THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH AND RELIEF FUND

Registered charity 228634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS RESEARCH FUND LIMITED

MS Research and Relief Fund supports MS groups in Morpeth, Jarrow, Durham, Berwick and Newcastle. We provide complementary therapies which are free of charge to people with MS and their primary carers, in addition we have accessible exercise classes, Tai Chi and a "fitness lounge" where people can use toning tables, MotoMed exercise machines and a vibrogym.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased by £112,404 to £3,541,943, with the balance sheet showing a robust position and net current assets of £177,722. Per the trustees' report, the charity experienced a decrease in incoming resources, primarily due to a significant drop in legacy income, but maintains a strong financial standing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00795584

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MS Research and Relief Fund (MSRRF) (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.

• YOUNG, Nicola Dawn — director, appointed 06/10/2023on trustee list
• DAWSON, Peter Frederick — director, appointed 20/08/2016on trustee list
• ELLIS, Barbara — director, appointed 01/11/2011on trustee list
• CARR, Kevin — director, appointed 08/11/2010on trustee list
• SHARP, Margaret — director, appointed 28/08/2003on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £250k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~72.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL DENNIS ATKINSONchair
• BARBARA ELLIS
• KEVIN CARR
• MARGARET SHARP · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicola Young
• Peter Dawson

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

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Northumberland · South Tyneside

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PEOPLES HELP (MSPH).

• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PEOPLES HELP (MSPH) income £105k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY income £29.8m
• WEST YORKSHIRE MS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £217k
• BEDFORDSHIRE AND NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £532k
• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TRUST income £3.1m
• THE BERKSHIRE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LIMITED income £523k

Side by side with its peers

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