{"id":1301,"date":"2022-03-02T17:55:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T17:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=1301"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:18:16","slug":"how-we-spend-your-money","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/our-impact\/how-we-spend-your-money\/","title":{"rendered":"How we spend your money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"banner    is-style-secondary-tint-10  banner--over-right  align-full\">\t\t<div class=\"banner__wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__flex\">\n\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"banner__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/0075-1800x700.jpg\" class=\"banner__img\" alt=\"A group of people in lifejackets during a day of activities by the water.\" \/> \t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-white\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">It\u2019s because of you and your generosity that we\u2019re able to do so much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong>Thank you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    margin-top-2xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Your support makes a lasting impact on the lives of disabled people with complex needs and their families. With your help we can give children best possible start in life, empower young people and adults to build confidence and connect with their community, and give families the hope and resilience to thrive, not just survive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The money that Sense receives through donations, grants and statutory funds goes towards giving people like Harvey the support they need to reach new milestones and take part in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10  align-wide  size-large\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Harvey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"1323\" data-id=\"79110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Harvey-roundel-e1765819684793.png\" alt=\"Harvey wearing a Christmas tshirt and black glasses.\" class=\"wp-image-79110\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Harvey-roundel-e1765819684793.png 1365w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Harvey-roundel-e1765819684793-600x582.png 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Harvey-roundel-e1765819684793-1024x992.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Harvey-roundel-e1765819684793-768x744.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Harvey-roundel-e1765819684793-500x485.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">A partnership between Harvey\u2019s family, his nursery and a Sense multi-sensory impairment specialist enabled this young, deafblind explorer to thrive and feel included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With tailored sensory support, Harvey\u2019s world was opened up, and his confidence grew. Staff at his nursery learned how to adapt activities so he could communicate, play and stay in education. At home, the same approach ensured he could enjoy the magic of everyday moments with his brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-c6581bc1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-pink\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/blog\/how-my-specialist-support-kept-one-little-explorer-in-school\/\">Read Harvey&#8217;s full story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you to all our supporters!<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"iconList  iconList--columns  iconList--big\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An illustration of an orange fundraising bucket, surrounded by purple coins and squiggles.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-1-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><p>\u00a313.3 million was raised by people like you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"An illustration of a blue person holding a giftbox wrapped with a bow.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-2-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><p>\u00a33.9 million of that total was gifted to us by 243 generous supporters who remembered Sense in their Will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2024-GR-ICON-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A doodle of 4 people with a heart in the middle of them all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2024-GR-ICON-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2024-GR-ICON-3-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2024-GR-ICON-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2024-GR-ICON-3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><p>\u00a31.1million was the total raised by over 800 people who ran, cycled and trekked for Sense.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A doodle of a person crossing the finishing line of a race\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-3-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-3-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><p>\u00a3995,000 came from the 442 dedicated supporters who ran for Sense at the 2025 London Marathon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"iconList__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-6-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"A doodle of a balloon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-6-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sense-AR-2023-GR-6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"iconList__content\"><p>\u00a375,000 came from the 130 Sense shops that took part in four fun weeks of fundraising.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block    accordion__item\"> \t<summary class=\"accordion__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion__toggle\">\n\t\tWe&#039;re so grateful to everyone that supported us last year\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t<\/summary>\n\n\t<div class=\"accordion__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>All of our supporters who generously left us a gift in their will<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A&amp;L Sussman Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Allwyn Entertainment Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrea Gotley Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andrea Gotley Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anson Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arts Council England<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arts Council of Wales<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audrey Earle Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Audrey Earle Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baron Davenport Charity Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bedfordshire Foundation Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Birkdale Trust for the Hearing Impaired Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Birmingham Fairer Futures Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boden &amp; Co Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantiacorum Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles S French Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charnwood Borough Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cmf Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compass Group Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conwy County Borough Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Department of Health And Social Care<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward &amp; Dorothy Cadbury Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsie Lawrence Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enkalon Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Essex Youth Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forman Hardy Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forward Carers Consortium Limited<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frazer Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Frognal Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garfield Weston<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grand Charity of Freemasons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Harris Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hays Travel Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heathgate Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Helen Robertson Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollyhock Charitable Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irwin Mitchell Llp<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>J A Carr Donation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Horniman&#8217;s Children&#8217;s Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnnie Johnson Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jos: Rofrano Trustee Services Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keith &amp; Joan Mindelsohn Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kingsbridge Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lord And Lady Lurgan Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mabs Mardulyn Charitable Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margaret&#8217;s Charity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Benevolent Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masonic Charitable Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Masonic Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maurice &amp; Vivienne Wohl Foundation&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mcdermott Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mcdermott Trust (Birmingham Probate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Mr Roger Eaton Obe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Heather Stevenson&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs J B Wood\u2019s Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mrs Phyllis Fellows Discretionary Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National Philanthropic Trust Uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nineveh Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paypal Giving Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peacock Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pears Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pfizer Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pilkington Charity Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Princess Anne&#8217;s Charities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Wilkins&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rockcliffe Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shanly Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon Gibson Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sport England<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St Anthony Of Padua Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tara Group Ltd<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tesco Plc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alan Edward Higgs Charity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ammco Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Annie Tranmer Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Armstrong Family Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Arnold Edward Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bartle