Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Making Sense CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Making Sense CIO (number 1204179) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Making Sense CIO do?
Creative workshops, training and resources for care sector. Our projects focus on support for care staff working with Adults with learning disabilities in care settings and on supporting those working with people living with dementia.We also work with galleries providing early development workshop sessions for babies and toddlers and their grownups
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Making Sense CIO
Answers Making Sense CIO gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Making Sense CIO's highest-paid staff paid?
Making Sense CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Making Sense CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Making Sense CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
Making Sense CIC
Where it says it operates
Throughout Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Why is there no Clarity Score for Making Sense CIO yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Making Sense CIO.
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The register data used for this profile lists Making Sense CIO as a registered charity (number 1204179) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Making Sense CIO's charity number?
Making Sense CIO's charity number is 1204179. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Making Sense CIO do?
Creative workshops, training and resources for care sector. Our projects focus on support for care staff working with Adults with learning disabilities in care settings and on supporting those working with people living with dementia.We also work with galleries providing early development workshop sessions for babies and toddlers and their grownups
Does Making Sense CIO have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Making Sense CIO. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Making Sense CIO?
Making Sense CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.makingsensecio.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Making Sense CIO's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Making Sense CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Making Sense CIO?
The register records Making Sense CIO as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Making Sense CIO's trustees paid?
Making Sense CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Making Sense CIO previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Making Sense CIO: Making Sense CIC.
When was Making Sense CIO registered as a charity?
Making Sense CIO was entered on the register on 1 August 2023.