Sense: care homes and who is behind them
Sense runs 36 care homes in England with 226 beds (CQC register, ): 2 outstanding, 31 good, 3 requires improvement. It is company 01825301 (active). Sense, the National Deafblind and Rubella Association has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it. Latest accounts are made up to 31 March 2025. It has 5 outstanding charges registered (of 36 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 18 of 22 homes with a matched rating score 5. Sources: CQC, Companies House, Food Standards Agency.
Who owns the operator
| Level | Company | Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator (CQC provider) | Sense, the National Deafblind and Rubella Association | 01825301 | Active |
Sense, the National Deafblind and Rubella Association has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it.
Persons with significant control as registered at Companies House on 7 November 2026. Where a company has several corporate controllers, the one with the most kinds of control is followed.
Accounts and charges of the operator
| Company status | Active PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 15 June 1984 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 March 2025 (group) |
| Next accounts due by | 31 December 2026 |
| Charges registered | 36: 5 outstanding, 31 satisfied |
| Latest outstanding charge created | 30 September 2024 |
| Charge holders (outstanding) | Breckland District Council; Ms Society Nominees Limited; Whitefield Development Trust |
Status and accounts dates: Companies House company data of 1 November 2026. Charges: Companies House charges register.
Its care homes ()
| Home | Council | Beds | CQC rating | Food hygiene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENSE - Hyde Close Flats Barnet | Barnet | 17 | Good 2020 | 4 |
| SENSE - 11 Station Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 9 | Requires improvement 2025 | — |
| SENSE - 115 Gough Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 5 | Good 2020 | — |
| SENSE - 2 and 10 Grove Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 8 | Good 2019 | 4 |
| SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 6 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| SENSE - 35 Hawthorn Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 6 | Requires improvement 2019 | 4 |
| SENSE - 428-430 Gillott Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 8 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| SENSE - 5 Shalnecote Grove Birmingham | Birmingham | 8 | Good 2020 | awaiting inspection |
| SENSE - 58 Featherstone Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 5 | Good 2026 | 5 |
| SENSE - 88 Church Lane Birmingham | Birmingham | 5 | Good 2020 | 5 |
| SENSE The Old Coach House Birmingham | Birmingham | 5 | Good 2020 | 5 |
| Otterhayes Ottery St. Mary | Devon | 6 | Good 2022 | — |
| SENSE - 5 Seafield Road Seaton | Devon | 6 | Good 2019 | — |
| SENSE Andlaw House Exeter | Devon | 9 | Good 2019 | — |
| SENSE Jenny Chapman House Stevenage | Hertfordshire | 7 | Good 2017 | 5 |
| SENSE - 163 Newington Road Ramsgate | Kent | 4 | Good 2022 | 5 |
| SENSE - 89 Hastings Avenue Margate | Kent | 4 | Outstanding 2019 | — |
| SENSE - 85 Park Road Accrington | Lancashire | 6 | Requires improvement 2023 | 5 |
| SENSE - 1 Ashley Green Leeds | Leeds | 5 | Good 2020 | 5 |
| SENSE - 138 Bradford Road Leeds | Leeds | 3 | Good 2026 | — |
| SENSE - 509 Leeds and Bradford Road Leeds | Leeds | 5 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| SENSE - 18 Water Gate Spalding | Lincolnshire | 5 | Good 2025 | — |
| SENSE - 21a and 21b Johnson Avenue Spalding | Lincolnshire | 6 | Good 2019 | — |
| SENSE - 25 Horsegate Peterborough | Lincolnshire | 5 | Good 2026 | — |
| SENSE - 32a Broadgate Lane Peterborough | Lincolnshire | 6 | Outstanding 2020 | 5 |
| SENSE - 54 Monks Dyke Road Louth | Lincolnshire | 6 | Good 2024 | 5 |
| SENSE - 56 Monks Dyke Road Louth | Lincolnshire | 7 | Good 2024 | — |
| SENSE Holmlea Dereham | Norfolk | 6 | Good 2026 | — |
| SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue Kettering | North Northamptonshire | 6 | Good 2026 | 5 |
| SENSE - 37 Redgate Court Peterborough | Peterborough | 6 | Good 2017 | 5 |
| SENSE - 38 Redgate Court Peterborough | Peterborough | 6 | Good 2018 | — |
| SENSE - Newton Court Peterborough | Peterborough | 10 | Good 2017 | 5 |
| SENSE - 20-32 Horton Street West Bromwich | Sandwell | 6 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| SENSE - 30 Norbins Road Glastonbury | Somerset | 4 | Good 2019 | 5 |
| SENSE - 70 Castleton Road London | Waltham Forest | 6 | Good 2018 | 5 |
| SENSE - 6 Lilac Grove Trowbridge | Wiltshire | 4 | Good 2018 | — |
CQC rating: latest overall rating and the year its report was published. Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency rating (0–5) of the kitchen at the home's postcode with a matching name; 22 of 36 homes matched, 18 rated 5.
These are facts from public registers, not a judgement of financial risk. An outstanding charge is usually a loan secured on property, which is normal for care homes. Ownership is the chain of corporate persons with significant control as filed at Companies House; filings can lag behind real changes. Names of individuals are not shown.