Sensory Support UK

Registered charity 1103917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORTH REGIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SENSORY SUPPORT, NRASS

NRASS promote the everyday welfare and wellbeing of people with a sensory loss condition. The Charity provides Advocacy and Welfare Rights advice thereby promoting independence, respect, empowerment, equal access, anti-discriminatory practice & confidentiality.

Objects

TO RELIEVE BENEFICIARIES BY CO-ORDINATING WITH OTHER VOLUNTARY SOCIETIES AND STATUTORY BODIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.

Area of benefit: CHESHIRE, CLEVELAND, CUMBRIA, DURHAM, HUMBERSIDE, LANCASHIRE, NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER, MERSEYSIDE, TYNE AND WEAR, SOUTH YORKSHIRE & WEST YORKSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,414 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £42,809 to £22,395. The trustees note that the charity has operated under constrained financial conditions and lost a contract, though they remain committed to securing sustainable income. The independent examiner confirmed that proper accounting records were kept and the accounts comply with the Act.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR CLLR MCNESTRYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Adams
• ROSALIND COPELAND

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

Operates in: Gateshead · Hartlepool

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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