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sense international

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and other defined groups. Sense International is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing advocacy, advice, or information. The charity is based in London and operates in Bangladesh, India, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Sense International supports people with deafblindness and their families to be full and active members of society through work in health, early intervention, education and vocational training. We work with governments and in partnership with local organisations across these areas, addressing issues such as early diagnosis and family communication, immunisation and enabling supportive legislation.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,134,879
Latest Expenditure
£2,817,749

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 82.9%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,170,230
Charitable Activities £959,837
Other Trading £0
Investments £4,812
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,598,191
Raising Funds £219,558
Governance £41,860
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,134,879£2,817,749£2,598,191£867,052£23,14163 / 0
2023£2,346,956£3,014,228£2,813,980£549,922£17,27956 / 0
2022£2,535,517£2,566,515£2,351,468£1,217,194£261,01755 / 0
2021£2,320,316£2,455,718£2,192,378£1,248,192£051 / 5
2020£2,476,202£2,294,973£2,047,951£1,383,594£183,98847 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers