MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRIALS COLLABORATION (MSTC)
To provide patients with MS who are not suitable for current therapies, access to pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials. Furthermore, to use generated income by undertaking pharmaceutical clinical trials to devise & administer research-led clinical trials thereby providing greater access to potential treatments to more MS patients.
Objects
TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN THE WEST LONDON AREA.IN ADDITION THE MSTC WOULD LOOK TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £335,694 at the year end, which is in line with its policy to hold reserves sufficient to cover three months of operational expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the authorization of the statements.
What the accounts disclose
“Its current policy is to hold unrestricted, undesignated reserves sufficient to cover three months operational expenditure.” — page 4
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 4 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2025 (received 02/02/2026, 2 days after the 31/01/2026 due date); year ending 31/03/2024 (received 15/01/2026, 349 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2023 (received 09/06/2025, 495 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 18/04/2023, 77 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Dr OMAR MALIK
- Dr RICHARD ST JOHN NICHOLAS
- JEREMY CHATAWAY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £51k | £4k |
| 31/03/2024 | £51k | £16k |
| 31/03/2023 | £103k | £51k |
| 31/03/2022 | £58k | £26k |
| 31/03/2021 | £3k | £41k |
Common questions
Is MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRIALS COLLABORATION (MSTC) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £335,694 at the year end, which is in line with its policy to hold reserves sufficient to cover three months of operational expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months from the authorization of the statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/05/2020 | £29k | Supporting vulnerable families through Covid-19 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 2 | £779k |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | 2 | £56k |
| THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY | 2 | £32k |
| SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £16k |
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 2 | £12k |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | 2 | £9k |
| THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £7k |
| THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £4k |
Charities like this
- MS COMMUNITY ACTION & SUPPORT
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST
- WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED
- SUFFOLK MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRIALS COLLABORATION (MSTC) | £51k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| MS COMMUNITY ACTION & SUPPORT | £14k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST | £3.1m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED | £261k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | £30.7m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE (SOUTH YORKSHIRE) LIMITED | £150k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |