Candles - Down Syndrome Support Group

Analysis

Candles - Down Syndrome Support Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Candles - Down Syndrome Support Group reported income of £23k and spending of £18k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income grew from £20k to £23k (+13%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Candles - Down Syndrome Support Group 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 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hungarian School London (£23k), Khidmat Welfare Trust KK (£23k) and The Ebi Foundation (£23k).