Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome (number 1168036) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome do?
Sparkles supports children with Down's syndrome in Buckinghamshire by the provision of speech and language therapies, funding of physiotherapy and occupational therapy sessions and organising appropriate leisure and recreational activities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome
Answers Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Buckinghamshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome registered for?
Disability
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Is Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome as a registered charity (number 1168036) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome's charity number?
Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome's charity number is 1168036. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome do?
Sparkles supports children with Down's syndrome in Buckinghamshire by the provision of speech and language therapies, funding of physiotherapy and occupational therapy sessions and organising appropriate leisure and recreational activities.
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Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome?
The register records Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome's trustees paid?
Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome registered as a charity?
Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome was entered on the register on 5 July 2016.