MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES

Registered charity 265543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARIE STOPES INTERNATIONAL, POPULATION SERVICES (FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMME) LIMITED

Latest income
£309.5m
Latest spending
£294.9m
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 7% to £309.5 million, excluding a one-off legacy, while the group generated an operating surplus of £15.9 million. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free cash reserves of £68.4 million exceed the stated policy target of £45 million, providing a buffer of approximately 11 weeks' expenditure. The going concern assessment confirms sufficient resources to continue operations through 2026 despite funding uncertainties.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £490,001 - £499,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £180k)
The remuneration of the highest paid employee was split between base salary of £249,630 (2023: £244,940) and performance-based bonus of £246,371 (2023: £239,196). — page 63
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £45 million (held: £68.4m)
The MSI 2030 strategy set a target to have a general reserves / free cash level of £45 million, with £20 million held as accessible assets in an investment fund by the end of 2030.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Glenda Burkhart, former trustee, is Advisory Co-Chair of the International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Glenda Burkhart has stepped down from the Board from June 2024. The International Rescue Committee, of which Glenda is an Advisory Co-Chair, provides grant funding to MSI Reproductive Choices, for which cash received in the year totalled £97,000 (2023: £370,000). The International Rescue Committee also acts as an external partner within a separate grant where MSI Reproductive Choices is the lead organisation. In 2024 a total of £198,000 (2023: £320,000) was disbursed to the International Rescue Committee under this agreement. — page 72
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Options Consultancy Services, Options for International Health, Options Consultancy Services Kenya Limited, MS Health Pty Ltd, MSI Asia Pacific, Ambulatorium am Fleischmarkt Betriebs GmbH
The charity controls the following subsidiaries, the results of which have been consolidated within the financial statements. — page 70
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MSI Reproductive Choices (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

Total income
£309.5m
Total spending
£294.9m
Cost of raising funds
£4.7m
Reserves (reported)
£68k
Employees
8,724

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Afghanistan · Australia · Bangladesh · Bolivia · Burkina Faso · Burma · Cambodia · China · Congo (Democratic Republic) · East Timor · Ethiopia · Ghana

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£309.5m£294.9m
31/12/2023£414.4m£313.8m
31/12/2022£322.5m£302.1m
31/12/2021£290.6m£282.7m
31/12/2020£294.4m£288.1m

Common questions

Is MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income decreased by 7% to £309.5 million, excluding a one-off legacy, while the group generated an operating surplus of £15.9 million. The trustees confirm that unrestricted free cash reserves of £68.4 million exceed the stated policy target of £45 million, providing a buffer of approximately 11 weeks' expenditure. The going concern assessment confirms sufficient resources to continue operations through 2026 despite funding uncertainties. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £490,001 - £499,000 band.

Who funds MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MSI REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES as a grant recipient include THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND FOUNDATION (UK), INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION.

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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FunderDateAmountPurpose
ARCADIA£7.0mTowards mobile outreach teams to support women and girls most in need

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