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THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (NW) LIMITED

Registered charity 1095695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRAFFORD MS THERAPY CENTRE, TRAFFORD MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED

The Charity is principally engaged in acting for the public benefit to aid and improve the condition of all those suffering from multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions by providing advice, guidance and moral and practical supports to sufferers and their carers by arranging, providing and operating facilities for therapeutic treatments to aid and enhance the management of the disease.

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Latest income
£223k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net increase in funds of £68,555 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £223,466 exceeding total expenditure of £154,911. However, the Trustees report that free reserves were negative at £(178,993) because a substantial proportion of the charity's resources (£1,488,790) is invested in tangible fixed assets such as premises. The Trustees consider the charity to remain financially stable and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-179k; policy: four to six months of essential operating expenditure (target range approximately £51,600 to £77,500; Trustees consider £60,000 to be appropriate))
“At the year end the total reserves held by the charity were £1,386,879, of which £77,082 are restricted. A further £1,488,790 is held in fixed assets, therefore the free reserves of the charity were £(178,993).” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre (NW) (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £465k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£761k
Total spending
£200k
Cost of raising funds
£55k
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~66.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£223k£69k
31/12/2024£454k£291k
31/12/2023£761k£200k
31/12/2022£435k£264k
31/12/2021£263k£190k

Common questions

Is THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (NW) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net increase in funds of £68,555 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £223,466 exceeding total expenditure of £154,911. However, the Trustees report that free reserves were negative at £(178,993) because a substantial proportion of the charity's resources (£1,488,790) is invested in tangible fixed assets such as premises. The Trustees consider the charity to remain financially stable and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (NW) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (NW) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY, THE REED FOUNDATION, The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£25kGrant
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITYFY2024£15kTowards new disabled toilets
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£9kChristmas Challenge
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£500The Advancement of Health or Saving of Lives
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2021—

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2021£10kMS Therapy Centre (NW) IT Requirement
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2021£480kRelocation Project 2020
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council31/05/2019£2kDel Panno Grant to MS Thereapy (NW)
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2015£9kFitness and wellbeing equipment for MS sufferers and their carers
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2010£7kPublicity materials required for future development of charity
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2006£5kNew Therapy Room and Quiet Room
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2005£5kOxygen Chambers