled (£20k) and Ready Steady Go Hello Charity (£20k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.