Upwards with Downs

Analysis

Upwards with Downs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harlow. It was registered in September 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Upwards with Downs reported income of £25k and spending of £34k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £20k to £25k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Upwards with Downs sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Africa Vision TV (£25k), Brocky's Trust (£25k) and Burley-Tereli Friendship Trust (£25k).

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.