MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY TRUST
Registered charity 1137652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC044535 (OSCR)
We strive to protect the public health; Providing information, support & extending the range of services available to people with MSA, their families & carers; Educating healthcare professionals on MSA; Improving awareness/understanding & promoting/sponsoring research into causes, diagnosis & treatment; Working with other charities which support those affected by MSA or neurological conditions.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £538,923 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,951,481 to £2,412,558. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains operational reserves of six months' costs, estimated at £575,000, which is supported by an investment account holding £2,969,656 as of September 2025. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (74% of income)
“By far the largest element continues to be donations & legacy donations, which was £960,503 for the year (2024 £1,441,913).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months funds (held: £2.4m)
“The Multiple System Atrophy’s Trustee Board has agreed to maintain operational reserves of 6 months funds in the event of a catastrophic and terminal loss of income from our normal sources. In the year to 31.03.25 this was estimated as £575,000 and is maintained in either the operational bank accounts and/or as cash in the MSA Trust’s Investment fund.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Multiple System Atrophy Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£320k
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (08/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (15/08/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Carol Stephenson
- Carole Barbra Ferguson Walker
- David Barnes
- Dr Christopher Kobylecki · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr Jalesh Panicker
- Leslie Turano-Taylor
- Philip Dennis Morris
- Philip Gibbons
- Professor David Oliver
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Guernsey · Ireland · Isle Of Man · Jersey · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £538,923 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £2,951,481 to £2,412,558. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains operational reserves of six months' costs, estimated at £575,000, which is supported by an investment account holding £2,969,656 as of September 2025. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harris & Co (Accountants) Ltd.
Who funds MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY TRUST as a grant recipient include HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CLUB PELOTON, H C D MEMORIAL FUND, THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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