Down Syndrome Development Trust

Analysis

Down Syndrome Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in February 2014, 12 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 08346182). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Down Syndrome Development Trust reported income of £365k and spending of £338k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £104k to £365k (+253%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Development Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Sepsis Alliance (£365k), Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service Limited (£365k) and Music24 (£365k).