LtdLtdLtd Registered Charity No.1130994 Company Number 6915555 ANNUAL REPORT 1st JUNE 2013 TO 31st MAY 2014 Pamela Sunter Centre 2 Whitley Street, Bingley, Bradford, BD16 4JH Telephone/Fax 01274 561308 Email
[email protected] Web: www.downsupportbradford.btck.co.uk CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 FUNDING 4 OUR POLICIES 11 INSURANCE 11 DIRECTORS 11 STAFF 12 VOLUNTEERS 13 SUBSCRIBERS 13 SOCIAL MEDIA 13 NEWSLETTER 13 TRAINING 14 RESEARCH 21 CONFERENCES 22 NETWORKING 23 JAPANESE VISIT 23 OUR PUBLICAITONS AND RESOURCES 24 SPEECH & LANGUAGE GROUPS 26 EARLY DEVELOPMENT GROUPS 28 SATURDAY FAMILY SESSIONS 31 SUPPORT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME STREET DANCING 33 WISH CLUB 33 GOING OUT CLUB 34 FAMILY SWIM 34 SUMMER TRIPS 35 WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY EVENT 36 ACCOUNTS 37 LAST YEARS MINUTES 38 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING MINUTES 39 AGENDA FOR EVENING 40 2 ANOTHER FANTASTIC YEAR Throughout the last financial year our charity has continued to grow supporting more families, delivering more training sessions and employing 9 staff, two of whom happen to have Down syndrome. The second year of our lease in Bingley has gone smoothly and following repairs to the roof and building we launched our youth club in February 2014. The building is still in need of further repairs before the winter months but we feel that it meets the needs of our charity very well. FUNDING 2013 TO 2014 A total of £75272 from Big Lottery Fund, £19244 from your donations, fees and activities, £57917 from grants, and £25646 from training brings our funding for the last financial year to approximately £180000.