Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

SENSORY TRUST

Improving the lives of disadvantaged communities by increasing access to public spaces and creating richer, more memorable outdoor experiences. We work directly with beneficiaries, undertake design work and help organisations improve their services. We run community activities and training and develop sensory-rich activities, site evaluation tools, creative consultation techniques and guidance.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • 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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£492£504£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£466£475£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£610£425£186£0£493£47013.31021
31/03/20£493£360£133n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£343£309£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£297£283£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£340£306£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£267£257£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£222£221£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£272£280£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£286£285£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£306£284£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£313£312£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£273£283£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£219£233£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£264£226£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£215£257£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06*£185£182£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£268£287£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£322£262£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

www.sensorytrust.org.uk

enquiries@sensorytrust.org.uk

01726222900

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Heritage Fund£248,900
National Lottery Community Fund£204,719
Dunhill Medical Trust£36,167
Comic Relief£27,365
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
DCMS£22,406
Postcode Local Trust£17,556
Lloyds Bank Foundation£10,645
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 19/09/2023
Sensory Trust core costs
Postcode Local Trust - Dig Deeper –nature support for people with anxiety, stress and depression
£17,556 27/06/2022
Funding provided bespoke support for people to learn how nature can alleviate stress, anxiety and depression.
Dunhill Medical Trust - Intergenerational Linking project - Cornwall
£5,167 07/04/2022
COVID Response award to support IL2-36 Promoting young people’s engagement with care homes for older people through the care Home Friends & Neighbours framework - Cornwall
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Nature
£204,719 26/08/2021
The organisation will use the funding to deliver services that will enable people living with dementia and their carers to access nature as a means to improve their wellbeing reduce their social isolation and promote coping mechanisms.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sensory Trust
£248,900 19/07/2021
Language Of Nature: creating deeper, more meaningful natural connections for people with disabilities
Dunhill Medical Trust - Intergenerational Linking project - Cornwall
£31,000 21/01/2021
18
Promoting young people’s engagement with care homes for older people through the care Home Friends & Neighbours framework - Cornwall
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Sensory Trust
£10,645 23/07/2020
Grant to Sensory Trust meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Comic Relief - Sensory Trust Recovery Funding
£27,365 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£22,406 20/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Cornwall Community Foundation - Keeping in contact in response to Covid 19
£3,815 05/05/2020
12
To provide essential capital equipment to enable staff members to work remotely and meet new demands.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sensory Trust - Wednesday Wanderers
£5,037 15/11/2019
We want to provide transport and refreshments so that people with dementia & their carers can attend our popular outdoor activity club.
National Lottery Community Fund - NE Fife dementia-friendly outdoors group
£10,000 10/06/2019
18
This group will set up the north-east Fife dementia-friendly outdoor group based at the St Andrew's Botanic Gardens aimed at people with early to mid-stage dementia and their carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - Digital Communities
£10,000 31/05/2019
12
Project Summary :_x000D_ The funding will be used to redevelop the group's website, which engages people affected by disabilities or ill health. The project aims to reach more people and improve advice and guidance with up to date information, ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sensory Trust
£240,600 18/09/2018
More Than Words – making heritage accessible through co-designed inclusive sensory-rich interpretation
National Lottery Community Fund - Carers workshops across Cornwall and Plymouth
£9,950 07/02/2018
12
The funding will be used to run workshops for dementia carers. The project aims to better equip them for their caring role and introduce them to nature-based activities which can help alleviate symptoms of dementia and improve wellbeing.
Comic Relief - Dementia Outdoors
£80,000 24/01/2018
36
Sensory Trust will continue to support people with dementia and their carers to run five outdoor activity clubs. 12 club members will act as ambassadors and help to set up five more clubs in Devon and Cornwall. Through these clubs people with ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sensory Trust
£73,550 30/11/2017
36
To fund a programme of support for carers taking on a long-term caring role. The work comprises nature-based activities delivered in small groups, development of peer support networks and online resources.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sensory Trust
£3,934 29/11/2017
We want to provide volunteer drivers so that more people with dementia and their carers can attend our popular outdoor activity clubs.
John Ellerman Foundation - Towards salary costs of Director
£90,000 24/11/2016
36
Towards the salary of the Director to continue their work making outdoor places more accessible for people with disabilities and other health problems.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Nature Adventures and Play
£271,282 18/05/2016
48
This project will connect children with disabilities to outdoor environments. Activities for children and their families’ will include nature hunts, water play, making dens, sensory stories and trails designed for families to use in their own ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sensory Trust
£3,000 26/04/2016
purchase IT equipment for a charity for a disabled people in Cornwall
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sensory Trust
£15,000 11/11/2015
12
The charity seeks Enable funding to develop its web capacity, improve marketing and promotion and use the results to increase awareness and project effectiveness - particularly for its care related work.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sensory Trust
£53,900 06/05/2015
Pilchards, Pits and Postcards: making historic Cornish landscapes and their stories accessible to all
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Autism and Nature
£7,400 13/03/2014
towards one year's running costs of a project that is developing guidance and resources to help autistic children and their families make use of outdoor spaces in Kent and Sussex
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Spaces in the Community
£370,119 21/01/2014
47
Creative Spaces in the Community is a development of a successful Reaching Communities project, Creative Spaces run by the Sensory Trust. It will provide outdoors and nature based activities across Cornwall for older people with dementia who are ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Greenspace Sensory Reviews
£10,000 04/10/2013
12
This is a project by a charity in St. Austell, Cornwall. The group will use the funding to work with disabled people to carry out a review of local green spaces. This will help the group to improve access to and the experience of local green spaces ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Sensory Trust
£10,000 03/07/2013
Clay trails sensory guide
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Sensory Trust
£20,000 31/07/2012
the costs of the Carers Wellbeing Project including staff, resources, workshop and events costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Nature Workshops and Resources for Disabled People
£10,000 08/03/2012
12
This is a project by a charity in St Austell, Cornwall. The group will use funding to run workshops and nature-based activities for adults and children with disabilities. This will broaden beneficiaries' experiences enabling them to get involved in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-77
  • CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Chartered Financial Planner
  • DR GARY MANTLE MBE, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • DR KATHRYN ELIZABETH BRAITHWAITE MBE (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Operations Director
  • KATE MITCHELL Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Programme Lead, Nhs
  • MARTIN PAGE, Occupation: Retired
  • MICHAEL BECK Appointed: 1995, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • PROF RUTH GARSIDE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Researcher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1993, number: 1020670
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/04/1993, number: 02811046
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 21 days late, AR06: 2 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

ESAM
Chi Askorrans
Carluddon Technology Park
Carluddon
ST. AUSTELL
Cornwall

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY IMPROVING OPPORTUNITY AND ABILITY TO ACCESS - MEANING PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL ACCESS, AS WELL AS AVAILABILITY - PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE YOUNG, OR, THOSE WITH ILL HEALTH AND/OR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR MENTAL DISABILITIES, TOGETHER WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN SOCIAL DEPRIVATION.(2)THE ADVANCEMENT OF SENSORY EDUCATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE BENEFICIARIES AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE BENEFICIARIES AND THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE BENEFICIARIES' OPPORTUNITY AND ABILITY TO ACCESS THEIR PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THE WAYS IN WHICH RESTRICTIONS ON THE BENEFICIARIES' ACCESS TO THEIR PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE DIMINISHED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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