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Sensory Trust

Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 15

  1. Professor Lora Elderkin Fleming 2015-2021 Director View profile
  2. Philippa Mary Harris 2005-2013 Director View profile
  3. John Dudley Felton 2004-2007 Director View profile
  4. Peter Ralph Thoday 2001-2014 Director View profile
  5. Philip Charles Hunter 2001-2022 Director View profile
  6. Jill Rosemary Bolitho 2000-2008 Director View profile
  7. Alison Harding 1998-2005 Director View profile
  8. Derek Robert De Val 1998-2001 Director View profile
  9. Alan Whetherly 1995-1998 Director View profile
  10. Valerie Ann Wenham 1995-2003 Director View profile
  11. Fiona Hodgson-Collett 1995-1998 Director View profile
  12. Tom Ole Cairns 1993-1995 Director View profile
  13. Martin Page 2004-2024 Secretary View profile
  14. John Ernest Morgan Wheatley 1995-2005 Secretary View profile
  15. Christopher John Attrill 1993-1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Incorporated
20/04/1993
Registered office
St. Austell
Also a registered charity
Sensory Trust
Previous names
The Sensory Trust (until 04/11/2013)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Sensory Trust on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Employees
0.12
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Grants received

28 grants · £2,339,722 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,449,169 (15 grants)
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £802,776 (5 grants)
  • Postcode Local Trust · £42,556 (2 grants)
  • Cornwall Community Foundation · £22,815 (5 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £22,406

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

6 directors on the board

16.4y median 11.1y
average tenure
33.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 2Retail and trade 2Other services 1Public administration 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02811046
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
05/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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