SENSORY TRUST

Registered charity 1020670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£576k

Latest spending

£531k

Registered

1993

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£576k

Total spending

£531k

Reserves (reported)

£382k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~8.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Dr KATHRYN ELIZABETH BRAITHWAITE MBEchair
Christopher Phillips
Dr GARY MANTLE MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
Kate Mitchell
MICHAEL BECK
Prof Ruth Garside · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£576k	£531k
31/03/2024	£464k	£527k
31/03/2023	£492k	£504k
31/03/2022	£466k	£475k
31/03/2021	£610k	£425k

Common questions

Who funds SENSORY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SENSORY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, Vivensa Foundation, BLANCHMINSTER TRUST, THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	FY2025	£6k
Vivensa Foundation	FY2023	£5k
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST	FY2025	£4k
BLANCHMINSTER TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE DUKE OF CORNWALL'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
CAREW POLE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/07/2025	£249k	"Inclusive Natural Heritage – developing expertise in disability access"
Postcode Lottery	28/06/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery	27/06/2022	£18k	Dig Deeper –nature support for people with anxiety, stress and depression
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	14/07/2021	£249k	"Language Of Nature: creating deeper, more meaningful natural connections for people with disabilities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/09/2018	£241k	"More Than Words Â– making heritage accessible through co-designed inclusive sensory-rich interpretation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/05/2015	£54k	"Pilchards, Pits and Postcards: making historic Cornish landscapes and their stories accessible to all"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/07/2013	£10k	"Clay trails sensory guide"