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Annual reports

Each year we publish a comprehensive annual report, looking at our progress against our aims and objectives and including financial statements, with income and expenditure for the year. Our financial year runs from April-March.

You can find a brief annual summary for previous years below, together with a link to the Charity Commission for England Wales website to download our full reports.

Annual report 2021-22

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You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2022:

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Or via direct download here:

Report of Trustees 2022 (PDF)

Published: 27th September, 2018

Updated: 20th December, 2022

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Annual report 2020-21

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You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2021:

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Report of Trustees 2021 (PDF)

Published: 28th September, 2018

Updated: 26th August, 2021

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Annual report 2019-20

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You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2020:

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Report of Trustees 2020 (PDF)

Published: 29th September, 2018

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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Annual report 2018-19

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You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2019:

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Report of Trustees 2019 (PDF)

Published: 30th September, 2018

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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Annual report 2017-18

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Some of our 2017-18 highlights, we:

  • progressed our review towards a new strategic plan;
  • increased our staff/volunteer resources to deliver on and fundraise for our project based objectives;
  • published new information and research abstracts within our website to make accurate information readily available and extended our section on outreach to focus attention on challenging situations in many countries;
  • took forward our major international guidelines project, focusing on healthcare and education, with a process which will ensure international involvement and credibility and a good start made on specific guideline documents;
  • played a key role supporting the hosts of WDSC 2018, both in an oversight and operational role, as well as laying the foundations for WDSC 2020 and 2022;
  • participated in conferences and meetings and strengthened relationships with key partners at national, regional and international levels to ensure dissemination of accurate information about Down syndrome;
  • funded and managed successful outreach programmes in Rwanda and Peru, provided training expertise for a programme in Turkey and increased our organisational capacity project output, working with 25 countries;
  • developed our advisory group and committee structure to ensure full expert and stakeholder involvement in our work;
  • increased our media output, in so doing bringing our network closer together;
  • consolidated key relationships with the UN, IDA, IDDC, T21RS and other relevant organisations, to speak on behalf of the global Down syndrome community and
  • ran our most successful WDSD campaign to date, with a globally adopted theme, widely seen video projects, successful events, awareness and merchandise initiatives.

You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2018:

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Published: 1st October, 2018

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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Annual report 2016-17

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Some of our 2016-17 highlights, we:

  • began a review ahead of preparation for a new strategic plan;
  • increased staff resources to deliver on and fundraise for project objectives;
  • published new information and research abstracts on our website; to make accurate information readily available; 
  • took forward our major international guidelines project, focusing on healthcare and education, working towards a process ensuring international involvement and credibility;
  • played a key role supporting the hosts of WDSC 2018 and moved to a biennial event, selecting hosts for WDSC 2020 and WDSC 2022;
  • funded and managed successful outreach programmes in Rwanda and Peru and increased our organisational capacity project output, working with 25 countries and 1 region;
  • developed our advisory group and committee structure to ensure full expert and stakeholder involvement in our work;
  • consolidated key relationships with the UN, IDA, IDDC, T21RS and other relevant organisations, to speak on behalf of the global Down syndrome community and
  • ran our most successful WDSD campaign to date, with a globally adopted theme, widely seen awareness initiatives and successful events (including the first at UN Geneva).

You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2017:

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Published: 2nd October, 2018

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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Annual report 2015-16

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Some of our 2015-16 highlights, we:

  • adopted governance changes with a new advisory group and national committee structure to ensure expert advice supported by oversight from people with Down syndrome and representative organisations; 
  • began a major initiative preparing international guidance documents to be used in outreach programmes and to advocate for change;  
  • supported research through funding LuMind Research Down Syndrome Foundation;
  • played a key role supporting the hosts of WDSC 2015 and WDSC 2018;
  • undertook a successful outreach programme at WDSC 2015 involving organisations and people with Down syndrome from 9 countries;
  • consolidated key relationships with the UN, IDA and other relevant organisations to speak on behalf of people with Down syndrome and the global community and
  • ran a successful WDSD campaign with a globally adopted theme, widely seen awareness initiatives and a successful conference. 

You can download our full report at the Charity Commission for England and Wales website, simply click on the link below and then click "Accounts and annual returns", reporting year 31 March 2016:

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Published: 3rd October, 2018

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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Annual report 2014-15

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Some of our 2014-15 highlights, we:

  • opened a new office in Exeter and employed new staff to help accelerate our progress;
  • continued to enhance and consolidate the DSi website as an international resource for information and connecting people;
  • provided extensive assistance to the WDSC 2015 hosts throughout 2014-15 ahead of the event in August 2015;
  • provided further support in the development of APDSF and ADSN, as well as connecting with EDSA and FIADOWN;
  • undertook a health outreach programme in Oman (following education in Tajikistan in 2013);
  • consolidated our network through our website, social media and the launch of the first edition of DSi News;
  • co-operated and made new relationships in the international Down syndrome and disability communities with the UN, IDA and Trisomy 21 Research Society;
  • continued to raise the public profile of World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) through the well established WDSD website, our global theme campaign; awareness activities, our 4th conference held at UN HQ and the WDSD Awards.

Published: 4th October, 2018

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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