Sensing Friends
Analysis
Sensing Friends is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in October 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Sensing Friends reported income of £100k and spending of £94k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2024 to September 2025, income grew from £96k to £100k (+3.8%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sensing Friends sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dyslexia Research Trust (£100k), Leukaemia Cancer Society (£100k) and Cascade Theatre Company (£100k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Sensing Friends provides emotional support through therapeutic peer support groups, creative expression groups and one to one counselling support provided by trained, experienced counsellors, ecotherapists, creative youth practitioners and social workers, to any young person aged 8 - 25 experiencing any form of physical or emotional disability or additional needs.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Dyslexia Research Trust | Reading | £100k |
| Leukaemia Cancer Society | London | £100k |
| Cascade Theatre Company | Cornwall | £100k |
| Patanjali Yog Peeth (UK) Trust | Glasgow | £100k |