Ups and Downs (number 1123563) 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 Ups and Downs do?
Ups 'n' Downs is a support group dedicated to helping families and individuals in East Northamptonshire affected by Down's syndrome.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Ups and Downs
Answers Ups and Downs gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Ups and Downs's highest-paid staff paid?
Ups and Downs's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Ups and Downs as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Ups and Downs's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Northamptonshire
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
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 Ups and Downs registered for?
Education/trainingDisability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Ups and Downs yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Ups and Downs as a registered charity (number 1123563) 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 Ups and Downs's charity number?
Ups and Downs's charity number is 1123563. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Ups and Downs do?
Ups 'n' Downs is a support group dedicated to helping families and individuals in East Northamptonshire affected by Down's syndrome.
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How can I donate to Ups and Downs?
Ups and Downs's website listed in our register data is http://www.upsndowns.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Ups and Downs's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Ups and Downs's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Ups and Downs?
The register does not record Ups and Downs as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Ups and Downs's trustees paid?
Ups and Downs's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Ups and Downs registered as a charity?
Ups and Downs was entered on the register on 10 April 2008.