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MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION

Registered charity 1105321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MSIF

The MS International Federation is a global network of organisations. We collaborate to improve the quality of life of people affected by MS and work for: better scientific understanding and development of treatments; improved access to treatment and to trustworthy information; better policies and practices; a strong MS movement, including in countries with challenging socio-economic conditions.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £19,960, having spent restricted fund balances and leased new office premises. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £885,518, which exceeds the stated policy target of £600,000 to £650,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,000 - £109,999 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“One employee received total taxable emoluments of between £100,000 and £109,999 during the year” — page 41
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: around 6 months, currently in the range of £600,000 - £650,000 (held: £886k)
“the Trustees’ Policy on unrestricted reserves is that such reserves should be sufficient to fund the overhead costs of the charity for around 6 months, currently in the range of £600,000 - £650,000.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.8m
Cost of raising funds
£394k
Reserves (reported)
£886k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (81% 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: 21.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Algeria · Argentina · Australia · Austria · Belgium · Bolivia · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Brazil · Bulgaria · Canada · Chile · China

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.8m£1.8m
31/12/2023£1.9m£2.1m
31/12/2022£2.0m£2.4m
31/12/2021£2.3m£2.2m
31/12/2020£2.8m£2.3m

Common questions

Is MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £19,960, having spent restricted fund balances and leased new office premises. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £885,518, which exceeds the stated policy target of £600,000 to £650,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,000 - £109,999 band.

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
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST3£14k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION2£496k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION2£56k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST2£40k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY2£27k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND2£22k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST2£16k
THE INGRAM TRUST2£14k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION£1.8m£100,000 - £109,999—above—no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST FY2025£3.1m——above—no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY FY2024£29.8m——unclear—no doubt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PEOPLES HELP (MSPH) FY2025£105k—0unclear—no doubt
LEICESTERSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED FY2024£450k—0above—no doubt
M S INFORMATION AND THERAPY CENTRE LTD FY2025£148k—0below—no doubt

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