Registered charity (CIO) · Sunderland
The Sensory Place
The Sensory Place is a registered charity (number 1195932) based in Sunderland, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £122k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £122k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Disability
- Where
- Durham, Hartlepool, South Tyneside, Sunderland
- Website
- www.thesensoryplace.net (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£122k£117k
- 2024£78k£59k
- 2023£44k£33k
Earlier years
- 2022£33k£23k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 24% · Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES AND THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS IN THE NORTH-EAST OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING A SUPPORT NETWORK IN THE FORM OF SUPPORT GROUPS, SENSORY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, TRAINING COURSES AND FACILITIES FOR PLAY, SPORT AND RECREATION IN A SAFE, SECURE AND NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONGST PARENTS/CARERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY ISOLATED OR EXCLUDED AS A RESULT OF THEIR CHILD?S CONDITION BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE, PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE CONDITIONS.
Grants received
17 grants · £77,973 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Point North · £23,323 (7 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £22,800 (2 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £8,250 (3 grants)
- Sport England · £8,050
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £8,050
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Amy Henderson since 2019
- Ann Young since 2021
- Helen Elizabeth Abernethy since 2021
- Lucinda Mary Horsley since 2024
- Rebecca Follesa since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Amy Henderson since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Amy Henderson since 2019
- Ann Young since 2021
- Helen Elizabeth Abernethy since 2021
- Lucinda Mary Horsley since 2024
- Rebecca Follesa since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1195932
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Sep 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07749951903 · hello@thesensoryplace.net
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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