SENSORY SOFT PLAY

Registered charity 1183273 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sensory Soft Play is a CIO aiming to relieve the needs of children and their families (primarily but not exclusively) with additional needs in Hastings and the surrounding area through the provision of multi-sensory soft play activities and the running of an online support group for parents and carers of children. We provide holiday clubs, respite clubs and days out for families with SEN.

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Latest income
£137k
Latest spending
£105k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £12,000.00 against a policy target of three months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of running costs (held: £12k)
“We hold these reserves to keep the charity running for three months to pay our running costs if for any reason the charity closes.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sensory Soft Play (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£137k£105k
30/06/2024£152k£60k
30/06/2023£124k£83k
30/06/2022£61k£52k
30/06/2021£42k£15k

Common questions

Is SENSORY SOFT PLAY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £12,000.00 against a policy target of three months of running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SENSORY SOFT PLAY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SENSORY SOFT PLAY as a grant recipient include THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2025£10kSensory Soft Play Administrator Role
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£312kSensory Soft Play Therapy Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2021£10kSensory Soft Play Community Therapy Hub
UK government06/10/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
UK government28/02/2020£180UK Youth Fund YAF
UK government28/02/2020£360UK Youth Fund YAF