Family<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Bartlett Taylor Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bascombe Family Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Beatrice Laing Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Belstead Ganzoni Charitable Settlement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Blair Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Boshier-Hinton Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buckfast Abbey Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buckland Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Byedowns Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Charles Brotherton Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Charles Godwin Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City&nbsp; Bridge Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The D C Moncrieff Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Davis Rubens Charitable Settlement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Dennis Alan Yardy Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doris Field Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Downton Banister Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Edith Mary Clark Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The E F Rathbone Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagle Charity Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Earl Fitz Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Edward Cadbury Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eric W Vincent Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eveso Charitable&nbsp; Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Exilarch\u2019s Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fifty Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Florence Turner Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Fort Foundation Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Frederick &amp; Phyllis Cann Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Fulmer Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gale Family Charity Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The George A. Moor Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The George Goodsir Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The George Michael Fund, The Talent Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gilander Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gordon Gray Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grace Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grand Charity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grimmitt Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hadley Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hamilton Wallace Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hasluck Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Ian Askew Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Innes Family Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Joseph Hopkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jr Corah Foundation Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Levy Family Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lord Cozens-Hardy Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Louis Nicholas Residuary Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mary Robertson Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mickleham Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minto Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Mrs Yvonne Flux Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Foundation For Youth Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The National Lottery Community Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Noel Sweeney Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nordev Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Patrick&nbsp; &amp;Helena Frost Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Paul Bassham Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Peter Storrs Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The P F Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Powell Family Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rest-Harrow Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Roselands Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The Ross Family Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Simon &amp; Elizabeth Batey Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Simon Digby Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Skylarks Endowment Fund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Smiths and Pinching Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The So-Ma Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steven Bloch Image of Disability Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Strangward Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Webb Family Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welland Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wixamtree Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The White Oak Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Theodore Maxxy Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Pocklington Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas Stanley Shipman Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United By Birmingham 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uxbridge Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virgin Media O2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wain Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warsue Charitable Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winifred Eileen Kemp Trust<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wolfson Foundation<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Here\u2019s how we\u2019ve raised and used funds in the last year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Sense is an efficient and well-run charity. We manage our finances carefully to have the best possible impact on disabled people with complex needs and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out how Sense spends your donations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For every pound Sense receives, 76p is spent supporting disabled people with complex needs and their families through our charitable activities. The other 24p is put back to work to raise the next pound so we can do even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group  \">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">We spent \u00a3104.1million in 2024\/25:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Type of spend<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Spend<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Our charitable activities<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Statutory supported living, residential care, community and day opportunities&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a366m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Statutory specialist education&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a33.2m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Holidays and short breaks; arts, sport and wellbeing; specialist services for children and young people&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a33m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>International programmes&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a32.9m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sense TouchBase Pears community hub&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a30.6m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quality and development of services&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a31.2m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Campaigning, publicity and awareness&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a31.9m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fundraising and legacies<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a36.9m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sense Trading<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a317.7m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Other<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a30.01m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00a3104.1m<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/our-impact\/our-annual-reports-and-accounts\/\">Read our annual reports and accounts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity alignwide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How we raise money<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sense receives fees for some of our services, in particular our supported living, community, day opportunities and specialist education. But we rely entirely on the generosity of our supporters to sustain and grow the full range of life-changing work we do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Type of income<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Income<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Our charitable activities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Statutory supported living, residential care, community and day opportunities&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a361.3m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Statutory specialist education&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a37.7m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Holidays and short breaks; arts, sport and wellbeing; specialist services for children and young people&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a30.06m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>International programmes&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a31m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Fundraising and legacies<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a316m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sense Trading<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a315.3m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Other<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td>\u00a30.8m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>\u00a3102m<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>We can only continue our life-changing work with the support of amazing people like you. By making a donation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraise-for-sense\/events\/\">taking part in an event<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/fundraise-for-sense\/\">fundraising for Sense<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/get-involved\/volunteering-with-sense\/\">volunteering your time<\/a>, you can help create a world where every disabled person is connected and included, no matter what.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-card-group aligncenter\"><div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-2-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_052-1-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A group of people taking part in Sense Yoga.\" style=\"object-position: 50.74% 24.68%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/about-us\/our-story\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Our story\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\tSense helps thousands of people who are deafblind or have complex needs to take part in life. 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