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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST

Registered charity 1088353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MS RESEARCH TRUST, MS TRUST

The Multiple Sclerosis Trust is a UK charity for people with MS, their friends, families and carers and for the health and social care professionals who work with them. Our activities include the provision of information and professional education, funding for practical research and campaigning for the improvement of MS services.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £322,687 for the year, driven largely by a one-off merger donation, while ordinary operations showed a deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £2,160,515, which is significantly above the policy target of four to six months of expenditure, though the charity plans to spend down these reserves over the next five years to invest in fundraising and services.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months of planned unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.2m)
“Trustees aim to retain four to six months of planned unrestricted expenditure as free reserves” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Multiple Sclerosis Trust (MS Trust) (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£790k
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.1m£2.7m
31/07/2024£2.4m£2.5m
31/07/2023£2.3m£2.4m
31/07/2022£1.8m£2.5m
31/07/2021£3.1m£1.9m

Common questions

Is MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £322,687 for the year, driven largely by a one-off merger donation, while ordinary operations showed a deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £2,160,515, which is significantly above the policy target of four to six months of expenditure, though the charity plans to spend down these reserves over the next five years to invest in fundraising and services. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.

Who funds MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST as a grant recipient include MOTABILITY, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, MOONDANCE FOUNDATION, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOTABILITYFY2025£85kResearch grant
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£25kGrant
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kHealth
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£20k
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITYFY2023£12kHealth
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
FITZGERALD FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£8k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2024£6k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£6kDisability
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£5k
THE WILLIAM ARTHUR RUDD MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE WILLIAM ARTHUR RUDD MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2023£4k
THE INGRAM TRUSTFY2024£4k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kPeople with Disability
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£3kMedical
THE WILLIAM ARTHUR RUDD MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£3k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kSwindon Live at Home Project
THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE W H AND A HAWKINS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE STRANGWARD TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE DAVIDGE USHER TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
THE HISCOX FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
THE ARDWICK TRUSTFY2024£200
THE WILLIAM ARTHUR RUDD MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£0
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government05/10/2020£50kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PAUL, PENKETH1—
THE ELWYN THOMAS MEMORIAL FUND1£400k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£350k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£335k
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£258k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£213k
THE BAND TRUST1£125k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST1£120k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST£3.1m——above—no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY FY2024£29.8m——unclear—no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£450k—0above—no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PEOPLES HELP (MSPH) FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£532k—0below—no doubt
MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY TRUST FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.