Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre Ltd

Registered charity 1093691 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERLIN MS CENTRE LTD, THE CORNWALL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD, THE MERLIN PROJECT

A centre of excellence in Cornwall providing a range of expert care,support and therapies for those living with Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological conditions;and for their families and their friends

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an unrestricted surplus of £13,931 for the year, with free unrestricted reserves of £322,305. Per the trustees' report, this level of unrestricted funds is deemed sufficient to support operations through 2026 and meets the stated policy of maintaining three months of operating expenses. The charity also holds restricted funds of £171,214 and an endowment fund of £150,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04460611

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Merlin Neuro Therapy Centre LTD (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HARLAND, Katie — director, appointed 19/02/2025on trustee list
• HICKS, Steven Mark — director, appointed 04/12/2024on trustee list
• FOSTER, Rachel Victoria — director, appointed 23/02/2024on trustee list
• PHILLIPS, Tracey Elizabeth — director, appointed 23/02/2024on trustee list
• WARD, Michael Allan — director, appointed 24/10/2020on trustee list
• SNEDDON, Thomas — director, appointed 15/08/2019not on trustee list
• CAMPBELL, Emma Jane, Dr — director, appointed 07/01/2014on trustee list
• JAMES, Michael Ernest Frank — director, appointed 19/09/2013on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Tom Sneddonchair
• Dr Emma Campbell
• Katie Harland
• Michael Allan Ward
• Michael James
• Rachel Foster
• Steven Mark Hicks
• Tracey Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Ryan Neuro Therapy Centre.

• Ryan Neuro Therapy Centre income £306k
• Chilterns Neuro Centre Ltd income £1.8m
• BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £532k
• LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £450k
• WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £217k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

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