Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network

Analysis

Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in November 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network reported income of £389k and spending of £289k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £89k to £389k (+337%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sunshine and Smiles - Leeds Down Syndrome Network sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% 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 Lions Clubs International MD 105 Appeal Fund (£389k), Rafah International (£390k) and Addison's Disease Self Help Group (£389k).