SENSORY SOFT PLAY

Charity number: 1183273
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2025

Total income: £136,967
Total expenditure: £104,843

Total income includes £34,941 from 5 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 May 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Steven Lewis Trustee 01 January 2026
None on record
Olivia Hurrell Trustee 25 June 2023
None on record
James Lawton Trustee 21 June 2023
None on record
Julia Hurrell Trustee 18 September 2020
None on record
Jamie Henderson Trustee 16 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025
Total gross income £42.29k £60.76k £123.98k £151.63k £136.97k
Total expenditure £14.66k £51.58k £82.92k £60.40k £104.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.50k £28.76k £44.68k £125.26k £34.94k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 June 2025 21 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2025 21 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2024 16 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 16 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 19 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 19 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 16 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 16 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 01 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 01 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 May 2019

Charitable objects

TO RELIEF THE NEED OF CHILDREN (AND THEIR FAMILIES) PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS, IN HASTINGS AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MULTI-SENSORY SOFT PLAY ACTIVITIES AND THE RUNNING OF A SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS AND CARERS OF THE CHILDREN.

Contact information

Address:
168
EDMUND ROAD
EDMUND ROAD
HASTINGS
Phone:
07861646502
Email:
info@sensoftplay.co.uk
Website:

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