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Sensing Friends

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1205207
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 13, 2023
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
13 Hollingbury Rise
Brighton
BN1 7HH

Activities

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.

Objects: The Promotion Of Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit Among Children And Young People Aged Between 8 And 25 Residing In London And Sussex Who Are Socially Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of Physical Sensory Loss, Neurological Divergence, Trauma, PTSD And Anxiety, Relieving Their Needs And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society, In Particular But Not Exclusively By Providing Counselling, Therapy And Group Activities In A Safe Environment Designed To Support Them And Enable Them To Build Confidence, Increase Self Esteem And Develop Social And Life Skills Which Help To Increase Their Capacities And Capabilities And Maximise Their Potential.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
What
General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Area of benefit
Local
Local Authority
Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex
Region
Throughout London

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £96,292 £61,173

Trustees

Name Appointed
Tara Marie Dutton (Chair) March 17, 2023
Moira Vincent March 17, 2023
Peter Bowley March 17, 2023
Sophie Stapleton March 17, 2023