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Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 1
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

SENSE INTERNATIONAL 

Sense International supports people with deafblindness and their families to be full and active members of society through work in health, early intervention, education and vocational training. We work with governments and in partnership with local organisations across these areas, addressing issues such as early diagnosis and family communication, immunisation and enabling supportive legislation.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,347£3,014£-667£200£550£170.1560
31/03/22£2,536£2,567£-31£215£1,217£3041.4550
31/03/21£2,320£2,456£-135£263£1,248£590.3515
31/03/20£2,476£2,295£181£247£1,384£1841470
31/03/19£1,894£1,752£142£215£1,202£4693.2411
31/03/18£1,687£1,759£-71£158£1,061£3262.2350
31/03/17£1,733£1,729£4£94£1,132£7074.9280
31/03/16£1,692£1,405£287£282£1,128£4814.1240
31/03/15£1,831£1,627£203£111£840£4573.4220
31/03/14£1,422£1,627£-205£215£637£4643.4200
31/03/13£1,749£1,714£35£272£842£8115.7220
31/03/12£1,547£1,500£47£177£807£7035.650
31/03/11£1,806£1,387£420£319£760£5334.660
31/03/10£1,420£1,423£-3£343£340£121170
31/03/09£1,820£1,821£-1£322£343£1951.3100
31/03/08£1,879£1,729£151£458£344£550.4110
31/03/07£1,573£1,447£125£355£194£1211110
31/03/06£1,213£1,455£-242£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,048£1,087£-40£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£1,115£968£147£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 6.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years

www.senseinternational.org.uk

Clare.O'Donovan@sense.org.uk

0300 330 9260

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, Romania, Tanzania, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 56 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Improved livelihoods for people with deafblindness in Uganda (addition
£49,947 29/03/2019
14
Improved livelihoods for people with deafblindness in Uganda (addition
National Lottery Community Fund - Improved Livelihoods for People with Deafblindness in Tanzania
£180,130 13/03/2019
35
Improved Livelihoods for People with Deafblindness in Tanzania
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving livelihoods for people with deafblindness in Uganda
£382,941 30/03/2017
32
This project will support deafblind adults and other people with disabilities in livelihoods skills to increase their levels of income and participation in their communities. They will also explore a ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improved education for deafblind people
£483,449 18/12/2013
36
This project, based in Nairobi, Kismu and Kwale in Kenya, Dar Es Salaam, Iringa and Mwanga in Tanzania, and Kampala, Masaka and Iganga in Uganda, aims to improve the quality of primary education for ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Opportunities for Deafblind People
£499,687 02/09/2013
48
This project, based in Lima, Ancash, Arequipa, Callao, Cuzco and La Libertad regions of Peru, aims to improve the primary education, livelihoods, health and human rights of 1,130 deaf-blind (DB) and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improving Opportunities for Deafblind People
£14,160 29/11/2012
11
This project, based in Lima, Ancash, Arequipa, Callao, Cuzco and La Libertad regions of Peru, aims to improve the primary education, livelihoods, health and human rights of 1,130 deaf-blind (DB) and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-66
  • KIRAN VIRDEE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Professional
  • LISA SZUCS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Fintech Sales Professional
  • RICHARD COOPER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Founder And Managing Director Cooper Racing Ltd
  • SUNIL SHAH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Insurance Broker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/07/1999, number: 1076497
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/03/1999, number: 03742986
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

101 PENTONVILLE ROAD
LONDON
N1 9LG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE DEAFBLIND OR WHO HAVE A HEARING OR VISION IMPAIRMENT, INCLUDING THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL IMPAIRMENTS OR PERSONS WHO HAVE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASSPROMOTING ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASS IN ANY COUNTRY OF THE WORLDPROMOTING ACTIONS ON PREVENTION OF THE DISABILITIES OF THE BENEFICIAL CLASS AND TO UNDERTAKE OR PROMOTE RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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